Becoming so heavenly minded that we are of some earthly good.
I know. You’re tired of hearing about the fake rapture prediction. So am I. I won’t bore you with another article about Camping’s false doctrine. I’m also not going to write about the fact that Jesus clearly said that nobody knows when the end will come.
I want to talk about the media itself. More specifically, Christians and the media.
“I have observed two extremes in our churches concerning personal needs. One extreme is the impersonal church that ignores many needs. People come to church to hear the preacher preach and the teacher teach. In this setting, pastors see themselves as mini-theologians. They are the defenders of the faith.
This last week I heard an author, Dan Milam, speak and something clicked. Dan shared about the time he was imprisoned in Mozambique for 300 days back in 1975. He said he went from being a “possessor of the truth” to a “searcher of the truth”. Continue reading
One word I would use to describe God would be impressive. He is a God of wonder, He spoke the universe into existence, He is the Alpha and Omega, all nations will bow before Him, Nothing is impossible with Him, indeed He is impressive.
Sometimes we forget this truth. As Bobby Conner says, “we are far too familiar with a God we barely know.”
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
I like to be right. So do you. I mean who really enjoys being wrong? In a world with so many of us believing we are right we are bound to have disagreements (this is especially true for people of faith). Continue reading
“But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.” -2 Corinthians 11:3
The simpler you can make your relationship with God the deeper it will be. Continue reading
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.
“Jesus Christ is perfect theology” – Bill Johnson Continue reading
“For they had not understood about the loaves, because their heart was hardened.” Mark 6:52
This verse grabbed my attention because of its context. We read about the disciples struggling at sea, getting scared when they see Jesus walking on the water and then jaws dropping when they realize it’s Jesus. Then all of a sudden Continue reading
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