We have formulas for everything. We can't get up and get dressed without following some kind of formula. We know that you put on underwear before pants. In a previous post I discussed how in the Greek the word that would be translated formula or recipe is the same word used for the marks or … Continue reading E=mc^2
Category: new perspectives
The Next Big Thing
Are you like Clark Griswold in “Vacation?” Do you plan and plan for the next big event? When you go to an amusement park do you plan the route and the times so you can see all the shows and ride all the rides and miss nothing? Maybe you are the person that can’t wait … Continue reading The Next Big Thing
Prodded Pharisee
Sometimes it is easy to forget the fight we are in. Paul says this: Eph 6:12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. (ESV) The enemy has weaved … Continue reading Prodded Pharisee
Moved with Compassion
Have you ever been accused of being too emotional? Maybe someone has said "you are really passionate about xyz," but what they are saying is "you are way too intense about xyz." Maybe you have felt out of place crying in public or laughing too loud in a restaurant. Can you hear your mom telling … Continue reading Moved with Compassion
Godly Sorrow
When we fall in love with our Abba Father we are compelled by love to do stuff to please Him. This compulsion consumes us. Our desire for more and more of Him drives us into radical obedience and risk taking and an obsessive pursuit of Him. Our metric for success however may be misplaced. When … Continue reading Godly Sorrow
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