Hocus Pocus Focus
Do you feel like you need to have it all together? All figured out and everything is good to go? I know I do. I want to everything figured out and taken care of, but I just can’t keep up. There’s always something going on that’s out of my control, and I hate that. I [...]
Read More...Clarifying Christmas
Starting next week we’ll be kicking off a new series at Friendship called, We Wish You An Honest Christmas! My point through this series is to make sure that no myths, folklore, or traditions get in the way of the wonder of Christmas. So, often we allow things that really don’t matter, make the stuff [...]
Read More...Favorites
James 2:1 My brothers and sisters, believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ must not show favoritism. James is talking about how we treat people in respects to them being wealthy or poor, but I’d like to challenge you to think about it within your family. So often we hear people voice an opinion of having a [...]
Read More...Giving Joyfully To Others
Romans 12:6-10 “ In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well. So if God has given you the ability to prophesy, speak out with as much faith as God has given you. If your gift is serving others, serve them well. If you are a teacher, teach well. If [...]
Read More...Another Day, Another _________.
Prudential – “Sunrise” from Graham Douglas on Vimeo. Everyone has their own view of each day. You hate Mondays, love Fridays and Sundays are hit or miss depending on how your team is playing at the time. If you’re like me, it’s easy to let your emotions determine how you view each day. Good night [...]
Read More...Getting A Share of the Glory
Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory. – Romans 8:17 God does not technically “share” His glory, because only he is worthy to be glorified as we talked about yesterday. [...]
Read More...Power, Love, and Self-Discipline
2 Timothy 1:7 “For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.” There are so many of us Christians out there allowing fear to control the things they do or don’t do in moments that God can truly prevail. If we continue to allow that fear [...]
Read More...Focusing on Suffering
Romans 8:18 Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will reveal to us later. We are so short focused, our eyes see what is before us and maybe a few handful of people can see beyond their present circumstances and into the possibilities of the future. If we are in [...]
Read More...Tis The Season
Love it or not, the holidays are upon us. For a guy in church ministry, it’s partially controlled chaos. Every season has it’s own identity; it’s own feel. It’s easy for us to change our attitudes with every season. For me, tis the season for strength. I need it, He has it. So I’m praying [...]
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