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Purpose part 1

06/26/2019 19:28

I think a question people ask--especially when they begin to really take this "God" thing seriously--is, "What's my purpose?" Why am I here? What's this life for? And I wrote an entire book about this very subject. Its called EPIC (Eternal Purpose In Christ). Spoiler alert: Our purpose is to be...

Humble part 5

06/25/2019 18:29

A lot of verses in the Bible seem to contrast humbleness and pride. For example, "A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit" (Proverbs 29:23). So, as I've stated many times, being humble isn't thinking less of yourself. Its just thinking of yourself less....

Humble part 4

06/24/2019 18:49

There's a big difference between being childish and being childlike. I've Ranted and preached on it before. But I want to touch on it here before I quote my Scripture for today. Being childish is demanding to have things your own way. And throwing a fit when you don't get things your own way. Being...

Humble part 3

06/23/2019 21:08

Just go about your business quietly. I think that's the best way to be humble. Don't brag about it. And don't whine about it either. Just do what you can do. Don't draw attention to yourself. And, listen, its easy for me to say this as someone who doesn't like to have the spotlight on them. But I...

Humble part 2

06/22/2019 19:57

You were created for a purpose. And, I mean, that purpose is to be loved and to love other with that love. That's as simple as I can put it. But the way in which we love each other is unique. I love people by writing, in large part. By sharing my words on a page. Because that's who I am. I'm a...

Humble part 1

06/21/2019 19:28

To be fair, I think the best definition of being humble is... well... "Being humble isn't about thinking less of yourself. Its just thinking about yourself less." Because you don't have to go around with the attitude of, "I'm a worm." Its ok to have self confidence--in the sense of knowing that we...

Knit part 5

06/20/2019 17:29

Love is the only thing that can truly knit us together. Love is the tie that binds. We're all in this together. Because of love. Look at John 6:44 in the Message Bible, "You're not in charge here. The Father who sent me is in charge. He draws people to me--that's the only way you'll ever come. Only...

Knit part 4

06/19/2019 19:57

We're all in this together. That's the drum I keep trying to bang. We're all in this together. Knit together in love. Now look at this: "Christ brought us together through his death on the Cross. The Cross got us to embrace, and that was the end of the hostility" (Ephesians 2:16 MSG). Because...

Knit part 3

06/18/2019 19:09

A quilt isn't much of anything until all of the pieces are knit together. It takes a village to raise a child, right? Working together we can do more than if we try to go solo. We need each other. We're all in this together. Look at Colossians 2:19, "And not holding the Head, from which all the...

Knit part 2

06/17/2019 20:42

We're all in this together. So we might as well try to be on the same side. The same page. And I'm not saying we need to be robots, or clones, and agree on every single thing. I'm saying we can major on the majors and minor on the minors. I'm saying we can celebrate each others' differences. We can...

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