How does one construct the church? I guess the question may need some unpacking really… Who is trying to build the church? And what is the purpose of the church? In Ephesians 4:11-12 we see an answer for this, that is not what you probably think when you first talk about building the church… PaulContinue reading “Building the body of Christ???”
Category Archives: Society
Family, is the church one?
I was reading my devotion today and it talked about how the church is suppose to be a family. It said, “The concept of church as “family” has lost some of its impact, but this is an accurate portrait of the kind of mutual commitment and affection that God intends for His people.” (page 127Continue reading “Family, is the church one?”
A Need To Be Right | WithoutWax.tv by Pete Wilson
A Need To Be Right | WithoutWax.tv by Pete Wilson. Great thoughts from a pastor on needing to be right all the time, plus lots of good comments.
What’s your addiction?
What is it that consumes your attention? What is it that consumes your resources? What is it that consumes your life? Many of us think of addictions as bad things. Addictions are things we need to detox from, they are habits to break. Which is true for most addictions, but… Did you know Joshua wasContinue reading “What’s your addiction?”
Stumbling Block
Have you ever been walking down the road and tripped over something? Paul in his first letter to the Corinthians says, “we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to the Jews and folly to the Gentiles,” The cross of Christ is a stumbling block and folly. Stumbling blocks are things that impede our progress orContinue reading “Stumbling Block”
Where are you running?
I don’t know about you, but this first month, which has spilled over into the second month of 2010 has been hectic. It seems I am running every where and doing everything and making progress but in the wrong direction. It seems for every step I take forward I am going backwards 4 or 5.Continue reading “Where are you running?”
STUPID goals « Running Agile
STUPID goals « Running Agile. This is great. Meant to be for business managers, but I saw huge impacts for church leadership. So many times we want to do what is attainable and going to produce positive out comes. But we have the power of the creator of the universe behind us. He is callingContinue reading “STUPID goals « Running Agile”
Purging Passion
Josiah was king. He was also 8. Josiah though had a passion for the God of his father David, that caused him to become enraged by idols and false gods that would take away from his time and worship of the real God. Idols in Josiah’s time were easy to spot and take down, andContinue reading “Purging Passion”
Feather Blower or Feather Grabber
I am at a gathering for senior high youth in the SW Texas Synod. Peter Eide is here to lead worship and concerts, and tonight he gave a wonderful talk about how we are all able to seize our destiny and grasp the feather and follow God… He told us a story of a kingContinue reading “Feather Blower or Feather Grabber”
Wonder of Christmas…
What is the first thing today you think of when I say Christmas? Hopefully it is not what comes to my mind, but I bet it is… I think of presents to buy and wrap, I wonder if the things I ordered and are in the mail or on a truck between there and hereContinue reading “Wonder of Christmas…”
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