As our nation reels from the tragedy at Ford Hood, there are concerns for increased gun control, and possible banning people with mental illness from military bases The Concern The question before the nation is this: What should we do? But, more specifically, the question for the Church needs Read more…
Here is the question we face on a daily basis: do we exist, or are we living life to the fullest? You know what I mean.
Are we just going through the motions of doing our jobs, or are we fully engaged?
When we are with our families for meals, are we listening to conversations, or just physically in the room?
Do we attend church because ‘that is what our family does on Sunday mornings’, or because we want to serve one another as we learn more about worshipping God?
Now, if you don’t care about the above questions, just stop here because the rest of this post will be a waste of your time. However, if things like these questions bother you, read on. Read on! (more…)
Two Sunday’s ago, Pastor Mike preached on the power and authority that Jesus Christ has over all evil.
Then, he told us that we, too, have access to this power and authority to do the same! And that is where I want to camp for the rest of this post. (more…)
The very first step in owning your calling is to realize that God has gifted you. And, to realize this, you also need to EXPECT Him to show up to give you something. And, that is what Pastor Mike preached about this past Sunday: expecting God to show up. How Read more…
Parable of the Talents/ Finding Your giftedness (Matthew 25:14-30) As I read through this parable, I am struck with how quickly two of the servants responded to receiving the talents from their master: They “immediately” acted.(verses16-17). On the other hand, contrast these servants’ attentiveness to the third servant’s response Read more…
It is possible to hear His voice (John 10:27). Let me give you some ideas on how to do this.
Pastor Mike is preaching well these days. The Sermons are pointed, revealing, and inspiring.
Today was no different. Today he preached on Unity. (more…)
The other day, at church, Pastor Mike exhorted us towards discovering and using the gifts that God has given us. And this made me think of a previous article I wrote AND promise I made to you.
Knowing about the His gifts -and even what your gifts are- is not the same as sensing fulfillment and peace in actually using them. Over the years, I have seen too wide a chasm between this: the intellectual assent of one’s giftedness and his actual follow-through in exercising that/those gifts, which brings me to the subject matter today: (more…)
One of the first steps in pressing into knowing God’s plan for you life is to learn how to be thankful in all things. Being thankful IN the bad things is not the same as being thankful because those things happened. But, even more than that, being thankful is recognizing Read more…
18 Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.
Luke 12:18 New American Standard Bible
The other day, in the early hours of the morning, I decided to listen this portion of God’s word (quite a bit different experience than reading it!). And, as I reflected upon the verses, I was hard pressed NOT to see my plans for the day in a much more somber light. (more…)