This month, I’ve spent more time thinking and praying about God’s call on my life than I have in a long time. I’ve been feeling like I don’t really know what to do right now, but I know I need to do more. Here’s what I came up with as God’s call on my life: [...]
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God’s call on my life
Aug 22
An earthquake is coming!
Jul 3
I just saw a really cool documentary on the science behind earthquakes and why they happen. I’ve searched but been unable to locate it again so I’ll just describe one part that has inspired the thinking below. What they are trying to do is to demonstrate why earthquakes happen and why they are so hard [...]
Is God all I need?
Jun 28
The Chris Tomlin song “More than Enough” has been in my head since it came out. Even though that was several years ago, I’m still interacting with and evaluating it. It started as an expression of frustration with Christian people who would say things like “Can you imagine what it would be like if X [...]
All over the Pentecostal church, I see the constant hope for revival. When Pentecostal people do pray, revival is always mentioned. Frankly, I’m tired of hearing it.
The Problem Jesus’ Prayer in John 17:22-23: “The glory which You have given Me I have given to them, that they may be one, just as We are one; I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected in unity, so that the world may know that You sent Me, and loved [...]
Submission
Jun 5
Have you ever wondered why God calls us to submit to authority, especially when people in authority don’t make sense at all or even are totally braindead?
So what does it mean to you?
I recently began communicating with a woman, and pretty early on, I asked her to describe her spirituality. Here’s her response.
Woodston Camp is a tiny, rustic campground in middle of nowhere, Kansas that is open 1 week per year. I go there every year, even though I’ve lived as far as 1400 miles away. Why?
True Worship
Apr 18
My dad recently put this question to me: “What is good praise and worship?” I then asked if he meant in a church service or in general. His response: “Both.” I’ve been thinking about this a lot since. First, I don’t really know what good praise and worship is in the context of a church [...]
So you’re out of shape. Guess what, one week in the gym isn’t going to get you back in shape. And if your relationship with God has been suffering, one week of consistent prayer doesn’t mean you’re back, either.
