We are about to head to the polls again. Who are you for, and who are you against? Republican? Democrat? Third-party? As the presidential race heats up, who are you for and who are you against? “For or against” is more than just a way to approach politics. It is a common way we lookContinue reading “What if we’re totally wrong about what it should look like to follow Jesus? Part 1”
Monthly Archives: October 2015
How the Lord’s Prayer Matters – Luke 11:1-13
Can you recite the Lord’s Prayer? Go ahead, give it a try…”Our Father…” Need a hint? Click here. How did you do? How long has it been since you recited it? Maybe you recite the prayer often. Or maybe your church worship uses the prayer weekly? What does the Lord’s Prayer matter? Are we supposedContinue reading “How the Lord’s Prayer Matters – Luke 11:1-13”
How to escape the crushing busyness of life, Part 2 – The Solution
So last week I introduced the sermon from Luke 10:38-42 by asking if you feel defeated by the busyness of life? Do you feel that way? Do you wish you could escape the busyness, find some freedom, some space some peace? As we looked at the story of two sisters, Mary and Martha, Jesus taughtContinue reading “How to escape the crushing busyness of life, Part 2 – The Solution”
How to escape the crushing busyness of life, Part 1 – The Problem
How many of you have heard yourself say lately “I am too busy!”? How many of you have thought “I’ll never get this all done.”? How many of you have felt like there aren’t enough hours in the day? Remember how the Good Samaritan made time for the injured man. But the Levite and PriestContinue reading “How to escape the crushing busyness of life, Part 1 – The Problem”
Moving from “fail” to “faith” means learning to be a better neighbor – Luke 10:25-37
Last week I asked the question, how do we move from Christian “Fail” to Christian “Faith”? While there are certainly loads of Christians striving to be faithful, there are many fails too. Jesus once told a famous story to instruct us how to be faithful to his way. The story is called The Good Samaritan,Continue reading “Moving from “fail” to “faith” means learning to be a better neighbor – Luke 10:25-37″
How to move from Christian “Fail” to Christian “Faith”
The words on the by-line were “Christian FAIL”. I use two phone apps to read the news: Google Newstand and Flipboard, which are free newspaper, magazine and website article readers. Earlier this week a Flipboard article with that by-line caught my eye. “Christian FAIL.” I knew what it was going to be about. Something aboutContinue reading “How to move from Christian “Fail” to Christian “Faith””
How to stop treating people as projects, Part 2 – People of Peace & Missional Communities
Last week I introduced my sermon on Luke 10:1-24 talking about how we Christians can be guilty of treating people as our own little spiritual projects. While I don’t believe that most Christians set out to make people into projects, in our eagerness to see people experience what we think is so amazing, namely, followingContinue reading “How to stop treating people as projects, Part 2 – People of Peace & Missional Communities”
A post for Christians: how to stop treating people as projects – Part 1 – The Problem
If you’ve read this blog for even a fairly short amount of time, you’ve heard me talk about about making disciples. It is the mission of God’s Kingdom, and yet I have heard many at Faith Church talk about how you can feel very frustrated about making disciples. You agree that it is important, youContinue reading “A post for Christians: how to stop treating people as projects – Part 1 – The Problem”
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