faith comes to life when we practice
Faith is a combination of believing and then choosing to reinforce what we believe via intentional spiritual disciplines
Category: Bible
God creates, God purposes, God chooses, God gifts, God loves
God creates, God purposes, God choses, God gifts, God loves.
C.S. Lewis, and why Jesus teaches love over religious rule-keeping
a liberating thread of thoughtfulness in a society where were are so quick to judge one another without regard to heart
the story of how God loves us and rescues us #Shipwrecked
This is the story our church is telling, it’s the story of how God loves us and rescues us when we become “Shipwrecked” in so many ways. This week was all about Wake Forest Presbyterian Church being a strong lighthouse, standing as a beacon of hope, about nurturing the light of love and grace inside us, and of shining our hearts out in a needy, broken, often dark world.
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal, it is the courage to continue that counts”
Jesus is God’s invitation. When we chose to follow we must ask for the courage to be faithful. Because it is not an easy road but a challenging and often treacherous climb.
Rain-soaked photography
t’s been raining a lot for the past couple of weeks, so I pulled out my new camera to capture the gentle light and some of the rich colors. Here are a few of the best images.
“I told you: I AM…” – Easter Weekend Continued
the cross is our invitation to reconciliation with God; the empty tomb is the only solution for an empty heart; the Great I AM is also the Great Shepherd, the Way, the Truth, and the Life we were created to enjoy
Don’t miss this chance to join me in an interactive seminar!
I’m excited about this opportunity for a number of reasons, but primarily because it gives me the chance to talk with readers (both new readers and old) in an interactive forum. These classes are designed not only to give readers access to authors, but to facilitate a deeper dive into material that is potentially transformational.
discipleship is about being filled, encouraged, equipped, and sent out…
We live in a world where we need one another, not only for our own strength and encouragement, but also so that we can make more determined and effective sorties against the darkness.
“Come and See”
Are we going to share this Good News by living full, rich, invitational lives? Or are we going to demonstrate the ineffectuality of faith, and give the world one more reason to turn away?
