In honor of the 12/21 Mayan Apocalypse I give you Zombies vs… a Five week series on the walking dead among us. This series will bring to light the struggle happening in this world between the “Zombies” among us: those walking dead hungry only for the flesh of the living, and the everyday people they [...]
Read More act, dead, grimes, happy, home, life, live, pegg, purpose, rick, simon, swarm, talk, walk, walking, Zombie, zombiesNo two snowflakes are alike. Each is a totally unique creation. This morning my wife walked me to my car, handed me my coffee, and kissed me goodbye like she usually does. As I loaded my briefcase into the car, we noticed there was a very light snowfall with tiny snowflakes appearing on my windows. [...]
Read More amazing, children, creation, creator, existence, fall, god, hope, importance, important, mistakes, purpose, recovery, snow, snowflake, snowflakes, unique, winterThe following is part of an ongoing crowdsourced sermon I’ve been developing using my own life experiences and the feedback of others on Facebook and twitter. It’s all about what to do when we have no answers. The introduction can be found here, and the second section is here. There is always hope. It is entirely possible [...]
Read More answers, Christ, Christian, church, clothe, crowdsource, eternity, Faith, feed, give, gospel, hope, hungry, Jesus, life, live, poor, purpose, sermonThere is a big difference between “I’m not sure what God has called me to do career-wise” than the ever present crescendo of “I think I’m going to try figuring it all soon out but right now I’m busy floating aimlessly through life.” I’m not picking on you for not having your entire life mapped [...]
Read More courage, faithfulness, god, indecision, momentum, motivation, purposeElemental: We Follow & Obey (4 of 4) This is not a three step process to Spiritual Growth. It is simply identifying three necessary elements that are present in any life that is growing in relationship to Jesus Christ. Obedience… …According to God’s Word Luke 4:1-13 Jesus resisted temptation while quoting the Scripture [...]
Read More authority, Bible, Christ, community, death, elemental, elements, eternal, Faith, follow, god, gospel, growth, Jesus, life, Lord, obedience, obey, purpose, read, Scripture, sin, spiritual, wisdomOur relationship with our own dad affects the way we relate to God. As discussed in our previous blog post, Jesus the Son called out to God the Father using the term “Abba” which roughly translates to the word “daddy” in the same way my son calls to me. Each of us have our own [...]
Read More authority, Bible, bread, Christ, come, community, daily, death, deliver, done, elemental, elements, eternal, evil, Faith, father, follow, god, gospel, growth, hallowed, heaven, holy, Jesus, kingdom, life, Lord, Lord's, name, obedience, obey, pray, prayer, purpose, read, Scripture, sin, spirit, spiritual, temptation, wisdomPeople ask me for things every day. They want my time, my ideas, my permission, my money, my connections, my help, my endorsement, and at times even my forgiveness. There are more voices asking for things than I have time to provide. Therefore, I have to judge carefully and make decisions about who I hear [...]
Read More authority, Bible, Christ, community, death, elemental, elements, eternal, Faith, follow, god, gospel, growth, holy, Jesus, life, Lord, obedience, obey, pray, prayer, purpose, read, Scripture, sin, spirit, spiritual, wisdomThe following entry has been reposted and edited, and is part of a four part series called “Elemental: The Elements of Spiritual Life.” It is a reflection of what I have learned over time as necessary components to a growing Christian life. It is not an all inclusive formula of three steps that when followed will lead [...]
Read More authority, Bible, Christ, community, death, elemental, elements, eternal, Faith, follow, god, gospel, growth, Jesus, life, Lord, obedience, obey, pray, purpose, read, Scripture, sin, spiritual, wisdom