i had a great question asked of me earlier today: when did discipleship turn into membership? a lot of local churches today talk about the importance of membership, but what about discipleship? they talk all about what you can get out of becoming a member of a certain country club church. it seems as if [...]
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discipleship into membership
Posted in discipleship, tagged discipleship, membership on January 16, 2010 | 1 Comment »
three days ago, when I first heard of the earthquake in Haiti, my heart broke, in a way that it never had before. my wife put it this way, “i have never seen you this moved by anything not involving you directly.” she meant it in the best possible way, but it revealed to me [...]
you are you for a reason.
Posted in Uncategorized on January 13, 2010 | 2 Comments »
unique – having no like or equal; unparalleled; incomparable. you are unique. any single person who reads this is unparalleled. i am unlike any human on this planet. why do i try to be like other people? i struggle with acceptance and the approval of man. i want everyone to like me. the moments i [...]
just licking the lollipop?
Posted in Bible, tagged Bible, John Piper on January 12, 2010 | 1 Comment »
here is a link to a recent john piper sermon speaking on Scripture that i think would be valuable to any Christ follower to spend an hour or so listening to. i haven’t read or listened to the entire thing yet, but the “excerpt” link on his page (video or audio) is wonderful if you [...]
wicked servant
Posted in eternity, grace, Jesus, tagged grace, Jesus, mercy, wicked servant on January 10, 2010 | 1 Comment »
yesterday as i was leaving the ut basketball game, something struck me as i saw all these “wicked servants” leave the garage before me. the parking garage was four levels & if not completely full, close to it; thus, as you would expect, when everybody is trying to leave at the same time, it can [...]
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