So true! Makes me wonder why we (and I mean WE for our own individual lives) rationalize a problem away instead of eliminating it when it is recognized. What’s your take?
Monthly Archives: April 2010
Joy of the Lord
Nehemiah 8:10, “Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.” Simple thought: Life is full of problems, and focusing too much on those problems will sap you of your mental, physical, and emotional strength. But take heart, because your true strength comes from God’s joy for you. And if you continue [...]
Monday Morning Rewind #30
We begin another work week, and throughout my primary social sites (Facebook & Twitter) there will be many reports of people catching the case of the Mondays. If you can, remove all distractions, and read my thoughts of last week. Yesterday’s service at Life-Givers felt like a breath of fresh air. Not sure why, but [...]
What Is God’s Will?
In college, I heard a statement that is forever burned into my mind. “I wish I knew God’s will for my life,” I’d hear friends say. We were all Jesus disciple newbies, and I didn’t know the answer either. Now, I do. Micah 6:8, “He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what [...]
What People Think of Jesus & Christians
I teen I know posted this on Facebook, and I had to blog it. I want to say wow, but I already knew this. All I can say is that we, as Christians, have a lot of work to do to persuade others that there are Christians who aren’t like their perceptions.
I Don’t Do Sermon Outlines…
…because I can’t. I’ve tried. Don’t judge me. To be clear, I’m not against outlines. They help a lot of people. But I hate using them. I’ve been speaking in front of people since my junior year of college (8 years ago), and every time I’ve tried to use an outline I find myself more [...]
In Christ Alone
I love this song. It’s the gospel in music form.
Monday Morning Rewind #29, Afternoon Edition
I slept in this morning so I’m getting this out a bit late. I really don’t have many thoughts this week, because I’ve been thinking a lot about a few things, but here they are. God has been changing the way I see the church and ministry in general. One way was this post by [...]
Public Speaking
Yesterday, today, and tomorrow I’m in a software training course, and I was quickly reminded of why I’m not a fan of attending these courses. It’s not that I”m against learning what’s being taught or am not eager to learn the material. It is that most of the instructors are horrible public speakers (a.k.a. boring). [...]
Monday Morning Rewind #28
Wow! This morning is almost getting away from me. But don’t worry for this list below gives you my thoughts over the past week just in time to brighten your day. Enjoy. God had me fired up yesterday at Life-Givers. Although without much sleep, I woke up excited and expecting God to do something great. [...]
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