Dan – Page 508 – Apprentice 2 Jesus

Richard Foster offers me so much hope in the area of politics. I am as political an animal as they get. Yet, the frustrations of the past several years have left me in a mess! Foster writes this about believers who will decide to live in true Kingdom power: “Frankly, these folk are a completeContinue reading

I have given serious consideration to not voting for the very first time in my adult life. An article in the Startribune only helps solidify my thoughts and actions on this one.

“Every man gives his life for what he believes, and every woman gives her life for what she believes. Sometimes people believe in little or nothing, and yet they give their lives to that little or nothing. One life is all we have; we live it and it’s gone. But… to live without belief isContinue reading

In our American culture we see the Church as a cruise ship and the pastor is a cruise director. You board the ship on Sunday morning and it’s all about your comfort. It is the cruise director’s job to make sure all your wants are met. (Sorry, I meant “NEEDS”.) The room temperature must beContinue reading

God has so much in store for us. So much more than what we imagine. The problem is, we don’t imagine much anymore. Christianity has been reduced to saying a prayer, avoiding hell, and making sure we make the rapture. There is so much more, but we’re too busy playing putt putt Christianity. I playContinue reading

“You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate.” Matt. 7:13, NLT Who teaches you? Whose disciple are you? You are somebody’s disciple. You learned how to live from someone else. Contrary to contemporary Western thought, we are NOT our “own person”. Who has discipled you over your lifetime? One of the major transitionsContinue reading

God’s Name in Vain

What does it mean to “not take the name of the Lord your God in vain”? Is it referring to vulgar language? Philip Yancey in his book, The Bible Jesus Read, says it is the mentality of “never live as though God does not exist” To put it in a positive light, “Always live inContinue reading “God’s Name in Vain”