‘Don’t Waste Your Life,’ by Lecrae
April 20, 2009
(Video HT: Justin Taylor)
Facebook Faceoff
March 29, 2009
By Tim Sweetman
I couldn’t help but wonder what he was thinking as he pulled out his iPhone and took advantage of a new Facebook application — right in the middle of the sermon.
It was then that I realized the narcissistic machine that is Facebook.
Shifting uncomfortably in my chair, I found myself desiring to do the same. I shuddered. Have I really come to this place where I’m more concerned about what’s taking place on Facebook than what’s going on in this church service? More concerned about a self-serving social networking site than this Bible on my lap?
Later on that evening, I thought more about my internal battle between Facebook and my Bible. I understand that one of my desires as a Christian should be to know God more deeply; the reality is that I spend very little time actually getting to know Him. Too often, my hours are spent pursuing other human beings through convenient electronic means like Facebook. My life can quickly become all about striving to know my buddies better than my Lord.
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What Is A Sucessful Christian?
March 26, 2009
What makes a successful Christian? Who’s number one on God’s “most impressive Christian” list? Is it:
- The mega-church pastor who preaches six times on Sundays, writes chart-topping books, and has his own podcast with really cool rock music (probably U2) at the beginning? Maybe.
- The children’s ministry volunteer who dispenses fifty-three pounds of goldfish crackers to sweaty three-year olds every Sunday? Maybe.
- The homeschooling mom who deals with large volumes of laundry and baby poop on a daily basis? Maybe.
In Matthew 25:14-28 Jesus spells out a blueprint for success that’s very different from our standard definitions of success …
Complacency: the mark of a tragically wasted life
February 21, 2009
The Stool
January 23, 2009
One Time Blind
Your Gloriously Well-Spent Life Now
November 18, 2008
(Or something like that.) The Harris brothers have just begun a new series on the difference between a life wasted and one lived well.
“Jesus makes it clear that depending on how we think about death we will either save our lives, or we will waste them. We can waste our lives trying to save them, or we can find our lives striving to spend them for Christ.”
“Listening to Music for God’s Glory”
November 13, 2008
At the Worship Matters blog, Bob Kauflin shares “six handles to help us think more concretely and biblically about the music we listen to.” Here’s the first …
“1. Submission (Prov. 19:20)
If you’re living at home, that means submission to your parents. If you’re an adult, that means submission to those who are spiritually mature and know you best. Listening to music is not a right. It’s a privilege to be earned.”
On active obedience
October 3, 2008
Some thoughts by TurretinFan at the Alpha & Omega Ministries blog:
The proverbial “Good Samaritan” may feel warm and fuzzy after helping out his neighbour, but even the Good Samaritan is simply doing that which God commands. Thus, even the best mere man who most perfectly loves God and his neighbor can only hope to have a very small number of sins on his account: he can never hope to have anything more than debt to God.
Because of this principle, there is only one source of merit. To use a timely analogy, there is only one $700 Billion bailout plan. That one source of merit is Jesus Christ, the righteous.
