Navigating Our World Christian Walk, Corporate Worship, Spiritual Life, The World, Worship When you walk in a room in your home, you don’t usually have to think about where the furniture is. Your brain doesn’t have… READ MORE
Our Life Is A Song Life, Praise, Song, The Heart, Worship Our lives were meant to be concerts of sorts. We were meant to sing of God’s mercy, grace, compassion, and presence. We don’t sing… READ MORE
Our Objective Reality Attitude, Feelings, Gratitude, Joy, Knowing God, Knowledge, Praise, Reality, Thanksgiving, Trusting God, Worship Our attitude of joy is a result of our thanksgiving to God. We should not base our attitude on our circumstances, because those always… READ MORE
Face to Face Fear of God, Glory, God's Glory, Humbled, Humility, Reverence, Seeing God, Worship In the 2003 movie Bruce Almighty, a man who is frustrated with God finally gets to meet him. After hearing this news Bruce’s mood… READ MORE
Committed Church, Commitment, Consistency, Relationships, Worship Like any long relationship, there can be seasons of great enthusiasm and seasons of drought in church life. There will be times when participating… READ MORE
The Places That Shape Us 1 John 2:15, Counterculture, Desire, Luke 17:21, Matthew 5:6, Matthew 6:33, Perspective, Romans 12:1-2, Romans 14:17, Spiritual Formation, The Church, The Kingdom, Worldview, Worship In his book Desiring the Kingdom, James K. A. Smith describes the formative power of the places and institutions we inhabit, using a shopping… READ MORE
Church Shopping Acts 2:42, Acts 9:31-32, Church, Colossians 3:16, Commitment, Communities, Ephesians 4:11-13, Hebrews 10:24-25, Influence, Matthew 16:18, Matthew 18:20, Preaching, Small Groups, Spiritual Life, Vulnerable, Worship “If I had never joined a church till I had found one that was perfect, I should never have joined one at all, and… READ MORE
He’s Done Enough Blessed, Debt, Ephesians 2:7, God's Kindness, Hope, Love, Prayer, Psalm 17:7, Psalm 36:7, Psalm 63:3, Repay, Source, Titus 3:4-6, Trust, Worship “Sometimes I go to God and say, ‘God, if Thou dost never answer another prayer while I live on this earth, I will still… READ MORE
Pearl Of Great Price 1 Timothy 6:18, Idols, Kingdom, Luke 12:33, Luke 12:34, Luke 18:22, Mark 10:21, Matthew 19:21, Matthew 6:20, Matthew 6:21, Purpose, Relationship with Christ, Treasure, Treasure in Heaven, Worship Our hearts’ treasure is revealed by how much value we place on someone or something. This article shows the world’s most expensive pearls, one… READ MORE
Is God Your God? 1 John 5:14, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, Calling, Church, Colossians 4:2, Commitment, Exchange, Idolatry, Love, Mark 11:24, Philippians 4:6-7, Prayer, Priorities, Private Time, Worship “What you think about in your private time is what you worship.”- Pastor Timothy Keller. Jesus calls for us to make time to pray… READ MORE
Everybody Worships Acts 17:16-34, Adoration, David Foster Wallace, Devotion, Idols, Isaiah 25:1, Matthew 21:8-9, Psalm 63, Psalm 71, Religious, Romans 14:10-11, Worship In his famous commencement address, “This Is Water,” writer David Foster Wallace says, “There is no such thing as not worshipping. Everybody worships. The… READ MORE
An Act of Worship 1 Peter 3:15, 2 Corinthians 5:20, Acts 8:30-35, Colossians 4:4-6, Disobedience, Faith, Gospel, Grace, Joy, Mark 5:18-19, Praise, Sin, Wisdom, Witness, Worship In May 2016, Chance the Rapper, a hip hop artist from Chicago, released the album Coloring Book. It contained a unique exploration of his… READ MORE
Ex Nihilo Creation, Ex Nihilo, Faith, Genesis 1:1-2, Hebrews 3:4, Insight, Intelligent Design, Jeremiah 32:17, John 1:1-4, Mystery, Romans 11:36, The Universe, Trusting God, Wonder, Worship Blow up a balloon, and mark two “X” marks on it with a permanent marker. Place the marks a short distance away from each… READ MORE
Dependence on God Dependence On God, Faith, God's Love, God's Sovereignty, Hebrews 12:28-29, Ministry, Obedience, Psalm 100, Revelation 14:7, Revelation 4:8-11, Righteousness, Romans 12:1-2, Sin, Wandering, Worship Pastor Erik Raymond wrote a “Declaration of Dependence” for The Gospel Coalition. It reads: “As a believer I realize that I am depending on… READ MORE
A Poured Out Life 1 Timothy 6:18, Comfort, Devotion, Generosity, Giving, James 2:5, John 12, Luke 12:21, Luke 12:34, Matthew 13:45, Matthew 5, Money, Poor, Proverbs 16:8, Purpose, Sacrifice, Wealth, Worship In an article titled “When Wasting Your Life Is Worship,” Jon Bloom compares how Mary and Judas each responded to Jesus in John 12…. READ MORE
Childlike Faith 1 Chronicles 16:23-31, Child-like, Children, Delight, Faith, Honest, Isaiah 29:13, Joyful, Mark 10:13-16, Matthew 18:1-14, Matthew 18:3, Matthew 19:4, Matthew 21:16, Prayer, Proverbs 22:6, Psalm 99, Romans 10:17, Thanksgiving, Worship God wants us to come to Him in prayer, worship, and thanksgiving with childlike faith—simple, honest, with no fear of getting it wrong. He… READ MORE
Misunderstood Works Colossians 3:23-24, Ephesians 2:10, Faith, Galatians 6:9, Holy Spirit, James 2:18, Judgment, Matthew 5:16, Motive, Rejoice, Righteousness, Self-Righteousness, Spiritual Fruit, Thanksgiving, Worship We know that our faith is not born of our righteousness and neither are our works. Megan Kruger writes about the difference between spiritual… READ MORE
