Learning to Live With Grace, Compassion, and the Nature of a Servant
Photo Credit:Michael Holden, Creative Commons Everyone is up in arms about shopping on Thanksgiving Day. “It’s not fair to store employees!” “We should be able to have ONE day being grateful for the stuff we have rather than going to get more stuff!” “We’re messing with … [Read more...]
We Jesus freaks sure argue with one another. "What did he mean when he said ____" "I'm sure he said you were sinning when you do ______" Or my favorite: When we say he said something he never really said. We are crazy. But lets put aside our making Jesus out to be who … [Read more...]
Photo Credit: Creative Commons Steve Day Whenever I’m bitching and moaning to a friend of mine she always has the same comment. “You’re the “nature of a servant”. You’re supposed to be all loving and forgiving.” To which I respond, every. single. time. “I do not HAVE the … [Read more...]
At church, Pastor Troy spent 6 weeks preaching about the parable of the Prodigal Son. Using Timothy Keller’s book, Prodigal God, as reference, Troy explored the story most life long Bible readers know by heart. If you don’t know the tale, let me explain: A father has 2 … [Read more...]
Photo Credit:Creative Commons Steve Johnson It's happening once more. I had grand ideas of a meaningful blog post, but because the stars are not aligned in my world right now, I'm stopped. Normally, it wouldn't matter. I'd take a day, breathe and … [Read more...]