How would you answer that question? What criteria do you have for measuring success? For some, success is measured by their income. For others it is measured by the size of their office or home or car. One popular measure of success today is simply that you are famous. I am reminded of a scene [...]
Archive for January, 2010
Are You a Success or a Failure?
Posted: January 27, 2010 in Discipleship, UncategorizedTags: 18-20, 2 Timothy 2:2, deuteronomy 6, Discipleship, Great Commission, Matthew 28, success
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Haiti, the Future, and You
Posted: January 22, 2010 in UncategorizedTags: Haiti, love God, love your neighbor
At some point the attention of the world will move away from Haiti. It will happen for any number of reasons and probably a combination of them all; disaster fatigue on our parts, some new item will hit the news and replace Haiti, the drama of rescues will subside, the slow work of rebuilding is [...]
Haiti, The Devil, and Pat Robertson
Posted: January 14, 2010 in Theology thoughts, UncategorizedTags: god's punishment, Haiti, Haitian earthquak, Luke 13, Matthew 5, rain on just and unjust
Pat Robertson is quoted as saying that the earthquake in Haiti is God’s punishment for a deal that nation made with the Devil in 1804. Robertson claims that the pact was made so that the Haitian people would be able to defeat the French who held them in slavery. CNN article on Robertson Normally I [...]
1) The world says: “If you want to be great, you need to climb to the top of the ladder so others will serve you.” Christianity says: “The greatest among you will be your servant” Matthew 23:11 2) The world says: “Suffering is to be avoided at all costs” Christianity says: “Rejoice that you participate [...]
Provocative Bible Verses: Treat Them Like an Unbeliever
Posted: January 9, 2010 in forgivenessTags: forgiving others, grace, Matthew 18, mercy, pagans and tax collectors, treat them like an unbeliever
There is a history in much of the church that calls for shunning people who do not repent of sin. In part that practice is picked up from the words of Jesus in Matthew 18 where he says that if a person refuses to repent after a process that involved three different encounters calling for [...]
Provocative Bible Verses: Being The Biggest Loser for Jesus
Posted: January 5, 2010 in Christian LivingTags: being a big loser for Jesus, christians suing one another, christiians should not go to court
There is a television program called “The Biggest Loser”. The premise of the show is a group of extremely overweight people compete to see which one of them will loose the most weight over the course of several weeks. It may be the only time in western culture in which the winner is actually the [...]
