Run in Such a Way…

Just listen…trust me.  Happy Easter!  He is risen!  

Most churches (and people) tend to avoid talking about money.  Why don’t we talk about it? We work hard for our money right? There are so many examples of unscrupulous people exploiting people’s generosity for personal gain.  We can’t trust people, can we? We’ve got mortgages, retirement worries and mouths to feed. We need to …

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.  …

If our country’s current financial mess has you anxious, you are not alone.  The numbers are big, the news is bleak, and the everyone has an opinion on the right way to react to the situation.  To try to help, Christian financial expert Dave Ramsey hosting an event called "Town Hall for Hope" April 23rd …

This is post #3 in a 3-part post regarding our recent Life Group member survey.  If you haven’t already read the first and second posts, I would recommend reading them first and second.  This post will just include some of the amazing comments that people made as a part of filing out the survey.  I hope …

I got a lot of feedback after today’s message on Outflow toward family & friends.  Apparently I’m not the only one who struggles to outflow to my family and friends in a consistent, obvious, relational way. I am encouraged my a recent event in my own life.  I am making a trip to Honduras this …

In 1 Samuel chapter 14, Saul had what seemed like a great idea: Then Saul said, “Let’s chase the Philistines all night and plunder them until sunrise. Let’s destroy every last one of them.” His men replied, “We’ll do whatever you think is best.”  His idea seemed sound and his men were enthusiastic and willing …

Today’s Outflow reading was a huge challenge for me.  The authors have me pegged when they write about interacting with people we disagree with.  On page 115 that “instead of listening, we take every opportunity to disagree or correct any beliefs and behaviors we find unacceptable”.  That is certainly my first reaction, though it isn’t …

The overall theme of Outflow is to allow the love of God to overflow from our lives into others.  Reading 9 included a great reminder that we cannot continue to pour out into others if we are not constantly refilling ourselves. From page 88, it reads: ‘”If all you do is give and give and …

If you haven’t read this book, you should…or maybe you shouldn’t.  It is a call to a radical faith, the faith we read about described in God’s Word.  While I didn’t agree with everything in this book, I did agree with the author’s suggestion that the faith and life Jesus called us to is monumentally …