Archive | November 2011
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Advent: The Season of Anticipation
I love Advent Season. It’s my favorite time of year. All the churches are decorated and everybody is preparing their hearts and minds for the coming of Christ! It’s such an exciting time for everyone. This year is especially exciting! When I woke up this morning on the first sunday of Advent I noticed that […]
Not about performance
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith — and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God — not by works, so that no one can boast. Performance. Proving yourself to whomever you are concerned with is a common action that we as human do. Every part of this […]
Jesus Calling
-This is from the devotional, “Jesus Calling: Seeking Peace in His Presence” by Sarah Young- I just had to share this. Great stuff! If you need a daily devotional I highly recommend this one. You can find it here November 19 LEAVE OUTCOMES UP TO ME. Follow Me wherever I lead, without worrying about how it […]
The Causation of God
“And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose.” -Romans 8:28- There are few certainties in this life, but one of them is that you will have bad days amongst your good days. Jesus guaranteed his disciples that they […]
Picking ourselves up by our bootstraps?
“Look! I am standing at the door and knocking. If any hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to be with them, and will have dinner with them, and they will have dinner with me.” Revelation 3:20 How many of you have uttered the question, “God is really supposed to be […]
The Challenge of Stillness
So, I was reading Google Reader earlier and I ran across a statistic that I found on Jonathon Acuff’s “Stuff Christians Like” Blog. I was reading a post called “Stillness isn’t Sexy” which of course caught my attention because that was why he chose that title, to get my attention. It brought me back to […]
Waiting
My girlfriend Amy Forsythe sent me something that I feel shows a lot about the issue of waiting for the Lord or waiting for things in life to happen. I hope this encourages you as it encouraged me greatly. Winter lumbered towards spring. Outside in my yard, the little cocoon hung in silence. Wait, […]
Rescue
Recently I have been listening to a lot of worship music. This is not entirely out of the ordinary seeing as every week I choose five songs to have for Fusion Sunday Night Worship, but recently there has been one song that really has resonated with me. The song “Rescue” by Desperation Band is a […]