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Open and Honest part 1

01/26/2016 15:04

Warning: As the title of this Rant series would have you believe, I'm going to be open and honest about something. Ready? I always feel like there's something more. Something I'm missing. Like there's a hole inside of me. A love shaped hole. And it makes me afraid. Afraid that I'm going to miss out...

White Flag part 5

01/25/2016 15:10

Jesus surrendered. He waved the white flag. And that's how He won. He didn't fight for His life. He gave His life for us, and He gave His life to us. He laid it down so He could take it up again. And because He did it--and because He had drawn all men into Himself when He was lifted up on the...

White Flag part 4

01/24/2016 14:53

You can't win by fighting. But that's ok, because Jesus already surrendered. And by surrendering... Jesus already won. I really think we're missing out on the whole concept of rest. I think at the most we have this idea: "If I work hard enough, for long enough, I can finish the work and then I can...

White Flag part 3

01/23/2016 15:30

We seem to have this idea of Christians as warriors. Onward Christian soldier and all that. Putting on the armor of God and attacking everything in sight. Everything that doesn't line up with our idea of holiness. Well, first and foremost I want to point out that the armor of God is for DEFENSE. I...

White Flag part 2

01/22/2016 10:20

In the Kindgom, things are not always what they seem. The way things would "make sense" to the natural mind are rarely (if ever) the way things work in the Kingdom. Because the Kingdom is not of this world. The Kingdom is righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost, and the Kingdom is within...

White Flag part 1

01/21/2016 14:11

Preaching last night got me to thinking about HOW Jesus won the war to end all wars on the cross. And it seems to me that Jesus won... by surrendering. He didn't come with a show of force. He didn't come with an overwhelming army. He didn't even defend Himself. Because He knew what the end result...

Calling All Saints part 5

01/20/2016 11:08

I really can't stress how important this is: In order to lead a life worthy of your calling, you have to know what your calling is. Which, again, in the broad sense is to love. We were created to be loved by God, and to love one another with that same love. To receive and release the gift of God...

Calling All Saints part 4

01/19/2016 15:29

We are all uniquely suited to do some things, and we are all terrible at other things. Nobody is good at everything, or bad at everything. This is why I can our "calling" is to be loved by God and to love each other with that same love, but why I can also say that we each have a very individual way...

Calling All Saints part 3

01/18/2016 14:56

We're not called to fit into a box. We're called to live. And since living and loving are the same thing, we're called to love. But that's where it gets interesting. Because everybody gives and receives love in their own unique way. Things that make me happy might not make you happy. So it's...

Calling All Saints part 2

01/17/2016 12:07

I think the reason we struggle so much (and so often) is because we're trying to be someone we're not. We're trying to "fit in" when we were made to stand out! We let the world dictate to us instead of being led by the Spirit. Those who are led by the Spirit are the Son(s) of God. That's our true...

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