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Monthly Archives: March 2012
Are You Making Enough Money to be A Good Christian?
Face turning red, eyes narrowing, the older man said, “You’re not a real Christian if you don’t live up to your potential. The more money you make the more you can give.” After our dinner conversation, I reflected on the … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged ancient church creeds, church splits, Faith Essentials, homemade bread, life experiences, maturity, money, reason, Rehoboam, the Bible, the Kingdom splits, wisdom
6 Comments
When We Invite People Into Community, What Are We Wanting Them to Experience?
Have you ever seen a group of people you wished you could join but you were a stranger, an outsider looking in? I remember an American Christian Fiction Writers banquet held in Minneapolis (the one in Minnesota). A room divider … Continue reading
Posted in Community
Tagged ACFW, American Christian Fiction Writers, Chris Patton, Christian community, Donald Miller, Healing, hope, Hurt
8 Comments
3 Truths to Remember When Life Gets Unsettling
I lost 30 pounds last year; found 10 of the lost little buggers this past winter. I noticed losing the burden of even five pounds made a difference in how I felt. On the court (where it counts), I had … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Beth K. Vogt, book sales, faith, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, Rachelle Gardner, trust, weight loss, worry
12 Comments
A Plea for More Prayer
“Ceasing from prayer is sin against God.” Andrew Murray makes that bold assertion in his book, The Ministry of Intercession: A Plea for More Prayer. And my response? Ouch! For a little more context, let me add the biblical quote … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Andrew Murry, Deep Eyes Dark Eyes, devotional life, God, Jon Acuff, prayer, Susan May Warren, The Ministry of Intercession
13 Comments
What’s Your Pleasure?
“Morning sex on Sunday is better than church.” Bill Maher said that. Okay, I have three things to say in response to Maher. One, I don’t disagree with him. Two, but I see sex and church as two distinctly different … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Bill Maher, Donald Miller, God, heaven, intercession, Jesus Christ, Jon Acuff, Kari Scare, Kisses for Katie, pleasure, prayer, sex, spiritual disciplines
14 Comments
3 Observations About an Encounter With the Living God
What if you alone survived a horrific accident? What if, during the three days you remained in a coma, you glided into eternity then later awoke to find yourself in a hospital bed with no recollection of the past 72 … Continue reading
Posted in Community
Tagged Capt. Dale Black, community, Flight to Heaven, God, heaven, life change, life transformation, light, love, truth
4 Comments
Why I Need to Listen to My Wife (and Other Wise People)
This sucks. Oh, really? Yes, really. Why do I have to wrestle with doing the right thing? Why can’t I just play basketball, enjoy the exercise, and go home? Why do I have to fight this on-going internal civil war … Continue reading
Posted in Lessons from Sports
Tagged Attitude, basketball, faith, Jesus Christ, mentoring, paganism, struggle, wife
4 Comments
A Curious Band of Others 