Have you heard this one? It’s made the email rounds before, but it does make you think. Its not only true for going to church, its true for reading the bible, prayer, or any other spiritual exercise. It’s the cumulative effect that counts, that tips the scale in the right direction. (Thanks Trish). A Church…
Category: general discussions
today I believe
Lord, You have always given bread for the coming day; and though I am poor, today I believe. Lord, You have always given strength for the coming days; and though I am weak, today I believe. Lord, You have always given peace for the coming day; and though of anxious heart, today I believe. Lord, You have always kept me safe in…
a prayer
My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think that I am following your will does not mean that I am actually doing…
only One can satisfy
A friend shared this quote with me, something to stop and make us think… The loneliest moment in life is when you have just experienced that which you thought would deliver the ulimate and it has let you down. We have a whole generation of people around the country today empty, because they are moving…
drawn by Jesus, not His message
A thought-provoking quote by Hugh Halter in The Tangible Kingdom ”Our main contention is that what drew people to Jesus, surprisingly, was not his message. It was him. His face, the softness in his voice, the whimsical look he gave the children, how he laughed, and how he lived. His message repelled people. Many people…
preaching on Mark 10
This coming Sunday (Sep 6) I am speaking on Mark 10. Please read it and suggest what part to focus on. Its a big chapter, with lots of sections. Divorce? Little children? Rich young ruler? Jesus dying? Leading by serving? Healing the blind man? If you were to pick out one lesson from this passage, one that…
see, hear and do!
What I hear, I forget. What I see, I remember. What I do, I understand. (Confucius) What does this say about “preaching”, as it is presently understood. We separate the message from real life, we enclose the ‘preaching event’ in a hall with podium and chairs, we insist that everyone be passive and silent, and…
simply present
A great quote by Henri Nouwen, he is so right!!! More and more, the desire grows in me simply to walk around, greet people, enter their homes, sit on their doorsteps, play ball, throw water and be known as someone who wants to live with them. It is a privilege to have the time to…
what is this cartoon suggesting?
Interesting cartoon, what do you think it is suggesting?
finally done with Judges
I have to admit, I am glad we are finishing the book of Judges, and eager to dive into the book of Mark. If it wasn’t for the message about Jesus, I could not survive Judges – or many other books in the bible. As I read Judges 21, I imagine myself sitting with Jesus, and…