Fear. It’s an interesting thing when it comes to leadership. My last post made a few people think I was afraid to step out in faith – afraid to do what God has called me to do. It’s true! I’m afraid. I’m afraid of failing. …
Read MoreSpiritual Gifts Assessment
Over the years, I’ve done quite a few different spiritual gifts assessments. The one we did tonight in class was a “blind” test. (One where you don’t know what gifts you’re answering about) It also included a large list of gifts and defined them a …
Read MoreAdventurous Faith
I have always been drawn to an adventure. There are so many things I want to experience in life – all of which seem like adventures to me – I wanna bungy jump, skydive, scuba dive the great barrier reef, go spelunking, maybe even heli-skiing. …
Read MoreJedi Theology
This is a paper I had to write for my class. It’s a bit more interesting than some of my other posts lately. It was 1977. I was eight years old and my dad was taking my younger brother and I to the movies. Just …
Read MoreNew Series of Posts
Alright – so for my next class at school (Theology 3331) I’m supposed to make 20 journal entries covering 20 different theological concepts. I’m also supposed to answer the question “How will I change my life in view of this concept?” (I’m not sure I’m …
Read MorePrideful Paul
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 …
Read MoreJesus – for the Jews or Gentiles?
Clearly the answer is that He came for both, but I still have some questions about Jesus which were raised by something I learned last night. Matthew 10:5 – Jesus sends out the disciples to tell people that the Kingdom is near, but He tells …
Read MoreThe 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. …
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