Prayer.

October 17, 2011 in Church with 11 Comments

We talk a lot about prayer.

I’ve heard sermons on prayer lasting 30 minutes ended with a 90 second prayer.  There countless books, studies, and teachings available on prayer.  Yet many churches view prayer as a transition.  A time for the musicians to sneak on stage when no one is looking, or something that will make a natural break for the preacher to get up.  How sad is that?  We worship a God who waits to hear from us, and we talk to him when we need to kill some time in our service.  Or we offer Him 15 seconds before we eat.

Instead of writing a hefty post today I kept it short, because I want you to take a few minutes to pray.  To reconnect with God.

If you have something that’s weighing on you, share it in the comments, and I’ll be praying for you.

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Faith.

October 14, 2011 in Life with 14 Comments

Faith is hard. 

I often find myself examining my faith and feeling frustrated that I’m not where I want to be.  I hear the stories of those who have incredible faith, those who sell everything and go to the mission field, or those who accomplish great things for the kingdom.  I want their faith.  I want this incredibly powerful, moving faith.  But sometimes my prayers have trouble moving me, let alone a mountain. Continue Reading…

Approach.

October 12, 2011 in Book Review, Culture, Technology with 11 Comments

This is the sixth chapter of my chapter-by-chapter review of John Dyer’s “From the Garden to the City.” You can read my other posts here.

Technology isn’t neutral.

But it isn’t necessarily good or evil either.  Many people look at technology and see others using it for good, or evil and assume that technology is the middleman.  It’s easy to assume that good people use technology for good, while bad people use it for bad.  And that is a true statement.  Yet, what does technology say about us?  What does the existence of the cell phone tell us about people?  What does the existence of text messaging tell us about people?  What does the existence of cars tell us about people? Continue Reading…

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