“It doesn’t matter who you are, you are not excluded from this covenant of love and grace. You are not shut out from the assembly of God no matter what you’ve done, or what you’ve failed to do. You belong for one simple reason. God chooses to gift love.” -Shane Hipps One summer, my friend [...]
August 3, 2012
What Are You Doing Right Now That Requires Faith?
Source: relentlessgod.com via Roman on Pinterest This is a good question to ask ourselves. Do our lives reflect an audacious, all-out, courageous faith in God? What do our ambitions, goals, dreams, and actions say about our faith?
August 2, 2012
Bible Tip: How to Understand the Old Testament Better
Do you wish you could make more sense of the Old Testament? Here’s a little tip that I use myself: read the Old Testament alongside the New Testament. Pick one Old Testament Book and one New Testmanet book to read for the month, then, read one chapter from each book each day. For example, this [...]
July 30, 2012
Writing, Your Life’s Purpose, and Getting Wrecked: Interview with Blogger & Author Jeff Goins
Today on the blog, I interview blogger and author Jeff Goins. In this interview, we talk about writing, finding purpose in life, and about his new book, Wrecked: When A Broken World Slams Into Your Comfortable Life. Jeff is also the author of You Are a Writer (So Start Acting Like One) and The Writer’s Manifesto [...]
July 10, 2012
One of the Best Books I’ve Ever Read is…
One way to tell whether or not a book is great or mediocre is to see how it affects your life. Do you live differently after reading that book? Are you inspired, challenged, provoked, encouraged, and motivated to make life changes (and, do you)? Do you come out a different person after reading that book? [...]
November 6, 2011
Is “Spending Time with God” the Most Important Thing to God?
Many Christians believe that the most important thing a Christian can do is to “spend time with God.” This usually consists of devoting 30-60 minutes a day to reading one’s bible, praying, and – if one likes – journaling. Some Christians refer to this as “devotions,” “devotional time, ” or “quiet time.” Everywhere I go [...]
