31 Days toward Spiritual Maturity — Day 30
Monday, March 31st, 2008 Posted in 31 Days toward Spiritual Maturity, Growth | No Comments »LIVING THE JOURNEY WITH CHRIST -- Missing a Layer of the Road A road is built with layers, and it must be done in the right order. We've been suggesting that there are five key layers of the road of discipleship. ...
I’ve Made Two New Videos
Saturday, March 29th, 2008 Posted in Missions, Spirituality | No Comments »Check out the following two youtube videos I just uploaded. First, is a video essay I taped while in Mexico. It's all about the desert and an oasis and the metaphor it gives us for having a thirst for God. Just ...
31 Days toward Spiritual Maturity — Day 29
Saturday, March 29th, 2008 Posted in 31 Days toward Spiritual Maturity, Growth | No Comments »LIVING THE JOURNEY WITH CHRIST -- Step by Step with Jesus We can't know where we should be going on a journey if we don't know where we already are! You can't get from here to there unless you know where ...
A God of Surprises
Friday, March 28th, 2008 Posted in A Sense of Call, Growth, Spirituality, Theology | No Comments »"The high spots of my life present themselves in retrospect as a series of surprises." So writes one of my favorite authors, 67 years a Christian, J. I. Packer (author of the best selling book Knowing God) His recent article in ...
31 Days toward Spiritual Maturity — Day 28
Friday, March 28th, 2008 Posted in 31 Days toward Spiritual Maturity, Growth | No Comments »LIVING THE JOURNEY WITH CHRIST -- A Road of Five Layers The Christian faith often lacks clear focus and direction. It can be the ultimate example of aiming at nothing - and hitting it! In an effort to lay out a simple-to-understand ...
I Proudly Serve Starbucks (to Myself) — Even in Mexico!
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 Posted in Growth, Spirituality | No Comments »Diann and I recently returned from Mexico where we visited our daughter Julie and her family (they're missionaries - check out their web site at www.fishersofmenmexico.org). We camped with the entire family (15 of us) for three days. The campground ...
31 Days toward Spiritual Maturity — Day 27
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 Posted in 31 Days toward Spiritual Maturity, Growth | No Comments »LIVING THE JOURNEY WITH CHRIST -- Not a Place but a Path Most of life has a purpose. No matter what kind of job a person holds, the company or organization for which he works usually has a clearly-defined goal. A ...
31 Days toward Spiritual Maturity — Day 26
Monday, March 24th, 2008 Posted in 31 Days toward Spiritual Maturity, Growth | No Comments »SERVING WITH CHRIST -- The Help of Jesus The wonderful thing about serving Christ is that it's serving with Christ: we don't do it alone. As it has often been said, the Lord doesn't call the qualified; He qualifies the called! Jesus' ...
He Is Risen!
Saturday, March 22nd, 2008 Posted in Holidays, Theology | No Comments »I came upon this cactus while on a prayer walk in Mexico. Out of what seems to be a seemingly dead cactus comes new life. That's the message of Easter! Out of a tomb that was designed to hold death came ...
31 Days toward Spiritual Maturity — Day 25
Saturday, March 22nd, 2008 Posted in 31 Days toward Spiritual Maturity, Growth | No Comments »SERVING WITH CHRIST -- The Benefits of Serving Christ We've looked at some of the costs of serving as Jesus served (self-sacrifice and risk-taking); what about the benefits? Because our Lord is a loving Lord, we can assume that anything He ...
