Do you compartmentalize your life into various sections (work, fun, school, family, church etc.)? Do you consider some of your compartments to be more God-centred and others less God-centred? In other words, are there any life compartments where you might consider yourself to not be a full-time minister for Jesus?
Read MoreIn order to follow Jesus well, we must abide in him. Sadly, however, this is one of my biggest struggles in my walk with God. I love lists and being able to check things off, but as soon as abiding becomes a to-do item, it stops being abiding.
Read MoreYou are called to bloom and flourish - even in Babylon. But that does not happen by becoming like Babylon, for that world is passing away. What is required is something much more countercultural.
Read MoreAs fun as it is to (kind of) look like someone famous, followers of Jesus are actually supposed to "look like" someone famous - Jesus himself. Not in physical appearance (an olive-skinned Middle Eastern man with a beard), but in character appearance. Like Jesus, we are to be good, kind, compassionate, and loving.
Read MoreWe live in an age where everything good is interpreted in terms of happiness and success. To be blessed means to be happy and successful. In fact, if a follower of Jesus does not appear happy or successful, we wonder what is wrong with them.
Read MoreRather than judging me for feeling dark, God offers me grace to understand my pain (for there cannot be darkness in my life without pain), grace to forgive, and grace to bring healing to my life (even if my darkness is self-inflicted).
Read MoreThere are times logic would dictate enjoying beauty from a distance. There are other times one might think we should admire from afar, but in reality we are called to come closer, even at the cost of our comfort. One of those instances is with God.
Read MoreIt’s important to identify Jesus as the Christ. It’s more important to identify the kind of Christ Jesus is.
Read MoreI saw a creepy white van early this morning. Later, when I sat down for some quiet time, my thoughts drifted back to the van and I became curious: "Why was my first reaction to be suspicious?"
Read MoreWhen was the last time you asked or invited God to be with you as you approached a certain situation, conversation, or activity? How many times have you heard a preacher talk about "inviting Jesus into your heart"?
It's time to stop.
Read MoreNever once does Jesus promise that following him would be easy. Never once does he say it won't require strength and grit. And never once does he give his followers an easy out. But he fills us with his Spirit that you may run and not be weary, walk and not faint, and then says, “Dear one, keep going.”
Read MoreAre you comfortable sitting next to the Buddhist, the Muslim, the same-sex couple, the person with opposite politics to you, the person with no roof over their head, the person with no morals, and the person who lives for money? Can you laugh with them? Love them? Open your life to them? Are you even inviting them to your table? Jesus is.
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