Are you a worrier? Do you worry about health or finances or your spouse or your kids or your job? Do you worry about worrying? Sometimes I’m a worrier. As a kid I worried whether my friends would like me, I worried about getting good grades, I worried about things at home. Even as a [...]
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Outflow…
Each year during Lent Grace Point focuses on a common, Church-wide theme. This focus has included our Sunday services and Life Groups, and this year it will also include our Thursday morning Band of Brothers gathering and the EPIC Student Ministries. It is always a powerful 40-day journey together as a church, and we are [...]
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The Quiet Time: Let’s Get Specific (final part)
This is the last post (for now, at least) about having a quiet time. I hope the previous six posts have been helpful in even a small way. I want to close with someone else’s experience with their quiet time. This is just one look at how time spent with God can change our life. [...]
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The Quiet Time: Let’s Get Specific (part 6)
Quiet times are so important and so effective. But, let me warn you of a few things: It will take a while for the impact to become evident to you. A close relationship with someone is not automatic, even if that someone is God Himself. There will be periods of time when you are greatly [...]
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I Stand Amazed…
At our recent Men’s Retreat, Paul Jones led us through this old hymn that was re-worked by Chris Tomlin. If you need a new way to worship God today, try this old song. Here is my suggestion: Watch the video, paying close attention to both the pictures and the words. Play it again, but this [...]
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The Quiet Time: Let’s Get Specific (part 5)
OK, we’ve covered what, why and how to have a quiet time. I also offered an example of how I typically pray for myself. Let me give a few more examples of how you might enjoy being with God. Try just going for a walk with your Bible. Perhaps you could read a Psalm before [...]
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The Quiet Time: Let’s Get Specific (part 4)
Prior posts in this topic have included what a quiet time is, why you should have one, and how to have one. This short post will include some examples of how to pray for yourself. There are rich Biblical examples of people praying for themselves so that they might have lives that were pleasing to [...]
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