As I said over hearing what took place I wondered if something like that could take place in a blog with multiple authors, which is what this is. So I will ask the question and see if it goes anywhere.
What is your purpose?
Sunday, March 27, 2011
What is your purpose?
A good friend of mine wrote up on a white board: What is your purpose? Then another friend added what he believed his purpose to be. The first friend clarified what certain words meant and defined the purpose more clearly. The whole white board was filled as student began to add thoughts and discussion.
As I said over hearing what took place I wondered if something like that could take place in a blog with multiple authors, which is what this is. So I will ask the question and see if it goes anywhere.
As I said over hearing what took place I wondered if something like that could take place in a blog with multiple authors, which is what this is. So I will ask the question and see if it goes anywhere.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
What is most important to us?
Personally, recently, I've been quite overwhelmed by the world.
And when I say "world", I mean what is important to us as humans, nowadays. What we think on, what our lives revolve around.
Most everybody I know has heard about the serious calamities that have occurred in the past few months, around the world. The earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand. The violent bombings and murders in Libya, as well as other places. And most recently, the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
I know many churches, many believers and many bodies were in fervent prayer during this time. Prayer for help... prayer for recovery. Prayer for restoration. Prayer for revival, not just in Japan, but in all places. Prayer for peace. Prayer for love.
It hurt to know that there were so many deaths, in just a matter of days. "Over 8,000 souls were ushered into eternity", our pastor reminded our congregation. "So many of which did not know Jesus Christ as their Savior."
It is enough to drive one to tears.
And the next day, all that America was concerned about was the top song on iTunes.
This caused me to really start thinking about it: what matters most to us? As believers we would instantly say, Christ. He is our All, He is our everything.
But if you ask us as human beings, there are so many things that can easily take the place of that. There are so many things we might be tempted to put over Christ. And there are so many things that we do put over Him, though we may not even see it.
It has been amazing growing up in this age. Since many of us were just children, the world has changed tremendously. Technology has gotten better, faster, easier to use, easier to get to, more efficient. Gas prices have risen, as well as the price of everything else. Presidents have come and gone.
But just seeing, hearing and watching how the world has changed, how America has changed. They have taken the words of God and they have twisted them into everything that they aren't.
So what is most important to you? Make sure to ask yourself that. Especially in times like these.
And when I say "world", I mean what is important to us as humans, nowadays. What we think on, what our lives revolve around.
Most everybody I know has heard about the serious calamities that have occurred in the past few months, around the world. The earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand. The violent bombings and murders in Libya, as well as other places. And most recently, the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
I know many churches, many believers and many bodies were in fervent prayer during this time. Prayer for help... prayer for recovery. Prayer for restoration. Prayer for revival, not just in Japan, but in all places. Prayer for peace. Prayer for love.
It hurt to know that there were so many deaths, in just a matter of days. "Over 8,000 souls were ushered into eternity", our pastor reminded our congregation. "So many of which did not know Jesus Christ as their Savior."
It is enough to drive one to tears.
And the next day, all that America was concerned about was the top song on iTunes.
This caused me to really start thinking about it: what matters most to us? As believers we would instantly say, Christ. He is our All, He is our everything.
But if you ask us as human beings, there are so many things that can easily take the place of that. There are so many things we might be tempted to put over Christ. And there are so many things that we do put over Him, though we may not even see it.
It has been amazing growing up in this age. Since many of us were just children, the world has changed tremendously. Technology has gotten better, faster, easier to use, easier to get to, more efficient. Gas prices have risen, as well as the price of everything else. Presidents have come and gone.
But just seeing, hearing and watching how the world has changed, how America has changed. They have taken the words of God and they have twisted them into everything that they aren't.
So what is most important to you? Make sure to ask yourself that. Especially in times like these.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
I praise God for His
I praise God for His faithfulness in the ever changing circumstances of this world.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
What next?
The more I think about this blog the more I realize that has lots of possibilities for just about anything. I have thought about it as a non-locational church site, a place to find encouragement, a place for those who are following Christ to have other believers who care, and the list goes on. But what really is this blog about?
Since I am not the only writer here I don't have the final say in the matter. My vision for this blog is to create a place to join together in unity of faith, love of Christ, and desire to grow and help others join in as well. I want to see people join in the pursuit of Christ-likeness and begin to show the love of Christ as they go.
This blog is a product of me being a visionary, wanting to get something done even if I have no idea what I am doing. I greatly desire to see the unity of the saints join together to bring Christ into their worlds and invite others to do the same, so I created a place to do just that. I don't know where this will go, but that is part of the adventure of following Christ.
If you have been invite to be a contributor please feel free to write about whatever. My sisters have written challenges, I have written strategy, and I am sure others will write something that is unique to them. Join the pursuit, all are welcome. If you want to contribute just let me know
Since I am not the only writer here I don't have the final say in the matter. My vision for this blog is to create a place to join together in unity of faith, love of Christ, and desire to grow and help others join in as well. I want to see people join in the pursuit of Christ-likeness and begin to show the love of Christ as they go.
This blog is a product of me being a visionary, wanting to get something done even if I have no idea what I am doing. I greatly desire to see the unity of the saints join together to bring Christ into their worlds and invite others to do the same, so I created a place to do just that. I don't know where this will go, but that is part of the adventure of following Christ.
If you have been invite to be a contributor please feel free to write about whatever. My sisters have written challenges, I have written strategy, and I am sure others will write something that is unique to them. Join the pursuit, all are welcome. If you want to contribute just let me know
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