The example of St. Patrick’s life …
It’s St. Patrick’s Day, are you wearing your orange? Orange?! Yes … and no, I’m not confused. If you’re “celebrating” or “observing” St. Patrick’s Day, at least […]
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Mar
2018
Blog Tag
Sacrifice
11
Nov
2015
A key reason why the church is ineffective at helping people …
The church has increasingly become less effective at helping people, and a key reason is the church has transitioned from rescuing people to “tipping” people. From the […]
22
Aug
2015
Are you doing what you can do?
We have become so addicted to comfort, and developed such a “hoarder” mentality, that even within the church we have fostered a habit of breaking down the […]
07
Jun
2015
The first church did this. Today’s church doesn’t …
The New Testament church used to do this when they gathered together. We don’t. And we’re a far less loving, mature, and unified church than the early […]
11
Jul
2014
The church and its culture of tipping …
You’ve probably read the many stories of interviews from servers in restaurants who say Christians are the worst tippers (the photo above is a REAL example). I’ve […]
04
Feb
2014
A devilish scheme that will ruin you and harm the church …
Satan is not afraid of your faith. There are churches full of people who truly believe in Jesus Christ and believe the Word of God. But Satan […]
15
Nov
2013
You don’t have to sneak out at night to do this …
Nearly lost to the church in our day is the biblical concept of taking up someone else’s burden: “Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey […]
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Jul
2013
An extreme God …
God is an extreme God. His love is extreme. His mercy is extreme. His grace is extreme. His capacity for being extreme is best shown in His […]
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May
2013
This one word makes a HUGE difference …
Have you ever wondered what God really wants from you? Have you ever thought deeply about what would be an appropriate response to God for His saving […]
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Apr
2013
When “doing something” isn’t good enough …
The message from Nike: “Just do it.” The message from many pulpits: “Do something!” Those two messages aren’t the same thing, and it’s turning out the message […]