I stopped by my Grand Mother's house today to pick up some flowers she wanted us to have. Granny Hobbs is 91 now and for as long as I can remember she has given everything away. My daughter asked me, "Why is she giving us that stuff?" Well she also included a case of Yoohoo, Sunny D and cookies. I told my daughter, "Granny Hobbs came into this world with nothing and she will leave with nothing", [...]
I just love the awkwardness of conversation. You know it when you encounter it. The proverbial "How's the weather" conversation; the superficial stuff. We do this when we don't know someone, don't know what to talk about or what questions we should really ask. These kind of conversations are interesting among christians, especially leaders. This is why pastors, church planters, leaders and those observing them ask superficial questions about success. How many people do you [...]
In our second week of this series we looked at Going Deep in God's Word. "And they devoted themselves to the Apostles' teaching..." Acts2:42 In Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible, he says "One evidence of conversion is a desire to be instructed in the doctrines and duties of religion, and a willingness to attend on the preaching of the gospel." When we come to Jesus there is a desire stirred to know Him and [...]
For growth to happen there has to be change. So why do we resist it. We want to grow but we don't want to change. You want to be out of debt but don't want to change how you spend or sacrifice what's costing you. You want to have that body but don't want to change your eating or exercise habits. You want to break that habit but won't change your behavior or admit you [...]
For about 230 US dollars you don't ever have to leave your high chair. Theoretically, you'd never have to leave the chair - just keep adjusting it to fit you. That sounds ridiculous doesn't it. My point is, there comes a time when you move from the high chair to the table. And, there is a time when you move from being dependant on someone to feed you to being able to take responsibility for [...]
