As we get ready to move into 2008, something occurs to me – we need to jealously protect our relationship with God. The Bible often talks about how God is a “jealous” God. That’s not because he’s insecure or needy. But because God knows what’s best for us. After all, he’s the one who designed [...]
Archive for December, 2007
being jealous
Posted in Uncategorized on December 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
the meaning of Christmas
Posted in God, Jesus, hope on December 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I find Christmas to be a fascinating holiday. Not because I like to get a lot of presents. Although I do! Instead, I think it’s interesting watching how people get so caught up in all the things that there are to do before Christmas Day. I’m sure we can all think of examples of that [...]
announcement! the new R3
Posted in mission on December 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
After some deliberation and prayer, and more than a little feet dragging, I have decided to open new blog.
Well, not exactly new.
I’m really moving R3 from this free wordpress blog to my own domain. One that I have cleverly named R3blog.net. Feel the creative juices at work!
There are two reasons for this move. The first [...]
driving to distraction
Posted in Bible, Jesus on December 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I am convinced that bad drivers are stalking me. No matter where I am, somehow, I end up surrounded by people who shouldn’t be allowed to operate model cars, let alone motorized vehicles. It makes me wonder what the DMV is up to!
Take today for instance. On my way home I ended up behind a [...]
question of the day: talking about God
Posted in Bible thumping, question of the day, sharing faith, taking action on December 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“For we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard.” (Acts 4:20)
I understand this. There is something that is hard to ‘contain’ when you’ve truly encountered God. I get giddy (yes, not very manly…) and excited when I talk about God. It’s hard for me to stop. In fact, anytime I can [...]
what i’m reading: Mere Christianity
Posted in CS Lewis, book review, feeding my brain on December 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“Why didn’t anyone tell me CS Lewis was brilliant?!”
That’s pretty much what I think when I pick up one of his books. I’ve gone my entire life not understanding what people saw in this CS Lewis guy. I had read the Chronicles of Narnia and enjoyed them. But even as a kid I knew they [...]
hope
Posted in God, faith, hope on December 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Life can be tough. I don’t think I’m surprising anyone with that little bit of insight. It can be easy to give up. Some tasks seem so daunting, so overwhelming, that we can’t imagine finishing them, let alone surviving them. “How do we keep moving forward against those odds?” we ask ourselves. I admit, it’s [...]
active praise
Posted in Bible, David, God, choice, faith on December 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Some days it’s just hard to be excited about God. We wake up and it’s raining outside, or we’re feeling depressed or overwhelmed, or we’re facing a major tragedy. Or worse yet, our fantasy football team just got crushed for yet another week. In fact there are far too many days that I find it [...]
what i’m watching?: The Golden Compass
Posted in God, feeding my brain, sharing faith on December 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The Golden Compass is set to hit theaters this weekend to much fanfare. And it’s not just Hollywood Hype that’s driving this movie’s appeal. If you follow the news at all you’ve probably heard that many Christian groups are encouraging people to avoid this movie. In a way that’s understandable. You see, the whole point [...]
fear
Posted in radical, sharing faith, taking action on December 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Today I was going to write about faith and reason. But I’ve changed my mind because I realized something this week. I realized that I’ve become comfortable with my faith. My trust in God has slowly been turning to religiosity in God.
There was a time where I would have happily sacrificed anything for God, because [...]
