Relentlessly pursuing Christ and His Cause
“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the [...]
1. They are the church of today, not tomorrow.
Teens don’t become “members” of the church when they take are old enough to tithe or serve on a committee. They become members as soon as they put their faith and trust in Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 12:13; Ephesians 1:13,14.)
Perhaps waiting for them to grow older [...]
“He will punish those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might on the day he comes to be glorified in his holy people and [...]
1. They probably just got yelled at by a custodian.
2. Since they can only side hug teenagers a bear hug from an adult would be a welcome, awkward change.
3. Big hugs make up for small paychecks (okay, they don’t but they’re nice anyway!)
4. They probably just got yelled at by a [...]
On March 11th a ferocious tsunami unleashed by Japan’s largest earthquake on record slammed into its eastern coast. Thousands (maybe tens of thousands) died in the aftermath. And, unfortunately, the body count is rising everyday. Let’s pray for the people of Japan as they fight for life amidst the rubble and radiation filled consequences of [...]
Amidst all the hub bub of Rob Bell’s new book (haven’t read it) I thought I’d post a discussion chain from one of my old blog’s between me and a dude who calls himself Augustino. The discussion is all about hell. Augustino rejects the thought that a loving God would send unbelievers into an eternal [...]
My six year old girl has a daily concern…her hair. She runs to the big mirror in our bathroom and looks at her lovely locks and beautiful bangs every morning. She tries to manuever her hair to just the right look. If she can’t quite get it perfect she often has a mini-meltdown that [...]
Would a monk or a missionary win in the octagon of godliness? While the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) may seem far from the sphere of the sacred, indulge me for a moment or two with this crazy thought.
On the one hand you have the monk, totally devoted to spiritual things. Early morning prayers [...]
