Three ways Christianity is utterly unique among world religions, plus a point about apples.
Stan encouraged us to speak life and to be there for each other with encouragement when needed.
This one's about Jesus becoming -- and remaining -- a full human, and some implications of that.
"And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us..." (Jn 1:14)
Jesus often told people that. "This happened because you believed." How do we grow in the faith Jesus walked in?
This talk is about our task as leaders to engage people in a way that invites them to excercise their own faith and collaborate with the Spirit, not just "minister to" them.
It's based on the way Jesus engaged the two blind men who chased him down and demanded a meeting in Matthew 9:27ff.
We took time to pray over individuals today. Here's the audio of that if anyone's interested.
Jesus said it isn't the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. And he didn't come to call good folks, but broken people. This is why we've called the church a kind of hospital for souls...
"And Isaac redug the wells of his father Abraham..." (Genesis 26).
This talk is about the motive underneath all other human pursuits.
Section 1: Data on Happiness
Section 2: A few philosophers (and a mathematician)
Section 3: A castrated medieval theologian on happiness
Conclusion: How Christianity is completely unique.
Does God expect blind faith? Are faith and reason opposed to each other?
We discussed some fascinating quotes from this Stoic Roman Emperor who sought to live a virtuous life. Much of his advice to himself can be helpfully applied to us in our life lived with and for Jesus.
Hope for the broken based on Jesus' words in Matthew 5.
Tonight we dug deeper into the theme of how we are meant to let go and let God, and what we are meant to hold onto instead of what we naturally do.
This was a Wednesday Whiteboard chat.
Some questions and answers after one of my annual week of counseling short term missions students.
Carl Chupp taught Wednesday Whiteboard. :)
We're in a battle, but the true enemy is never a human.
"I don't know," can be scary, but if we want to take the posture of a learner, it's essential.