Over the last several years, our church has been involved in a type of outreach termed, “Servant Evangelism”, where we endeavor to bless our communities with the love of Christ without asking anything in return. Often, churches are perceived as constantly having their hand out asking for things, and we want to turn that perception… Continue reading Care Bag Outreach
Month: January 2010
I Am Writing Blind
When divers combed the wreckage of the Kursk (the destroyed Russian nuclear submarine on which 118 sailors perished), they found a letter written by Lt. Dmitri Kolesnikov. The handwritten note was addressed to his wife, Olga. It was penned after the explosion that sealed the sub’s doom on August 12, 2000, in the Barents Sea… Continue reading I Am Writing Blind
The Choice Before Us
If you suffer from moral anemia, take my advice and steer clear of Christianity. If you want to live a life of easy-going self-indulgence, whatever you do, do not become a Christian. But if you want a life of self-discovery, deeply satisfying to the nature God has given you; if you want a life of… Continue reading The Choice Before Us
Quoted: Scott Phillips on Working for God
Too many people are part timing God. Don’t you know, part time employment does not come with benefits or retirement? If you part time God, you will be full time in hell.
Fashioning The Future
Joshua 3: 4-5 It was a new day in the lives of the children of Israel. The wilderness was behind. I. The Observation For God’s People, vs.4, “You have not passed this way before…” The emphasis is not on yesterday, but on today. We are not to waste away wallowing in the failures of the… Continue reading Fashioning The Future
Quoted: Edward Hindson on the Messiah
The Messiah did not come as a conquering hero, but as a wounded lamb. He did not come to destroy the enemies of Israel, but to live His enemies into submission to His kingdom. He did not come to condemn the world, but to save the world.
He Sees You
One night a house caught fire, and a young boy was forced to flee flames by jumping to the ground from the roof. His father stood on the ground below with outstretched arms, calling to his son, “Jump! I’ll catch you.” But the boy was afraid. He couldn’t see his father–all he could see were… Continue reading He Sees You
Book: Lament for a Son
I had this book passed on to me by a friend who had suffered a great personal loss. I can’t explain how deeply moving the pages are, and how significant it is to those who are, or will, deal with people through time of grief. This book is written by a professor/theologian from Calvin college… Continue reading Book: Lament for a Son
Quoted: William Arthur Ward on Teachers
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
Passing The Tests Of Life
Genesis 41:37-43 One reason for the good hand of God upon Joseph was the fact that he passed the tests of life. Like Joseph, we face… I. The Test Of Purity, Gen. 39:8. Joseph pursued purity, set parameters for purity, and made provision for purity. II. The Test Of Pride, Gen. 41:16. Pride often manifests… Continue reading Passing The Tests Of Life