Create!
All people have some measure of creativity because we all are in the image of God. But, when we are reborn, the Holy Spirit comes and lives within us; the God of all creation comes into these jars of clay.
Holy Spirit
Do We Meet in a Sanctuary?
Christianity has long been active in providing a safe place, a sanctuary, for people in danger. This is different from modern churches calling the room they meet in a sanctuary, a term that wasn’t used by churches until around the 4th century.
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Making Disciples
The Disciple-Making Movement emphasizes immediate, active disciple-making based on the Bible, prayer, fasting, and following the Holy Spirit. Disciples grow, study, and create accountability. This single-mindedness of purpose impacts communities and transforms nations.
Praying
The Apostle Paul wrote about our relationships with God the Father and Jesus. Jesus’ command in John 16:23 does not diminish His role; all three persons of the Godhead are of the same essence.
Let Us Celebrate Christ Jesus
Regardless of edicts and theological proclamations, Christians have felt in our souls that we should join together around the birth of Jesus, independent of denominational differences. All of us should thank God for begetting His One and Only Son.
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Blown Away
I love metaphors, but more often, I use interjections. Wow, great job, and yikes, are interjections. One interjection that we used in our recent past was “blown away.”
Pass It On
Back in 2000, there was a film titled “Pay It Forward.” The gist is that when we receive a good deed (are blessed) from someone, we do that same good deed (blessing) to someone else. The movie so impacted our
The Planer of God
I have always been intrigued by wood planers. You can take a plank of wood that is ugly as sin. That plank can have parasite infection bulges, knots, and even its bark, but those defects begin to be cut off
Us, Not They
As I was praying this morning, I noticed I was praying as if I was somehow separate from the people I was praying for. I had built a mental fence between them and me. I was praying “they” when the
Who Did You Say Jesus Is?
Years ago, I worked with a software architect that made a trip to the headquarters of Microsoft® in Redmond, Washington. While there, he emailed our development team, giving us a first-hand account of a fictitious encounter with Bill Gates at
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