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 [...]
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active praise
Posted in Bible, David, God, choice, faith on December 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
intentionality: choosing God
Posted in God, Jesus, choice, different, taking action on November 19, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Why doesn’t God force us to believe in him? We are created to need God, so why not just go one step further and be created to always believe in God? But that’s not what God did. Instead he’s given us this thing called free will, which lets us make our own decisions. Don’t you [...]
losing sight of God
Posted in David, God, choice, radical on November 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Have you ever had one of those days where you find yourself irritated at everything? For me that day was yesterday. It was as if the world was conspiring to test my patience. Everything “seemed” to be going wrong, and yet, nothing bad actually happened. Sure my plane was delayed (both of them). Sure I [...]
Sometimes the hardest thing we can do is be obedient to God. I have spent my entire life making decisions out of selfishness and based on what I think would be “best” for me. That all comes very naturally to me. But the more I’ve learned about God, the more I realzie that’s not how [...]
i’m a christian because of the money
Posted in God, choice, faith, prayer, radical, trust on October 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It may seem strange to say this, but money is the reason I’m a Christian.
“Wha-?!” I know, that’s your reaction. You’re either thinking I’m crazy – because for most people there is very little profit and wealth to be had in being a Christian. Or you are probably saying, “I knew Christians were all about [...]
who am I?
Posted in Bible, God, Saul, choice, faith, old testament on September 12, 2007 | Comments Off
Sometimes God calls us to do scary things. He calls us to leave the comforts of our homes and become missionaries. He calls us to change jobs so we can start ministries. Sometimes he even asks us to do something really terrifying: talk to our friends about him!
In my life it seems every time God [...]
what does God want from us?
Posted in God, choice, faith on September 11, 2007 | Comments Off
“…The Holy Spirit said, ‘Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.’” (Acts 13:2)
One of the things that kept me from believing in God when I was younger was the thought that the only way to serve God was to visit old people and the sick. Things [...]
the choices we make
Posted in God, choice, sin, taking action on August 29, 2007 | Comments Off
“But the LORD God called to the man, ‘Where are you?’” (Genesis 3:9)
Have you ever wondered why God – the same God who just finished creating the universe – would need to ask what happened to Adam and Eve? I mean, doesn’t it seem a bit strange that God didn’t have any problem creating the [...]
does God exist in the dentist office?
Posted in God, choice, taking action, trust on August 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Sometimes I want to believe that my faith will make my decisions easy. That somehow believing in God is this magic elixir that makes everything work out. To be honest I’m not sure where this idea comes from. I don’t remember ever sitting down and learning this. It’s just this thought that my mind is [...]
