Talk v. Walk: Getting real about what you profess …
As Christians, we hear about and talk about “living for Jesus Christ,” but is that a conscious objective of yours every single day of your life? Do […]
19
Jul
2013
Blog Tag
Discipleship
29
Jun
2013
When a blessing becomes an insult …
Being a disciple of Jesus Christ is more than being a student. We quickly define being a disciple as being a student or learner of Christ. The […]
11
Jun
2013
A real school on Sundays …
Is anyone learning in your adult Sunday school? There’s a story of a new minister who was asked to teach a class full of boys during the […]
22
Apr
2013
CAUTION! Attitudes are contagious …
Is depression contagious? According to today’s news report, it is. Research was conducted among college students sharing dorm rooms. Persons who shared a room with someone with […]
11
Feb
2013
How politics corrupts discipleship …
I’ve consistently written about how mixing our faith full of political positions is bad for our faith and the church. Here’s another reason why: A focus on […]
25
Jan
2013
Getting past the door …
A little boy constantly fell out of bed. No matter what his parents did, the boy couldn’t sleep without rolling out of bed. An uncle came to […]
03
Jan
2013
You can’t photoshop life …
We live in a photoshop culture where anything of an undesirable nature is edited, masked or hidden. We’re taught to present an appealing outward impression, and not […]
26
Nov
2012
That’s a little freaky …
I’m a freak. I am one of those people who actually enjoyed more than a decade of higher education. I could easily be a perpetual student, but […]
14
Nov
2012
Motivated by ignorance …
When my hero in the faith uttered those words, I was shocked. I never expected to hear that kind of language from him. As usual, he was […]
02
Nov
2012
When is “good enough” good enough?
“God loves me just as I am, that’s good enough!” No it isn’t. God has no intention of settling for who you are right now. It’s not […]