Monthly Archives: April 2011

The Forgotten Prayer of Jesus

April 28th, 2011

One of the final prayers of Jesus before His crucifixion: “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that [...]

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Posted in Apologetics • Benevolence • Christianity in North America • Church Issues • Counterculture • Discernment • Dying to Self • God the Father • Godhead • Godly Character • Grace • Heresy • Humility • Jesus Christ • Judgmentalism • Leadership • Love • Maturity • Obedience • Oddities • Prayerfulness • Simplicity • The Holy Spirit

Tagged Community, Correction, Discipleship, Enemies, Forgiveness, Jesus, Judgment, Justice, Love, Mentoring, Mercy, Oneness, Patience, Peace, Peacemakers, Prayer, Trinity

On Being the Wrong Kind of Soil

April 26th, 2011

I read Francis Chan’s Crazy Love recently. The fourth chapter of that book is a killer. Talks about what it means to be lukewarm. I dare you to read that chapter and come away unscathed. I couldn’t. In that chapter, “Profile of the Lukewarm,” Chan says this in regard to the parable of the sower: [...]

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Posted in Christianity in North America • Church Issues • Counterculture • Dying to Self • Godly Character • Holiness • Maturity • Obedience • Relevance • Simplicity

Tagged Assumptions, Good Soil, Honesty, Judgment, Riches, Self-Examination, The Other Guy, Truth

Christians I Have Known–And How to Be the Right Kind

April 18th, 2011

I’ve known a lot of Christians in my life. I’ve known them to pursue many different courses. Sadly, I’ve known too many who diverged from the narrow way. I’ve known Christians who went seeking for spiritual gifts, but they lost their focus on Jesus and fell into error. I’ve known Christians who went seeking for [...]

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