When the Son of Man chose to be born on a roadside, raised by a working-class family in Nazareth, and to spend His years of ministry pouring into 12 simple men of little influence, He was making a statement about how He would change the world.
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Thought for the Day – Statement
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged change the world, Nazareth, working-class family on October 11, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Thought for the Day: Self-Perpetuating
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged demanding, essential, government, health care, higher education, religion, self perpetuating on September 26, 2023| 1 Comment »
A system or entity that is “self-perpetuating” has the ability to sustain, and even grow itself with little or no outside intervention. To create such a dynamic, the systems are intentionally designed to keep you coming back, ultimately demanding more and more of your resources to maintain a static level of participation. They are largely dependent on the perception that they are essential to our well-being.
While these systems do tend to provide some amount of return initially, continued interaction routinely requires an increased level of contribution for an ever-diminishing return. I would suggest that the best examples of this would be our system of government, the higher education system, the health care system, and our religious systems.
Thought of the Day – Extending the Moment
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged enemy, extend, identity, moment, season, terminal on September 25, 2023| Leave a Comment »
The enemy of your soul is working to extend a moment in time into a season. And a season into something that feels terminal. And to cultivate what seems to be terminal into a sense of identity.
Thought for the Day – The Final Question
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged good, question on September 7, 2023| Leave a Comment »
The final question won’t be whether you were a “good” person (Matt.29:17). It will be about your relationship to the One who is “good” (Matt.7:23).
Thought for the Day – Biblical Knowledge
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged biblical knowledge, knowledge, puff, scriptures on August 24, 2023| 1 Comment »
Knowledge of the scriptures is only of value to the extent it becomes a conduit to knowledge of the person of God. Without that personal dimension, biblical knowledge generally just puffs a man up.
Thought for the Day – Regifting
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged Administrator, gift, gifting, God, regifting on August 15, 2023| Leave a Comment »
It is a dangerous thing to recognize your God given gift without a corresponding understanding that He was intended to be the Administrator of it.
Thought for the Day – Roadblock
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged feel sure, God, guidance, make you happy, roadblock, serious on August 15, 2023| Leave a Comment »
You find out how serious you are about following God’s guidance when He stands between you and the thing you feel sure is going to make you happy.
Thought for the Day – Blessing vs. Curse
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged blessing, comfortable, deception, feeling good about yourself on August 2, 2023| Leave a Comment »
If you are where you’re supposed to be, doing what you’re called to do, being comfortable & feeling good about yourself is a blessing. But if you’re not where you’re supposed to be, or doing what you’re called to do, those feelings are the ultimate deception.
Thought for the Day – Deconstruction
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged deconstruction, destructing, religious practice on August 1, 2023| 1 Comment »
There is a significant difference between “deconstructing” your religious practice based on what the scripture actually says and “deconstructing” what the scripture actually says to accommodate your preferred religious practice.
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