“That night, God appeared to Solomon. God said, ‘What do you want from me? Ask.’” [2 Chronicles 1:8, MSG] Wow. Anything? What would you ask for if God gave you freedom to request something from him? World peace? A million dollars? A friend to finally seek God’s grace and love? Discernment? To be the most … Continue reading knowledge
Lent 2015
sabbath
Sabbath. We don’t use that word very often, and more times than not we probably clump it in Christianese verbiage that most outside of the church don’t understand. We are bad about that verbiage. We desperately need to communicate the Gospel in a common vernacular. Sabbath: divinely set apart for rest and worship. Technically observed … Continue reading sabbath
speak
Courage and cowardice. Strength and weakness. When you think about it, the prophets of the Bible at one point lived each of those extremes. Moses said no thanks in the beginning and eventually tells God, “’Lord, I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am … Continue reading speak
beloved
‘Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children.’ [Ephesians 5:1] Beloved. Say it out loud…it even sounds intimate, right? A few years after Jesus and I agreed he really did mean more to me than just a guy who people told stories about, I was at a youth event with several girls. It was Drake … Continue reading beloved
follow
Imagine being a part of the Jesus’ crew and the crazy roller coaster of emotions that had in the end. Jesus, their teacher, their friend, their Messiah had been present with them, then taken away, put on trial and nailed to a cross. Next thing they know…he is alive and standing in front of them. … Continue reading follow
poor
Poor. Perspective. These two words cannot ever be too far from each other when judging the economy of a country or culture. Emphasis on the word ‘judging.’ Disclaimer: these opinions have nothing to do with actual numbers. I suck at numbers and honestly do not understand them. However, in the states, I think we too … Continue reading poor
near
I am a huge lover of movies. I will watch anything except horror flicks, and I definitely do not enjoy all chick flicks. Some are just ridiculous. My favorites are action and comedy genres. The more action the better and more laughs are the best. Every now and then in the movies there is a … Continue reading near
bless
I once heard ‘bless’ interpreted as the tangible touch of God, and it has been burned into my vernacular ever since. I just love the thought that we can feel God’s love for us through the blessings that pour into our lives every day, coupled with the fact that we could be a part of … Continue reading bless
powers
Today I will be using my powers of prediction to guess what my friends in this crazy blogging challenge are talking about today... Shawn will mention Superman at least 3 times, and that's only if he doesn't make the entire post about Superman. Brian will talk about how much he loves superheroes, because, well that … Continue reading powers
wait
God makes me wait. It might to have something to do with my being fairly vocal about not liking the wait. And sometimes it's an incredibly long time. I waited a long time for the right God opportunity to live internationally. A long time. But when you wait, when it FINALLY comes...it's so good, right? … Continue reading wait
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