Progress To A Transformed Christian Life
I am going to lay out some ideas in this space in relation to how groups of men can Grow Up in their Christian Life. These are just ideas, I haven't tested them but through observation, reading, and my own experience, I believe that this might be a pathway to move men into a more... Continue Reading →
I lost a good friend on Friday. Over the years and through many letters (yes, letters), phone calls, and a men's retreat, he and I ministered to each other. Our friendship went way back and it has always been rich and meaningful and God was often at the center of it. Our friendship was one... Continue Reading →
I am fascinated with Grand Gestures. Those out on a limb efforts that signal a no turning back approach to pursuing a goal or completing a task. In 2002, my wife and I, and young daughter, made the Grand Gesture to leave a comfortable, safe existence with a clear career path for a ministry with inner city... Continue Reading →
Let me get this out there first. There is nothing sacred about the morning time. I have heard pastors turn morning devotional times into a modern day legalism. If your best time for prayer, meditation, and scripture reading is at night or during your lunch hour, then do it then. Don't let anyone make you... Continue Reading →
I am not a Bible scholar so I won't do a deep dive into a passage here (I teach Bible study classes at my church where I attempt that). I would tell you that if you want to see what a Grown Up Christian looks like, then your best to look to the Sermon on... Continue Reading →
Have you ever watched an infomercial or a TV ad and hear the pitchman say the great value of the product but then he says, "Wait, there's more. If you call in the next 15 minutes..." and then proceeds to add on some "great" additional product or feature. An electronic flyswatter anyone? There may... Continue Reading →
I don't know what your job is but I know that beyond your occupation, you have a God appointed task to do. Maybe God has asked you to reach out to someone in friendship, or to pursue a particular goal, or to start a new project that will benefit others, or maybe you are just... Continue Reading →
Unless you have been under a rock, Christians have been portrayed in many different ways over the last few years and most of these ways have been negative. Let me list a few: hate mongerer, backward, ignorant, radical, extreme, hypocrites, irrelevant, and crazy. Sadly, it wouldn't take me long to give you examples that would... Continue Reading →
You have read this post and this post and you think you want to try this meditation thing. Let me give you a simple exercise for you to do. Right off the top of my head, I can think of some meditative verses that we can use. "Be still and know that I am God"... Continue Reading →
So I started meditating regularly at the beginning of this year. As I mentioned in the last post, the podcasts I was listening to kept bringing it up. I knew that if these atheistic practitioners were getting benefit out of their version of meditation, then what kind of benefit could I get from not... Continue Reading →
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