this is just a glimpse of God's grace at work in my life. i pray that it will be an encouragement to others on the journey.
I was recently confronted by a question as I mused on some thoughts surrounding the subject of my influence. What do I magnify? When I consider what is important to me, I immediately submit essentials such as God, the Gospel and the Body of Christ – the Church. Any follower of Jesus Christ will quickly [...]
If I were to write a post everytime I thought about writing one, I would have a highly active blog. As it is, I have done a poor job of keeping up with everything. The blame goes to my lack of discipline which does not reflect too highly on me. However, recently, I have been [...]
One would think that by the amount of posts that I have made in the last 9 months that my life has either been boring or busy – very busy. Well, as you can guess, it is the latter. So much has happened in this time that it would be unfair to my readers (all [...]
This last week has been a wonderful week for me in the sense that I know that God has not given up on me. This is a good thing seeing that I attempted to be God this last week. In His grace, God has given me a neat opportunity for ministry in a certain person’s [...]
This is a quote that I heard some years ago, but it has stuck in my mind. Recently, through various interactions, I have been faced with the idea of morality versus Christ. Unfortunately, many people carelessly link morality with Christianity – to be moral is to be Christian. This is not to say that morality [...]
I have been meditating on the idea of faith recently. One particular story in the life of Christ has specifically caught my attention. The story is recorded in three of the gospels, but I have been reading from Mark’s account. Mark 5 tells the story of Christ’s interaction with a woman who has had a [...]
I had this thought the other day. I think that it may have come to me while I was finishing Surprised By Joy. I really cannot remember. I think that so many Christians, including myself, view Christianity as merely a competing world religion. When looking at the many other deities and religions of the world, [...]
Last week I spent some time listening to the book of Mark on cd while I was working. I have to say that it was neat to recognize reoccurring themes through out the book. I have not really read other commentary introductory material on the book, so I really had no preconceptions before listening. Faith [...]
Pro 25:28 A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls. (ESV) I have wrestled through understanding if “standards” for the Christian are Biblical. I know that this may be a “no brainer” to some, but it has been a issue that I have wrestled with and, by God’s grace, [...]
Saturday, October 29, 2005, 09:48 PM – Growing One of the most encouraging passages of scripture for me has been Hebrews 12. I, as a chosen child of God, receive special attention from God. Yes, different than some people would choose to believe, God does treat some people different than He treats others. Hebrews 12 [...]