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Are you seeking Him all the time?

January 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment

It amazes me how God places people in our lives who can impact us no matter how much time we spend with them.  This past summer Rich, Nate and myself had the opportunity to travel to France and Tunisia (please be praying for Tunisia as the country continues to be in turmoil, you can read a good overview of what is going on by clicking here) with Ian (pastor of missions), Daniel and, Nick.  Daniel and Nick are two God-loving, biblically solid guys.  Both are in seminary and also involved with an organization called TLI which is how we got a chance to know them.

Recently Daniel was chosen by his congregation in Kentucky to lead his church where he had been the interim-pastor.  Daniel is still a seminary student but is also now a full time pastor.  Daniel and Nick may not know it but from time-to-time I keep tabs on them via Facebook stalking (don’t laugh, we all do it) and when I do this I typically try to visit Daniel’s blog as well.  Well I visited Daniel’s blog and I have to be honest his post was so fitting and so right on the mark that I felt it necessary to share with all of you.  I hope you enjoy what Daniel has to say as much as I did and I hope that it convicts all of us to seek Him ALL THE TIME.

http://manofmist414.wordpress.com/2011/01/08/excruciatingly-simple/

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Cotton Candy

February 2, 2010 By 4 Comments

In the bottom right hand corner of this site is our “FavBlogs” section.  One of the blogs listed is the blog 22 Words.  This blog is run by Abraham Piper who is the son of Desiring God Pastor John Piper. His blog posts are always 22 words exactly (minus the title). It’s quite an interesting way to blog and nice and short to read.  The reason I am telling you this is to set-up his latest blog post.  His blog post is humorous and a bit convicting.  Here it is:

Title: If I told you my kids only eat cotton candy a half-hour a day, what would you think?

Letting little kids watch TV is similar to feeding them spoonfuls of sugar: There’s nothing wrong with it, per se, but still…

So what are some of our nasty habits or other things we do that are not necessarily “bad” but are also not spiritually uplifting.  Let’s get a discussion going here.  I will go first and say Facebook.  We spend way to much time on it as a society and get very little accomplished on it.  What are your thoughts??

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Forgotten Voices International

January 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment

On Sunday, January 17th many of us got a chance to hear from a ministry called Forgotten Voices International.

Here is a link to their website for those if you who may be interested in learning more, helping out as a volunteer, or giving financially.

Please keep this ministry in your prayers!

http://www.forgottenvoices.org

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Pastor Matt Chandler

November 25, 2009 By 1 Comment

This is Pastor Matt Chandler on Hebrews 11.  If you haven’t heard him speak, I encourage you to do so.  He is Biblically sound, culturally relevant, and intellectually stimulating.  To watch the video click here.

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Faith and Reason

November 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment

R.C. Sproul argues that Christian faith is not built on a cloud of nothingness, but on evidences that become rational and even reasonable.  He says:

“Without reason, the content of biblical faith would be unintelligible and meaningless. So we say that biblical faith is not the same as reason, but that faith is rational and reasonable. The first assertion that faith is rational means that faith is intelligible. It is not absurd or illogical. If biblical revelation were absurd and irrational, it would be utterly unintelligible and meaningless. The content of the Bible cannot pierce the soul of a sentient creature without first going through the mind.”

Read the rest of his article here.

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Single in Christ

November 2, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Pastor John Piper outlines the blessings derived from a Christian life of singleness.  The point of his message is not to respond sentimentally to singles just for the sake of their feelings, but to take truths from Scripture and point us toward the ultimate relationship with Jesus.  His four main points of the sermon are as follows:

  1. That the family of God grows not by propagation through sexual intercourse, but by regeneration through faith in Christ;1
  2. That relationships in Christ are more permanent, and more precious, than relationships in families (and, of course, it is wonderful when relationships in families are also relationships in Christ; but we know that is often not the case);
  3. That marriage is temporary, and finally gives way to the relationship to which it was pointing all along: Christ and the church—the way a picture is no longer needed when you see face to face;
  4. That faithfulness to Christ defines the value of life; all other relationships get their final significance from this. No family relationship is ultimate; relationship to Christ is.

The entirety of the message can be seen here.  Personally, I think this message would be great for married couples as well. Enjoy!

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Trick or Treat?

November 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Here is a really interesting article written by Tim Challies about his thoughts on Halloween.  The topic of Halloween can often times be a sticky subject when Christians begin to discuss it.  Challies does a fantastic job of providing his viewpoint but letting it up to the reader to make their own decision. You can read the article by clicking here.

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Collision – The Movie

October 13, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Remember how we mentioned the movie Collision on Sunday morning? The documentary features pastor Doug Wilson facing off against publicly-known atheist Christopher Hitchens. Check out the movie’s website here. Please comment below to let us know if you are interested in viewing this together as a class. Thanks SixTen!

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