Article archive :: Jesus Rant

In Service To part 4

01/04/2018 19:45

Either way, Christ's love controls us. No matter what we do, it comes from the central idea of love. Because either we believe we don't have it, and will do anything we can think of (looking for love in all the wrong places) to get it... or we know and believe that God loves us and we do everything...

In Service To part 3

01/03/2018 19:58

Let's get a little bit of context. 2 Corinthians 5:13-14 (NLT), "If it seems we are crazy, it is to bring glory to God. And if we are in our right minds, it is for your benefit. Either way, Christ's love controls us. Since we believe that Christ died for all, we also believe that we have all...

In Service To part 2

01/02/2018 19:33

When we start to understand what this life is really all about--the abundant, everlasting, eternal, Resurrection Life of God that is a life of LOVE--we start to live in service to love. And by that I mean GIVING it, not trying to GET it. Because when we start to understand that the gift of God IS...

In Service To part 1

01/01/2018 19:48

Here's my entire thought for this whole Rant series: It is important that we make sure the things we do are in service to the things we want. And I'm not talking about selfish desires. But even in that case... if you want ANYTHING, hard work is the best way to get it. Not Spiritual works and labor...

The Effort of Rest part 5

12/31/2017 19:21

The Effort of Rest is, well, actually resting. And that can be hard. Because we, as a species, seem to find it much harder to do nothing than to do something. Anything. Usually the wrong thing. And I know there's a expression that says, "More is lost by indecision than wrong decision." But the BEST...

The Effort of Rest part 4

12/30/2017 20:25

I really believe the hardest part of rest--the part that requires the most effort--is believing that its available. And not only available, but that it has already been given to us. We don't need to get it. We can't earn it. All we need to do is receive it and release it. And therein lies the key:...

The Effort of Rest part 3

12/29/2017 19:21

Its hard to believe. Hard to believe that someone--ANYONE, much less God Himself--would be willing to die for us. I always thought that was a pretty noble thing when I thought about the Secret Service. Like, you KNOW your whole job is proving that someone else's life is worth more than yours....

The Effort of Rest part 2

12/28/2017 19:39

I think the hardest part (the part that takes the most effort) of rest... is getting over yourself. Getting to the point where you actually believe the good news of the gospel. Believing that you are who the Word of the Lord (which is Jesus, which is love) says you are. Because you have to believe...

The Effort of Rest part 1

12/27/2017 20:09

The effort of rest. Sounds like an oxymoron, right? Well, let's spend a few days unwrapping this concept. Because (I've said this many times before) my pastor taught me to preach something until my heart is empty of it. And I can't, yet, get off this idea of maximum effort. As always, I believe...

Two Men part 5

12/26/2017 20:04

First there was Adam. But REALLY... first there was Jesus. In the beginning was the Word (Jesus, LOVE), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Jesus is the Alpha and the Omega. The beginning and the end. The Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. Before there was ever a sinner,...

Article archive