CHURCH LEADERSHIP: What motivates our decisions? So You Don't Want To Go To Church Anymore - by Wayne Jacobsen and Dave Coleman www.jakecolsen.com As I write this series I realize I will not be doing so in any chronological or orderly way. These just happen to be my thoughts for the day, generated from my life as it connects with this book. The following, taken from the book on page 109 had a profound impact on [...]
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 [...]
In processing my thought from Sunday's message, I began to think about God's glory. What is God's glory? I heard one of the best descriptions of Glory this past week by Jeff kapusta in his message "Why Questions?" Psalm 19:1 (NIV) says, "The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands." Glory is adoration, affection and bigness. It is the awesomeness of God. I want to see the glory [...]
Most of you who know me, know that I have been plagued with plumbing problems. Our house was flooded twice from plumbing issues. As a result, the down stair ceiling fell in and flooded our den, garage and laundry room. (Read Count it all Joy....) We finally got everything repaired and..... last night I discovered that one of my boys flushed something, lets just say, that should not and cannot go down the pipes. I have spent [...]
The Apostle Paul said in 2 Corinthians 4 that he carried around in his body the dying of Jesus so that the life of Jesus might be manifested in his mortal body. He said there is a treasure in our body (that is if we belong to Him.) That treasure is Jesus Himself. How is this treasure revealed in our life? In the Gospel of John 12:24, John tells us that unless a seed falls [...]
