I thought I would do one more post on prayer today. I am working through all the elements found in this passage for the sermon on Sunday. One of the things that I think we can understand from Jesus’ words is that authentic prayer is just that – authentic. It must be real, it must [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Get Real
Posted in Formation on July 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Cry Out To God
Posted in Formation on July 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Since we are talking about prayer this week, I feel led to speak to an area of the Christian walk that we don’t want to talk about much. But if there is anyone reading today going through trying times (I would be shocked if there aren’t) this is for you. If you aren’t going through [...]
Alone With God In The Midst of a Crowd
Posted in Formation on July 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday, my post discussed that we should spend time alone with God. I would like to keep that theme going today. I want to begin with a question, “Is it possible to be alone with God even in the midst of a crowd?”
One of my most meaningful experiences I have ever had in sensing God’s [...]
Time Alone With God
Posted in Formation on July 28, 2009 | 3 Comments »
We talked about prayer in our worship service this past Sunday and we will continue on that topic this coming Sunday. If you read the book of Mark, you are struck with the sense that Jesus spent time in solitude (look here for an example). He felt the need to get away and focus on [...]
Fighting the Current
Posted in Motivational on July 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last week I had the wonderful opportunity to spend a couple of days with the family in southern California on vacation. I had been there for several days at a conference and the family joined me there for some R and R.
We spent a day and a half on the beach at Huntington. We picked [...]
Adapt and Keep Going
Posted in Church on July 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
There is a funeral going on at our church today for a saint who passed away after 104 years of life on this earth! What an amazing accomplishment.
I can’t even imagine the amount and types of change Bessie has encountered in her 104 years here on earth. She has seen two world wars, and many [...]
Jesus the Rebel
Posted in Church on July 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Jesus was a rebel. He challenged the systems of the day. He came and turned traditional religion on it’s ear. The Jewish faith had evolved into quite a system. The attitude of the Jewish religion had become something like, “God has given us the truth, we have it, you need it and when you decide [...]
It’s the Weekend
Posted in Formation on July 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Have you ever noticed how everyone looks forward to the weekend? Why is that? Is it because the days are different somehow?
The obvious answer is that the weekend brings days away from work – days off – for most people. Isn’t it interesting that God knew we needed days off. Genesis is clear in that [...]
The Weight of Doing Good
Posted in Hope on July 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
During my devotional time this morning, I listened as I often do to the Jesuit daily prayer podcast I have mentioned here before (Pray-As-You-Go). The scripture reading was out of Matthew (read it here). This is one of the most familiar passages of Jesus teaching to me – I know it backwards and forwards but [...]
Try Hard – Trust Even More
Posted in Formation on July 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This morning I am thinking about living the transformed life. When you stop and think about it, that is really what following Jesus is all about – striving to be more like him.
We have developed some concrete steps or tools to help us in our effort to become more like Jesus – scripture reading, prayer, [...]
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