Discipleship —
A good list by Carmen C. Dicello.
If Jesus were walking our streets [post]. . .
He would be more critical of those who are theologically on target than those who are not.
He would attend celebrations and drinking parties.
He would possibly provide the beer.
He would drink with the rest of us.
He would spent [...]
Psalm 13
How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and everyday have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me?Look on me and answer, O Lord my God. Give light to [...]
Half the world’s population (3 billion+) lives on less than $2 per day. One billion live on less than $1 per day. To communicate this idea to the senior high youth we went on a field trip to Ogle’s to see if we could buy enough food to live on for a day with just [...]
Pete Greig, “founder” of the 24-7 prayer movement, has a new book called God on Mute: Engaging the Silence of Unanswered Prayer in which he deals with the issue of unanswered prayer. Here are the reasons he lists on why some prayers are not answered:
Common sense: Am I asking God to do something stupid, meaningless, [...]
When we hear about a sin that shocks us and we can’t imagine how someone could commit that sin, it is hard to process. It is even harder if the person is a Christian, and even more so, a Christian leader. The fact of the matter is: sin is sin. While some [...]
For a while now, I have been teaching the youth group certain prayer principles. These principles are easy to remember, yet open up the world of prayer if embraced. They are taken from Brennan Manning’s book The Signature of Jesus. Here they are:
You learn to pray by praying.
Pray as you can, not [...]
I would have liked to see this reality show. Five men from secular lifestyles enter into a Benedictine monastery and follow the strict timetable of instruction, study, prayer, reflection and routine work duties. They include a producer of trailers for a sex chat line, a painter/decorator with a criminal past, a high-earning bachelor, [...]
I have been interested of late in the emerging church. As one who grew up in the church I relate with many of those who are hungering for something deeper and wider. However, many are unaware of this movement or conversation that is happening on the fringes of the Church, in small house [...]