Last week, ISIS attacked two Coptic churches in Egypt ending the earthly lives of 44 Christians and leaving 122 injured. This tragedy leads some to question why an all-knowing, all-loving, and all-powerful God, who knew the attacks would happen, did nothing to prevent them. Pastor Jim Denison reminds us “God did not cause these attacks. […]
Tony Romo announced last week that he will retire to become a television football commentator. He is arguably one of the NFL’s most successful quarterbacks. His first NFL appearance was in October of 2006. His debut was a bit questionable, as was his productivity throughout the remainder of that season. As he entered training camp […]
We all lost a very dear brother in Christ last week; Paul English was truly an INTENTIONAL man. If you knew Paul in the least, you would affirm that he was a man on a clearly defined discipleship path. The ‘Indicators of Spiritual Growth’ that we spent the last two weeks unpacking were consistently on […]
Last week we began to look at some practical indicators of spiritual growth. Essentially, is there a simple, effective discipleship path to achieve consistent spiritual growth? Taking a cue from “The Unstuck Group” we introduced the first three of six indicators that allow us to recognize positive movement in our journey toward Christ-likeness. Here are […]
Do you ever ponder your progress of spiritual maturation? I tend to be introspective, and often ponder at the end of the day whether I am progressing in my relationship with Christ. As each day passes, I question whether my reflection looks more like Jesus (His intended design for me). I recently read an article […]
There is a very interesting story told in Mark 6 that relates well to this discussion we have been having on “Rest” or a “Sabbath”. The context is that the disciples were sent out by Jesus on a discipleship mission, (v.12). We are told that that “they went out and preached that men should repent.” There is much to […]
Last week I shared a few thoughts on the value of rest. The concept of rest involves much more than just “getting time away from work”. The word rest comes from the Hebrew idea of “Sabbath”. Sabbath is simply about spending time with our God. We cannot confuse “work for God” as Sabbath. (Remember my brothers; […]
It is reported that Americans work more than anyone in the industrialized world. We take less vacation, work longer days, and retire later. It’s no wonder that, according to Forbes, 52.3 percent of us are unhappy at work. I am not proclaiming that I am unhappy at work, but I will affirm that I do […]
A “small” tech company out of San Francisco called Planet launched 88 satellites on Valentine’s Day to go along with the 56 they already manage in orbit, for a grand total of 144 satellites. Planet recently purchased Google’s Earth imaging business. Their goal of imaging the entire earth’s landmass every day is now possible. The proverbial “eyes in the […]
The juxtaposition of faith and fear is really what we have been chatting about the last couple of weeks. Our loving Heavenly Father admonishes to “live by faith, (2 Corinthians 5:7) not by sight”. The object of our faith is God; the problem at times is that our view of God can change based upon what […]
