This may only be for the younger readers of this blog. And while I’m not a big fan of Rap–if people do this with Rap, praise the Lord. I’d love to see others memorize it.
Category: Musings
What is the sentence of your life (part 1)
Interesting Question? Can you define in one sentence the purpose, goal and drive of your life? Paul knew his sentence–read Colossians 1:24-29 and Colossians 2:1-5 in which he identifies his calling and purpose which drove him to give his all. If you would like the clarity that comes from being able to articulate your “sentence” …
Completely Saved
I had some great conversations with individuals this week about the nature of salvation. And I see several tendencies. 1. We don’t fully understand grace–breadth, depth and glory of grace 2. We tend to be man-centric rather than God-centric 3. We look at the “what ifs” and “ya buts” before the “thus saith the Lord” …
Safe, but not comfortable
In our men’s ministry we have an axiom that reminds us (or helps us to try) to create the right kind of environment to engage men and equip them to be men of influence (because of integrity) in their homes, workplaces, neighborhoods and church. The axiom–We want to create an environment that is safe, but …
Grace, Trust and Truth
In any group of individuals, there are bound to be times when one individual (or more often, several individuals) doesn’t respond to a given situation as others expect or desire. This collision of expectations and our own personal desires results in conflict. We’ve all been on both sides of that interaction. Either our expectations were …
Stewardship and Giving (part 3)
(part 1) (part 2) Teaching your children to be good stewards. A simple and effective way to teach your children to be generous givers and purposeful stewards. Be intentional–provided a routine and simple instructions. Give an allowance in order to teach your children how to be good stewards. Â Give the allowance in quarters to make …
Stewardship and Giving (part 2)
(part 1) (part 3) Basic principles of stewardship and giving. Paul laid out general principles of stewardship and giving in 1 Corinthians 16 and 2 Corinthians 8-9. From 1 Corinthians 16 Each believer responsible to give–”each of you” 16:2 Planned and given regularly 16:2 Proportional giving 16:2 This process would prevent the need for an …