What We Assume vs. What Jesus Says

This morning I was reading in Mark 10 and the contrast between the things Jesus said and what the disciples had assumed to be true struck me. They assumed that divorce was OK, but it wasn’t. They assumed children could not be near Jesus, but they could. They assumed that wealth showed [...]

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Link to a great thought on prayer…

If you are struggling with your prayer life here are some great thoughts about how to reboot your prayer life.

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A Few Links for Your Reading Pleasure

A series on how to live a miserable Christian life. Check it out and see if you are falling into any of these traps.
A very sad state of things in the US.
The reason why some music gets better as you listen to it more and some doesn’t.
A cause for prayer and an example of [...]

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Needs and Idolatry: An Interesting Quote

From When People Are Big and God Is Small by Ed T. Welch:
“To look to Christ to meet our perceived psychological needs is to Christianize our lusts.  We are asking God to give us what we want, so we can feel better about ourselves, or so we can have happiness, not holiness, in our lives.”

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Keeping Focus

I’ve been reading through Matthew recently.  One thing that is impressive about Jesus is that He never lost focus on His purpose.  He came for the purpose of going to the cross, and He kept that focus.  So often organizations and individuals lose their focus on their purpose.  We can get distracted by doing good [...]

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A great reminder on Independence Day…

…a declaration of dependence.

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Transparency before God

A few weeks ago I was reading in Hebrews and came across this passage:
For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. [...]

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