Becoming so heavenly minded that we are of some earthly good.
Lord, if this is your will, I pray you would open the door. And if it’s not, then please shut the door so no man can open it.
Have you ever prayed like that? Continue reading
Josh is a Christian entrepreneur who lives in Central Texas with his wife and 4 kids.
The Serenity Prayer goes like this,
God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.
Josh is a Christian entrepreneur who lives in Central Texas with his wife and 4 kids.
A popular cliché in the church is, “don’t be so heavenly minded that you’re no earthly good.” I’ve never liked that saying because when I read the Bible I am instructed to “set my mind on things above and not on things on the earth.” We need to intentionally set our gaze on heaven. We don’t need to worry about being too heavenly minded because Continue reading
Josh is a Christian entrepreneur who lives in Central Texas with his wife and 4 kids.
A cliché is “an expression so often used that its original power has been drained away.” If you spend any amount of time around church you will hear expressions that are unique to Christians, aka,”Christianese.” Phrases like, “what would Jesus do?” or “don’t worry, God is in control,” and the grand daddy of encourager’s, “everything happens for a reason”. Now there is nothing wrong with clichés but there is a problem when we know all the right things to say but lack the power behind those words. Continue reading
Josh is a Christian entrepreneur who lives in Central Texas with his wife and 4 kids.
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