being the church
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5 Reasons You Need Rest
Few people take a day off in today’s culture to rest. The ones that actually do commit to resting are seen as oddballs. Case in point: when mentioning online recently that I did nothing all day, a friend commented, “Just don’t make a habit of it.” Whah? It’s sort of counter-cultural to stop for a…
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When The Going Gets Tough…
When the going gets rough, take it on the chin with the rest of us, the way Jesus did. A soldier on duty doesn’t get caught up in making deals at the marketplace. He concentrates on carrying out orders. An athlete who refuses to play by the rules will never get anywhere. It’s the diligent…
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We Don’t Recruit Volunteers
We don’t recruit volunteers, we release leaders, because volunteers do good things, but leaders change the world. We are taking highly capable people and asking them to dream big. via The Way It Could Be » 13 Game-Changing Values of LifeChurch.tv
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Killer Quake in Japan. . . A Sign of the times?
I read this post today… I don’t mean to create panic with forwarding his note but I think he’s got a point about what the Scriptures say. Our response?: it’s a call to pray… ___ Killer Quake in Japan. . . A Sign of the times? by Greg Laurie on Friday, March 11, 2011 at…
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What Does Victory In Your Life Look Like?
I came across this awesome quote today: “Victory is realized when we learn to be sensitive to God’s Spirit and to live according to His will and not just our desires.” – Charles F. Stanley …And if any of our desires are such that we’d fret if someone took the objects of our desire away,…
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It’s a Relationship, Not a Religion
Following Christ is a relationship, not a religious exercise. If we really believe it, then everything we do in church should revolve around growing our relationships—with each other and with Jesus. The danger comes when we sacrifice our relationship with Christ for the sake of religious tradition.
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Cramming Defeats Marriages and Families
We learn how to cram before exams in high school and college in order to get all the info in our heads. Then we grow up and carry the same attitudes in our marriages and in how we raise kids. We goof off all semester and expect our quick fixes to cultivate our relationships. In…
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Family Ministry: Discipleship Starts at Home
Discipleship begins in our marriages, by loving our spouses with the love of Christ and by teaching, loving, and disciplining our children. Read: Family Ministry: Discipleship Starts at Home. (originally I had linked to another person’s post but that blog is no longer in operation sadly, so I have linked back to one of mine…
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25 Ways to Become a Christian Atheist
A Christian Atheist is someone who believes in God, but lives as though He doesn’t exist. Someone who has gone to church for years but realizes their relationship with God has done nothing to change how they lived. Read… The Way It Could Be » 25 Ways to Become a Christian Atheist.
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Burn-out Isn’t Necessary « Alan Fadling: Notes from my Unhurried Journey
“There is a great difference between working for God and working with God… God hides what He’s doing from the know-it-alls and is pleased to reveal them to the “little ones”—the humble. Ministry must never be the overflow of someone full of themselves! It is the little ones who know themselves to be empty and…
Following and Trusting : Encountering God Out of the Box 