Random Thoughts – Page 17

Cool Quote

Just a cool quote: “Discipleship saves us from the tragedy of a wasted life.” – Warren Wiersbe

I always thought it was a bit prideful of Paul to write things like – “follow my example” (1 Cor 11:1) and “join with others in following my example” (Php 3:17). Anyway, he says things like this throughout Scripture and it always bothered me a …

Breaking The Law

During class tonight, one of the guys sitting at our table (Beto) said something that I thought was pretty insightful. We were discussing our outlines of the book of James and he said something like this: “Do we break the law, or does it break …

I Miss my Baby

No, I don’t mean Kasen (He’s still in Miranda’s tummy) – I’m talking about my original baby – Miranda. I got to see her a little last week while we went with the youth to Meridian State Park, (notice the pic) but didn’t really get …

Jesus Sightings

Here are some fun pics I found on-line of different Jesus sightings. Jesus on toast. Fishstick Jesus. Grilled Cheese Jesus. Potato Chip Jesus Underpass Jesus Ultrasound Jesus Frying Pan Jesus Oyster Shell Jesus. (Not sure I can even see this one. – Maybe “Modern-art-oyster-shell-Jesus”) Jesus …

The Word became Flesh

The idea of Jesus becoming flesh is a pretty basic tenant of our faith. It’s sometimes called the incarnation, but I heard something the other day, that made me think of it a bit differently. What if the incarnation is God’s example to us? Duh. …

African Missionary

We had a guy named Hennie Venter at our church last night. It was an incredible night! First Baptist and Hope Fellowship joined us for pizza and a time fellowship with music from a few different groups, and then we heard from Hennie. He told …

Rob Bell

OK – I’ll confess. I really like Rob Bell. There are all kinds of opinions about him and I certainly don’t agree with everything the guy says, but something about the way he thinks. Something about his ideas. Maybe it’s his speaking style or humor, …

Welcoming or Welcomed?

I had a random thought today when I was in the shower. (The shower seems to be a good place to think.) Anyway, I’m not even sure why, but I was thinking about what it means to be a “Welcoming Congregation.” For some reason, that …

Indescribable

Here’s the info I spoke on last Sunday Night. I got it all from a DVD sermon by Louie Giglio – the founder of the Passion Worship movement. 1 – milky way galaxy Psalm 19:1-4 – New Living “The heavens tell of the glory of …

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