CHRISTIANS: Adversaries of the poor, or advocates for the poor?
I’ve worked with the truly poor most of my adult life. Still, I have surprised myself by how much I’ve let a person’s social media post bother […]
11
Feb
2016
Blog Tag
Followership
10
Feb
2016
Jesus attitude v. Jonah attitude …
It was just late last year that I attended the launch service for Grace City Church, a new church plant in the University City area of beautiful […]
01
Dec
2015
The value of risk …
If you really want to live your life to the full, there will be a lot of risks to take. That’s God’s idea! We so often want […]
21
Nov
2015
Holding on for dear life!
Would it take much to create distance between you and Jesus Christ, or are you clinging to Him for dear life? It’s a question that came to […]
04
Nov
2015
Your purpose for living reveals what your pursuit while living should be …
One of the greatest things the Bible provides for us is a clear understanding of the purpose for our individual existence. Pastor Rick Warren likes to describe […]
29
Oct
2015
Rebels aren’t cool, they’re harmful …
I watched this man post a deluge of complaints against the church for an extended period of time. The problem wasn’t that his local church was teaching […]
14
Oct
2015
The bad habit of judging the circumstances of others …
When something goes wrong in the life of someone else, today’s followers of Christ aren’t very good at actually following His example of how He responded to […]
19
Sep
2015
How, then, should we live?
When Moses went up the mountain and spoke to God, it changed him. When he returned, his face literally glowed! It scared the people so much that […]
14
Sep
2015
Whose jersey would you wear?
Our first Sunday of NFL football for 2015 is in the history books! If you’re a football fan, it’s good to have the game back in full […]
11
Sep
2015
There’s a loud lesson from this miracle of Jesus …
We love the wonder and awe we experience learning of the miracles Jesus performed, but we don’t always like the lessons attached to some of them because […]