Watching the first week's course was a mixed bag. First my 3 loves. 3 Favorite Quotes: The Bible wasn't written to make you a smarter sinner. It was written to make you more like the Son. There is no growth apart from the word of God. This book will keep you from sin - or …
I went to Dallas Theological Seminary, Western Seminary, and Moody Seminary. After taking a zillion hours due to moving and switching schools, my favorite class was... My first class. And my first class was... Bible Study Methods - but DTS called it Hermeneutics. That's because they are a seminary, and the class cost $900 back …
If you ever feel like your life is worthless, have a Reunion. A Youth Group Reunion. It’s great therapy, even if it is unreal. Back in the 90s I was Youth Pastor for Del Norte (now New Life) Church. I was paid to organize trips to Mexico, Disneyland, Mark Matlock and Magic Mountain; to go …
This blog was written by Chuck Swindoll Why We Love Easter But now Christ has been raised from the dead. (1 Corinthians 15:20, NASB) The path of the pale horse snakes through a grim, dark valley. All attempts to remove the venom of death’s sting prove futile. Try as we may to steer clear of …
For pastors like me, Easter can be too busy to worship. Well, we go to worship, lead it even, but the sit-down-get -your -personal-life-in-order-contemplative worship isn't happening. It's ironic, stupid even, but true. There's extra services, extra set-up and tear-down for us portable folks, eggs to color and a special service to plan. Who has …
The Good: Léonce Crump lives in a city that needs help. Radical help. Rather than give up on it – he believes God has called us to do something about the mess our world is in. I love the way he challenges us to see where we live as a gift from God – a …
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I can so relate to this. Great insight!
When making decisions, we’ll generally try to arrive at answers or solutions that are to our advantage. In the decision making process, we’ll probably have several questions, such as: Is this good for me? How does it help me? Is this a step forward? Is this a step up? Will I make more money? Will this make my life easier? What will others think? Does it make sense?
The issue though, for the believer, is that God’s ways are not our ways and His thoughts are not our thoughts, (Isaiah 55:8) and so what, in our minds, seems like a good idea or a good decision may not be what God wants.
In Joshua chapter 9, we read that the Gibeonites came to Israel, lied to the leaders and asked for a treaty because they were afraid that Israel would conquer them in battle. It seemed that the Gibeonites were…
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It’s that time of year again! The Cooley’s are attempting to serve our friends in Port-au-Prince Haiti. Not true. This year it’s one Cooley. JoLynn has to work, Megan thinks being a new mom will limit her, Micah and Caleb will be at Camp Peniel, and Amanda doesn’t want to take Oliver and Emerson with …
The Good: Leanna Craig LeBato has a great way of taking every-day occurrences and seeing something special in them. She helps both parents and their children understand that God is always there, even in the small things. Fishing for Faith is a refreshing read. The Bad: This is a good book, not The Good Book, …
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