Thoughts and Wonderings – Page 55

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”

The Nail

For many years now I have carried a nail with me during Lent. It is a model of a chiseled nail that would have been used to crucify Christ. Now I have no idea if this is really what the nail would have looked like, but to me it represents the pain I put JesusContinue reading “The Nail”

Cross Eyed! – Ash Wednesday

I have a new coffee cup, that I got at a Senior High Youth Event in Austin. It reminds me every day about the trip, but it also reminds me the purpose of my life. It also has a reference to Hebrews 12:2. I also had a shirt a while ago that referenced this verse. Continue reading “Cross Eyed! – Ash Wednesday”

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?”

Ever been somewhere and wondered how in the world you got there?

Have you ever been some place in a situation and wondered how you got there and how you were going to make it out of it? It is moments like these we seek to use our faith. And what is faith? Hebrews 11 tells us that Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, theContinue reading “Ever been somewhere and wondered how in the world you got there?”

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”

Standards set…

This morning I participated in a Bible Study on Acts chapter 6. We talked about the appointment of the 7 to do service for the widows and those who were being overlooked. In doing this we took a side step to talk about the apostles… The apostles took it upon themselves to create, or continue,Continue reading “Standards set…”

I wonder…

Have you ever been approached by someone for help? It seems to be a daily thing for me now a days. I often find myself hearing a voice asking, “what if this is Jesus?” And what if it is? Aren’t I as a child of God suppose to see Jesus in the least of these?Continue reading “I wonder…”

Location or offering

Peter Eide hit me hard again today. Not literally, Peter is not that kind of guy, but figuratively… We read the commissioning of Isaiah, and talked about it. Here Isaiah is in the temple, and sees God and realizes he is in the wrong place, because he is not worthy to be here, but GodContinue reading “Location or offering”

A forgiveness explosion

Isn’t it interesting that we forget about others it seems and focus only on ourselves? I mean, look at Jesus. No really look at Jesus. He cried out in the garden, the night before his death, “if it is possible, remove this cup from me…” I don’t want to do it, I do not thinkContinue reading “A forgiveness explosion”