One great way to make Scripture come alive is to rewrite it (carefully and reverently) in your own words. It allows you to personalize the words written so many years ago in a new way. I did this with Psalm 96 the other morning, and it was refreshing to me…
Let’s not sing the same old [...]
The Word
A New Song
The Race
Talk is Cheap
Talk is cheap, action is expensive.
Faith without works is dead. Works are the natural, inevitable, voluntary result of faith in God. If we love Him, if we follow Him, if we belong to Him…He will produce good works in us…period. I know this isn’t a new concept, but it is one I think we talk [...]
D-Groups
I can’t believe you asked me that!
D-Groups are a place where any question can be asked. In fact, they are a place where every question should be asked. D-Groups are intended to be a place where you are expected to ask the questions no one else will. They are also a place where you are expected to answer those same questions. [...]
The Race
Run Forrest, Run!
It could very well be the most memorable line in recent movie history: “Run Forrest, run”! It was spoken by a little girl encouraging her friend Forrest Gump to run from a bunch of bullies. You remember the scene, right? As Forrest ran, his leg braces came off and he ran faster and faster and [...]
The Race
Well Done…
Have you ever been around someone that loves to talk about how well they are doing? They might mention a job promotion, how amazing their kids are, how effective they are at home or school or church, or what a great spouse they have been lately. They seem genuinely pleased with their efforts, and [...]
The Race
Slingshot to a Gunfight
You don’t bring a slingshot to a gunfight. I mean, you could…but you’d lose. It isn’t the right weapon. Thought it has the power to kill, it doesn’t match up to the power of an M-16. You could use a slingshot to kill a rabbit or break a bottle, but it won’t do much [...]
The Race
The Ministry of Giving
I was interviewed by a college student recently about how our church works. One of the questions the person asked me was how I would define the word “ministry”. The synonym I chose was “service”. To minister on behalf of God is to serve on behalf of God.
In 2 Corinthians 9, Paul writes [...]
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