The New Free ThinkersOn a recent Saturday night, I was in a prayer meeting with young men from my local youth group. After praying for a while, we took a few moments to discuss what we were all feeling. We unanimously agreed that we were felt God wanted us to commit ourselves, our dreams, and our desires to [...]
Have you ever heard the expression, “Out of the frying pan, into the fire?” For one man, that phrase is a bit more meaningful. Police attempted to stop a car after a simple traffic violation near Cleveland, Ohio. After a chase reaching speeds of 90 mph, a driver and passenger bolted from their car and [...]
“I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live: That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto [...]
This is the second part of a two-part article. If you missed it, there’s some extra context in Part 1. Last week we talked about small, low-effort portions of life that make a big difference. We called these small changes “shoelaces”. One example is taking the time to compliment or encourage someone. Now there’s a [...]
When was the last time you looked at someone and thought: “I wish I had what they have” or” I wish I was like them”? Too often, we compare ourselves with others. We are quick to think bad about ourselves when we see someone walk by, criticizing our bodies, personalities, or anything else that doesn’t [...]
Picking the road to use for my commute is usually the first thing I think about after buckling the seat belt. There’s the straight road through a small but busy town, the winding back road that has almost no traffic, and a multitude of side roads to vary the routine. The catch is that I’ve [...]
Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about my life and the choices ahead of me: college, career, my calling, and so on. I’ve discovered that these decisions are a lot harder to make on my own. I need someone to help me plan my life. This has lead to a change in my thinking. For [...]
Today’s guest post comes to us courtesy of Rev. John Hanson. Over twenty-six hundred years ago a great preacher passionately counseled his countrymen that they were drifting into perilous waters. He predicted their political demise should they refuse to make drastic corrections. It seems that his congregation had committed the most devastating and most common [...]
“What happened to those people?” Have you ever found yourself asking that question? People you knew, respected, and admired who have left the faith seem like different people. It seemed for a time that their priorities and yours matched up. You attended the same events together, shared times of prayer, and even made the same [...]