If you are honest, then you would say yes, I agree with the title to this post…and if you are content on lying, then so be it, that again is displaying the need to look better than the rest. It is amazing to me how easily we can slip in to this, even as those… [Read more…]
September 24, 2009
Initially, if you are a follower of Jesus, you may have pushed back when you read this title, because like me, you see that the evidence for the historical Jesus being God is overwhelming…the most critical of that evidence being that He continually called Himself God. So why the choice in title? Because reality is… [Read more…]
May 5, 2009
This morning I was listening to the radio on the way to work. I love morning radio, because it borders on ridiculous everyday, but seemingly informs the worldview of millions. This particular morning they were wrapping up a competition called, “Lose the weight or lose your property” and one contestant had made the commitment to… [Read more…]
October 27, 2008
Isaiah in itself is one of the most interesting portions of scriptures to me, and for the last month I have been intentionally walking through it slowly, connecting his words to the life of Jesus. This morning I read chapter 53, and it was incredibly accurate in poetically and factually outlining the things suffered by… [Read more…]
September 2, 2008
I don’t know how many of you journal, or even believe that it is a valuable tool for life, but let me tell you, it can be valuable in so many ways, but more specifically it can be valuable in your journey of following Jesus. I have been reading in Isaiah for the last few… [Read more…]
August 26, 2008
Relationships are messy…not always difficult, or trying, but in one way or another, they require work. This is how they continue to grow and improve. This principle is especially important in marriage. I would like to address something though, that maybe has been talked about before but has obviously been missed by my generation One… [Read more…]
August 25, 2008
I can think of a hundred different scenarios that would hit home for any one of us in regards to not having all we need to accomplish a specific goal…the class we wanted to pass, the game we wanted to win, or the person that we wanted to be with, but in the end there… [Read more…]
August 25, 2008
Thursday night was incredible in the ZAO Community. We finished our series, “Things I Wish Jesus Never Said”, and it was so powerful. Thanks again to the Guys at Community Christian for the idea. This week we talked about selling everything, based on the story of the “Rich Young Ruler” from Mark 10:17-22 in the… [Read more…]
August 8, 2008
Last night we continued in our series “Things I wish Jesus Never Said.” We borrowed the idea from Community Christian Church, and it has been incredibly challenging for our community. Last nights focus was John 14:6 (Jesus said to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the… [Read more…]
June 4, 2008
I was really wrestling today with the whole idea of judgment… While reading the early parts of Isaiah, and the descriptions of all that was done to judge these nations that had abused and turned on Israel, as well as Israel herself, I was picturing in my heart and mind the struggle of these people… [Read more…]
October 12, 2009
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