I had considered writing a few more posts about Donald Miller’s A Million Miles in a Thousand Years, but instead I think I’ll just share a couple more passages that jumped out at me as I was reading.
Here’s the truth about telling stories with your life. it’s going to sound like a great idea, and [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Religion’
A Million Miles… Quotes and Thoughts
Service: A Religion for those without Religion?
I have been wondering lately what it is that drives people to serve. For me, it is my religious faith. There is a direct correlation between what I try to do and the example set by Jesus in the Bible. However, this is not the case for everyone who rebuilds houses destroyed by hurricanes, serves [...]
I AM…
I have been thinking a little about the Gospel of John lately. I am teaching the Jr. High at church this month and having been given full freedom to choose my own topic, I decided to talk about some of Jesus’ famous “I Am” statements. So, we’ll be studying gems like, I am the bread [...]
To All My Jewish Friends… And Everyone Else
(Don't read this until sundown) Happy Rosh Hashanah to all my Jewish friends!
And for everyone else, as in years past, I encourage you to take some time and think about last year's failings, shortcomings and sins. After you've done that cast them aside and ask for forgiveness.
For further reading on the subject, here are a few [...]
Rob Bell – Everything is Spiritual
Last night I watched a video of author Rob Bell giving a talk titled Everything is Spiritual and I was awestruck by the content of his lesson. If you have a chance to see it for yourself I highly recommend it. He weaves an interesting message combining the creation narrative with scientific theory and it [...]
Support Your Local NonProfit
Looking for something a little different this Christmas? Why not try supporting your local non-profit? It’s a tough fundraising year and organizations that rely on support from individuals to meet their budgetary needs are suffering right now. So, instead of giving that $50 Target gift card to your cousin, why not make [...]
Advent Conspiracy
Have you heard of Advent Conspiracy? It’s an interesting movement focused on bringing the focus of Christmas back to Christ. It was started by five pastors who were looking for a way to revolutionize Christmas and it’s been spreading since it’s inception in 2006. The underlying concept behind it is Worship Fully, Spend Less, [...]
Prop 8 and Religion
I read an interesting article this morning titled Wielding religion as a weapon against gay marriage written by Steve Lopez of the Los Angeles Times.
And then I read another article, titled Religious Rhetoric and Gay Marriage, also in the LA Times by Sandy Banks.
It is really interesting to see the contrasting opinions of [...]
I Keep Coming Back to This: Love
I keep coming back to this. In all of my study, reading, discussion, everything. It all comes back to this one simple, yet amazingly complex and difficult concept. It is the essence of Christianity. And, it is precisely where Christians always fall short.
John 13:34-35 (The Message) 34-35″Let me give you a new command: Love [...]
Love Each Other: A New Evangelism
In my slow, and occasional, reading of UnChristian I came across this passage written by Chuck Colson of Prison Fellowship Ministries.
Consider the rise of the Christians during the Roman era. People were drawn to Christians, not because of evangelistic outreaches or crusades, or through mass media-those didn’t exist. The church grew because Christians [...]
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