Faith
I Ran a Red Light, and God Showed Up
A week ago Janice and I were in North Carolina for a Leadership Conference with the South East District of Foursquare churches. On Friday night Janice would be receiving her ordination. We left our hotel in time to arrive at our meeting place for a reception for those being ordained. I approached an intersection and remembered that […]
How to Not Live Like Skim Milk
“We talk cream, but we live skim milk.” – Dwight Moody Several years ago my wife Janice and I were delivering some food and praying with the residents of a low income housing complex. One of the lady’s we regularly visited would squeal like a little girl when we showed up with fresh fruit, something she […]
How to Ignore the Lie
Our circumstances tell us a lie to blind us from the truth of God’s vision for us. God’s original plan for mankind was for us to live in a perfect relationship with Him. However, sin entered the earth through Adam and Eve and that our relationship has been broken ever since. However, God sent Jesus […]
Organic Worship: a Book Review
I am sure that if you asked 100 Christians to define worship, there is a good chance you would get 100 different answers. From the very time of creation of man God desired a people to fellowship with. Fellowship with God is best done through our worship of him. However as time has passed we have […]
Plunging In
Peter seems like he would be the most unlikely candidate to be a disciple. Of course that could be the very reason why Jesus picked him. He was confessing Jesus as the Messiah one minute only to be rebuked by Jesus next when he was told “Satan get behind me.” His passionate temper would put […]
Positioned for Worship
“[True] worship… situates a person in a servitude and complete surrender of the will.”- John Spellman, Organic Worship It seems difficult to really comprehend a life lived completely for God. We seem to constantly chase after our own agendas and our own dreams. We can be the most faithful Christians but we constantly seek […]
The Power of Dissatisfaction
Visions form in the hearts of those who are dissatisfied with the status quo.” – Andy Stanley Nothing kills success or vision more than being satisfied with life as it is. (Tweet This) No matter where we are in life God has something greater. (Tweet This) In ministry I frequently encounter people who have lost hope. They […]
Urgent: Proclaim the Kingdom of God
Summoning the Twelve, He gave them power and authority over all the demons; and power to heal diseases. Then He sent them to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. – Luke 9:1-2 Sadly the church and as individuals we have taken this scripture too lightly. It is so easy to […]
There are No Superheroes in the Bible
When we read about all the courageous men and women of the Bible it is easy to think that they were some kind of superhero. Just think about all the things they did. Photo by JD Hancock – Creative Commons Moses parted the red sea Joshua conquered fortified city after fortified city Gideon with Just 300 men […]
Change Your Worship Language
If we take a serious look at the majority of our worship songs we will find that most of them are songs about God and not too God. Photo by Ben Ehmke Creative Commons I love my wife. I truly am blessed and I married way above what I deserve. She does a lot of […]
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