
The Beautiful Lightness of God’s Commands
When we are able to see God’s words as if for the first time, there is a freshness to them, and a refreshing by them, that we can experience. Continue reading The Beautiful Lightness of God’s Commands
When we are able to see God’s words as if for the first time, there is a freshness to them, and a refreshing by them, that we can experience. Continue reading The Beautiful Lightness of God’s Commands
**This was orginally a sermon [Original title: Why the Mustard Seed?] and was first given in May of 2005. It has been updated here.
5 The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” 6 And the Lord said, “If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.
7 “Will any one of you who has a servant plowing or keeping sheep say to him when he has come in from the field, ‘Come at once and recline at table’? 8 Will he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare supper for me, and dress properly, and serve me while I eat and drink, and afterward you will eat and drink’? 9 Does he thank the servant because he did what was commanded? 10 So you also, when you have done all that you were commanded, say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done what was our duty.’” (Luke 17:5-10 ESV, emphasis added)
Continue reading “4 Steps to Achieving an Increase in Faith”
Jesus in Your Town While this question is one that could occupy a conversation for a few hours. What I wonder if it a worthy enough question to challenge us to reevaluate the way that we go about the practice of our faith. The clip below is from a movie called “Joshua”. This is a play on the fact that Jesus’ name is derived from … Continue reading What if Jesus walked into your town?