I am absolutely loving the book Desiring God! And as you can tell from a couple of my previous posts the subject of Joy has been on my spirit lately. The following is a phenomenal excerpt. Are we slowly putting together an ingredient list for Joy?
“But the most obvious fact about praise – whether of [...]
I can’t fully explain it right now, but for some reason the Lord has really been working on me. It all actually began a couple of years ago, but the intensity has really seemed to increase dramatically during the past six month – even more during the past few weeks. My prayer is simply that [...]
I just finished reading the book The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical by Shane Claiborne, and I must say that it has been very challenging to me. I’m actually reading it again right now just to try to absorb some more good stuff. Since I’m still a little blown away (and big time [...]
So, my pastor Trey Herweck suggested that I complete this assessment called StrengthsFinder 2.0. I actually completed it yesterday morning. And while I wasn’t surprised by the results, I did come away from the assessment feeling (1) encouraged that I’m not a complete idiot for being so entrepreneurial minded and (2) a renewed sense [...]
I’m currently a little over halfway through this “slap Brian in the face” book called The Silence of Adam by Dr. Larry Crabb. The message is pounding me big time, and I’m not certain what to do about just yet.
Men are called to move into darkness, to keep moving ahead with purpose and strength even [...]
“Sometimes you have to watch somebody love something before you can love it yourself.” (page ix)
Would my Christianity be more attractive to my non-Christian friends if I loved God more?
“To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it careful round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements; [...]
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