Traveling light. The very phrase conjures images of camel-laden nomads crossing the Sahara, an Alpinist scaling Mt. Kilimanjaro, or (slightly less romantic), a homeless man walking down Main Street. Jesus traveled light. For at least part of his life, Jesus was homeless. ”Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son …
Monthly Archives: May 2010
Light bulbs, Luxury, People Hurting and an Inspirational Story
Do Light Bulbs Shine Brighter in the Dark? Of course not, light bulbs shine just as bright regardless of where they’re located. And this is a silly question, but think, “If you were a light bulb, would you prefer to be in a miner’s headlamp or the headlight of a riding mower?” Don’t know about …
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My Nieces
Last night… I hung out with family. After dinner, we went outside and sat around in lawn chairs talking. It was a beautiful evening. I spent time playing with my two little nieces – they’re two and four years old. I tried teaching them how to blow a piece of grass between their thumbs and …
When the Church was Young
Last week I read When the Church was Young, it Did Not Look Anything Like it Does Today by Ernest Loosley. At only 77 pages, it was a quick read. Not a new work, (written in 1935) I still found it applicable. Very clear in layout, it compares some features of the early church with …
Blog Stats After First Year
Back when this project began a year ago, I was curious if anyone would find it if it were never actively promoted. Now, a year later, the number of first time visitors stands at 397. Nothing to write home about, but that’s ok cus this blog has primarily been a project for my own benefit …
Following Jesus is Lifestyle, not Academic
“The spiritual life is first of all a life. It is not merely something to be known and studied, it is to be lived.” -Thomas Merton, Thoughts In Solitude “Superficiality is the curse of our age… The desperate need today is not for a greater number of intelligent people, or gifted people, but for deep …
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38,000 Denominations… plus House Churches
When delving into the study of how Christians should structure their meetings – particularly in respect to modeling closely after New Testament principles – it doesn’t take long before one stumbles across the “House Church Movement.” I do know I’m supposed to Love God and Love my Neighbor (and admit to frequently failing there at …
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Memorization Inspiration
I attended our annual AWANA awards banquet last Sunday. Many young people were recognized, but one young girl in particular stood out to me. In case you’re unfamiliar with AWANA, it’s a fun program for youth offered in many churches and has a heavy emphasis on Bible memorization. But back to our young heroine, Emily. …
thoughts
“A woman’s heart should be so lost in God, that a man needs to seek Him in order to find her.” And while I’m in a poetic mood… “…life cannot be understood flat on a page. It has to be lived; a person has to get out of his head, has to fall in love, …