There’s a line in 1 Timothy that really caught my attention: “Train yourself to be godly” (1 Timothy 4:7). Why is this so great? Because of the word “train”. Paul doesn’t say, “suddenly know”, or “don’t work too hard at it”, or “it will come naturally”. No! He says “Train yourself”.
If you’ve ever trained in [...]
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training for God
Posted in Bible, God, faith on January 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
when we screw up
Posted in Bible, God, taking action, tagged failure, God, mistakes, Proverbs on January 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I had lunch with a friend the other day, and as we often do our conversation shifted towards God. As we talked, I began to describe some of the things happening with R3 and what personal challenges I needed to be working on next. That’s when she said something to me that didn’t fully register [...]
the dangers of following God
Posted in Bible, faith, taking action on January 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I often wonder if I would be willing to drop everything and follow God. As I sit in the comfort of my home, surrounded by my things, I think, “of course I would!” But would I? Would I have the guts to follow God?
To be honest I’m afraid of what true surrender looks like. I [...]
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 [...]
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 reading: Jesus Among Other Gods
Posted in Bible, Bible reliability, Jesus, book review, feeding my brain on November 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I think it’s safe to say that we live in a very pluralistic world, where ideas from a wide variety of cultures are shared and believed. Who among us doesn’t know someone of a different faith or philosophical background? But that pluralism isn’t limited to just religion or politics. Choice is everywhere, including our toothpaste [...]
embarrassing Bible stories
Posted in Bible, Bible reliability, faith on November 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
At their cries, all the Israelites around them fled, shouting, “The earth is going to swallow us too!” (Numbers 16: 34)
God used a specific and unique event (in this case an earthquake) to punish the leaders of an open rebellion against him. But because the people of Israel had lost their trust of God [...]
entertaining angels
Posted in Bible on October 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing, some have entertained angels without knowing.” (Hebrews 13:2)
Now that’s a shocking thought!
answering God’s call
Posted in Bible, God, taking action on October 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I often think God gives me ”tough” missions or some difficult task to accomplish. But when I look at the Bible I have to laugh at myself.
Is there anyone in the Bible who follows God’s will that isn’t in danger or doing something crazy? Jeremiah was called to tell Israel it was doomed and that God [...]
David, wearing a linen ephod, danced before the LORD with all his might, while he and the entire house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouts and the sound of trumpets.
As the ark of the LORD was entering the City of David, Michal daughter of Saul watched from a window. [...]
