Category: general discussions

Found this quote online. Changed one word, substituted ‘disciple’ for ‘pastor’. “To pursue ministry but not having a passion for the gospel and fulfilling the Great Commission is like pursuing medicine, but not liking patients. I suppose you can manage along, but you will lack fruitfulness and joy. Most troubling of all, you will hinder…

Positive thinking is not enough to change your life. Just saying these sentences does not make them come true. But when you believe in a Good God behind all reality… Then these statements, anchored in God, can change your life. These things are true because God makes them true, because of Jesus. Behind every statement,…

So what do you think of this quote? If we wait to dance when things get better, will we never dance? Is dancing a way of denying the storm, being in self-denial? Or is a dancing spirit a sign of faith, hope and love… God’s Spirit in us? I think of Jesus resting in the…

Received this from someone today. A good reminder that God made us to be His representatives, His hands and feet. God is not doing nothing in the world today, He is working through those who are showing up, who are loving and serving and caring and sharing. And He is encouraging others – like you…

This past Sunday I surveyed our congregation about their daily prayer and bible reading. Forty people responded: — 19 said YES/YES — 16 said NO/YES — 5 said NO/NO These results are both encouraging, and an encouragement to find ways to help those who feel it is important but are not doing it yet. As…

This past Sunday I surveyed our congregation with this question: what is a disciple? The call of Jesus is to make disciples (Matthew 28:18-20). But if we do not know what a disciple is, how can we make them. If we as a church do not have the same idea of what a disciple is, how…

“The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” (Luke 4:18-19) When speaking in Nazareth,…

Talia Biel is a member at Crossroads Church. She is a sincere Jesus follower with a gift for connecting her faith to real life, and for sharing that through her writing.  Check out her blog “Holding On To Faith. NOTE: Talia is participating in our “Summer In The Psalms” bible reading initiative. This story shows how…