“before you were born I set you apart” — Jeremiah 1:5
Living without purpose is a chore. The desire for purpose is built into us. Most commonly, questions about purpose surface in the context of our day-to-day routine. Am I working in a job after my calling? Am I making a difference to others, or to [...]
Archive for March, 2009
On Purpose
Posted in Calling, Devotionals, Purpose, Relationship with God, Religion, tagged christian, Christianity, God, peace, purpose on March 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Finally Some Good News
Posted in Religion, tagged christian, Christianity, economy, evangelicals, greed, housing on March 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In a rare mainstream media piece that actually says something positive about Christians, the New York Times reported that the housing bubble phenomenon doesn’t seem to occur in communities dominated by evangelical Christians. According to a study done by International Monetary Fund economist Christopher Crowe, during the last two housing booms in the United [...]
Divine Experience
Posted in Devotionals, Pleasing God, Prayer, Relationship with God, Religion, Spiritual growth, tagged christian, Christianity, divine, God, pray, prayer on March 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Devote yourselves to prayer” — Colossians 4:2
The wonder of prayer is that it places us in the presence of the Almighty God. Prayer can be of many types and be about many subjects. There are prayers for healing, prayers of thanksgiving, meditative prayer, and grieving prayers–the list goes on. The form and substance of prayer [...]
Taking Care of the Body
Posted in Church, the, Compassion, Devotionals, Healing, Religion, tagged body of believers, Christ, christian, Church, God on March 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“The body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts; and though all its parts are many, they form one body.” — 1 Corinthians 12:12
If you confess Christ as your Savior, then you are part of the Church. The Church isn’t a building or a private club. It is made up [...]
In the Image of God
Posted in Religion, Thoughts on God on March 12, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I attended a session at a Christian conference tonight on the topic of what it means to be a man. (No chest bumps or burping contests were had in case you were wondering.) One of the Scriptures that the speaker cited stuck in my mind: “So God created man in his image, in the image [...]
A Little Slow
Posted in Mundanities, tagged humor, laughs, lolcat, turtle on March 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Had to post this because I cracked up when I saw it.




