One of the books I am reading right now is titled, Flickering Pixels: How Technology Shapes Your Faith, by Shane Hipps. In this book, Hipps spends a chapter discussing how our perception often shapes our reality. In fact, if the truth be told, we build our lives around what believe to be true. And of [...]
Archive for February, 2010
Daring Humility
Posted in Formation, Grace, Leadership on February 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
On The Verge of Death
Posted in Community, Hope, Missions, Motivational on February 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
On the way to the office today, a song was playing on the radio that has stayed with me. The song is by Kris Allen titled, Live Like We’re Dying. Not to be confused with Tim McGraw’s song, Live Like You Are Dying – both songs have much of the same emphasis of making the [...]
The Wisdom of a 10 Year Old
Posted in Community, Family, Hope on February 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I had a parent tell me this story yesterday and I wanted to relay it to you. This particular family got some bad news on Monday and they were talking and crying and praying through and sorting out all that this news would mean for them. In the midst of the discussion, their 10 year [...]
Successful vs. Faithful
Posted in Community, Formation, Grace, Motivational on February 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday, I was reminded of a vital truth that we all need to remember if we are seeking to follow in the Way. Western culture is results driven. You and I, if you live in the US particularly, are products of this culture. We are not satisfied if we don’t see results from our efforts. [...]
Do Not Persist in Unbelief
Posted in Formation, Hope on February 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Sometimes I am pretty thick headed – just ask my family. I am also fairly driven by a type A personality – I need to get things done to have a sense of accomplishment. Do you have any of these tendencies? The reason I bring it up today is that God has been teaching me [...]
Living in the Light
Posted in Family, Formation, Humor on February 1, 2010 | 1 Comment »
When you have three kids, the word schedule becomes an illusive term. When they were born, the word schedule meant that there were times to feed and times to sleep and times to play. Now that they are older, those elements still exist, but it is harder to keep them tied to any particular schedule. [...]


