Just say the owner of Chick-Fil-A gave you a branch in New York City. Now, He is still the founder and owner of Chick-Fil-A, but by his grace, your family has been given authority over that one promising restaurant. The first day you step into that restaurant, hope bubbles forth and overflows from your heart,… [Read more…]
September 18, 2009
My Stressful Ministry: If I had to preach or do something spiritual, I would feel like I had to strive to a higher level and become somebody else, to be powerful! So, I’d fast and pray and praise and do everything I could, to hopefully rise to another level, hoping I would minister so powerfully… [Read more…]
September 17, 2009
28“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” (Matthew 11:28-30) Some Christians… [Read more…]
August 22, 2009
4) Do not get so caught up into the book, that you miss Jesus Human beings cannot focus on everything at once. I’m at my desk right now and as I type, I’m focusing on the screen. Because, I’m focusing on the screen, I cannot focus on my water cup- which is to my left,… [Read more…]
July 16, 2009
The following is from an e-mail response I wrote to a friend who had a question asking me: Why God would command the kings in the Old Testament to murder so many people? Regarding the kings in the Old Testament, we have to see it in the context of the Old Testament. Reading the first… [Read more…]
July 4, 2009
What is more important than being a good moral person is being in relationship with God. Christianity cannot be reduced to a morality club- even though a lot of people think that Christianity is nothing more than a list of dos and don’t. Christianity can however be reduced to a relationship with Christ. I’m not… [Read more…]
June 10, 2009
Being a Christian is about being intimate with God. Christianity is not rocket-science. Rocket-science is only for a small minority of people with incredible brain power and discipline. Christianity is a relationship. A relationship is something every human being has capacity for because we were made in the image of God- who is relational. Jesus… [Read more…]
June 2, 2009
God doesn’t need to get Himself ready for intimacy with us. He doesn’t have to talk Himself into giving us His glorious presence. He doesn’t have to psych Himself into blessing us. He doesn’t even need to be buttered up or butt kissed. He definitely loves us. He’s made provision for real intimacy with… [Read more…]
June 2, 2009
How I often forget… Jesus doesn’t want to give me a religion, but a relationship. Jesus doesn’t want slaves, but friends Jesus is not drawn to beggars, but brides Jesus came to find lovers, not workers Being a Christian is not about being on a religious high, it’s not slavery, it’s not about begging… [Read more…]
April 9, 2009
Daniel was a man of PURITY! Unwilling to be contaminated Daniel was unwilling to defile himself with the defiled things of the world (Daniel 1:8). Some might think Daniel was so religious and uptight that he didn’t enjoy life, and he only enjoyed his prayer sessions. Did Daniel enjoy the filth of the world? No.… [Read more…]
May 7, 2010
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