If you identify as a Christian, you have probably heard at some point or other that you should model your life after Jesus. Whether you heard it in some kind of sermon, whether you heard the always-lovely “you may be the only Jesus somebody ever gets to see!” quip, or maybe you’ve just seen yourContinue reading “Should I Be Perfect?”
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Heaven On Earth
I usually try to have a really articulate thought put together before posting, but I’m honestly not quite there with this thought yet. However, it’s been something on my mind for a while and I just want to get it out there. Hopefully some of you track along with me. I first had a conversationContinue reading “Heaven On Earth”
help my unbelief
Last week I sat and had coffee with a person who told me she was grateful just to be able to be honest with me and not feel like she was being judged or damned for her thoughts and feelings. I had another conversation with a person who struggles with the idea that her questionsContinue reading “help my unbelief”
Make The Change
I enjoy playing sports. As an American boy, I think it was an unwritten rule to grow up playing basketball every time there was an opportunity. Summer breaks were full of trips to school playgrounds to pick up a game of thirty-three or half-court ball. If a friend got a hoop on their garage, evenContinue reading “Make The Change”
Building New Habits Is Possible
There is something fundamental about the role of repetition in building new habits.
Finding My Purpose
Last week I got the opportunity to speak at our college ministry at my church. What I talked about there ties in a lot to my passion for this blog – the fact that we’re here to impact the people around us, and despite often feeling ill-equipped or unqualified to make that impact, we stillContinue reading “Finding My Purpose”
Breaking Barriers
Over the last several years, reading has become a staple in my life. Specifically, I’ve made it a point to read things that challenge me to grow or change or expand my knowledge or outlook in some way. I do read some things just for fun as well, so I’m not saying fiction is aContinue reading “Breaking Barriers”
Book Review – The Prodigal Prophet
In The Prodigal Prophet, Timothy Keller brings the story of Jonah forward and points out a number of insights that really are remarkable. The breakdown of the book of Jonah given in the introduction, alongside a concise parallel of the book of Jonah with the story of the prodigal son, left me wondering how in theContinue reading “Book Review – The Prodigal Prophet”
becoming better
A little while back while doing some research I found this article which states that the rational part of the brain, the part that we use to judge the long-term effects of a decision, doesn’t fully develop until around the age of twenty-five. Here’s another article with some good word-pictures stating the same thing. ThisContinue reading “becoming better”
YOUR CHURCH NEEDS YOU
I’ve had this part of Moses’ story on my mind lately. In Exodus 18:13-23 Moses and the Israelites had already been delivered from Egypt, and Moses’ father-in-law Jethro was visiting. When Jethro came, he saw Moses seated all day with the people lined up in front of him. They would come to him with disputesContinue reading “YOUR CHURCH NEEDS YOU”
The Endeavor 