Run in Such a Way…

This came from a recent discipling email from Bill Mowry (with the Navigators) regarding our concept of "time".  I thought it might be helpful to someone else in addition to me. Why does it take so long?  Time crawls when we wait for a friend’s salvation or for someone to grow as a disciple. We …

We all need them.  We all want them.  But they are elusive.  We cannot find them, and even if we do, we cannot seem to keep them for long. Grace and peace.  Grace, unmerited favor, forgiveness and love.  Peace, freedom from worry.  Grace and peace.  They are hard to find, because we look for them …

I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU GOD!  BUT PLEASE SPEAK LOUDLY SO I CAN HEAR YOU! We’ve all said it or thought it, but I would agree with Dallas Willard (“Hearing God”) on this when He says that God isn’t much in the business of speaking in LOUD, DRAMATIC ways.  Rather, He speaks most commonly …

Check out the back cover from a book I just started reading: The spiritual masterpiece exposes the roadblocks that keep us from fully knowing God, reveals our responsibility of the pursuit, and ultimately leads us into the very presence of God Himself. This book has been on my shelf for a long time.  It is …

RATT.  Poison.  Motley Crue.  KISS.  Cinderella.  Scorpions.  Van Halen.  Def Leppard. This is the kind of music I chewed on as a teenager.  It’s scary, but I think every single one of these bands is back in action today!  Though my tastes have broadened quite a bit (!) since then, as a 41-year-old, I have …

Here is a creative idea!  One of our Life Groups went above and beyond the call of duty.  They assembled a “care package” for Paul Jones (our very own missionary aviator) and hand-delivered it to him in Coshocton.  I talked to him recently and he was amazed at their generosity, thoughtfulness and willingness to deliver it …

1 Samuel 7 gives another example of Samuel’s willingness to speak the truth to the Israelite people.  They had been without the Ark for many years, and were mourning because it seemed like God had abandoned them.  Here was Samuel’s feedback for them: Then Samuel said to all the people of Israel, “If you are …

First, let me just say that I am incredibly proud to live in a nation that would elect a man regardless of the color of his skin.  I am not terribly hopeful about the direction our country may go under his leadership, but to see he and Michelle and their kids walk down the steps …

This is a simple post with a simple reminder.  As I have been reading the book of John lately, I have been reminded over and over again of the Gospel.  There is one way to eternal life.  There is one way to have your sins forgiven and your future secured.  There is one way to …

So maybe I think I’m doing pretty well when it comes to responding to the reflection I see in God’s Word (see my last post).  That may have been what the people of Israel may have thought as they heard Amos’ words directed at Judah.  “Whew, I’m glad he wasn’t talking to us!”, they may …