The “messiah
complex” is often a problem among us. We
are tempted with the idea “If it wasn’t for me, things would fall apart…Who
would take care of things if I were not around?…No one else is competent to
do it…I am the only one.” We think it
is all up to us. We thing we can rescue
people who [...]
Ever wonder how an insult becomes a badge of honor? It happens sometimes. I would suggest it happened with the title “Christian.” The following are the three occurrences of
the term “Christian” in the New Testament:
Acts
11:26
…and when he had found him, he
brought him to Antioch.
For a whole year they met with the church [...]
1. Laughing so hard that your face hurts.
2. No lines at the supermarket, bank or post office.
3. Taking a drive on a pretty road.
4. Hearing your favorite song on the radio.
5. Lying in bed listening to the rain outside.
6. Hot towels fresh out of the dryer.
7. A good conversation.
8. Lying on a warm, sunny beach.
9. [...]
“If you have accomplished all that you have planned
for yourself, you have not planned enough.”
Maybe I have missed it, but rarely (never?) are God’s people
in Scripture described as “settlers.” The closest
thing to it, I guess, would be the children of Israel who came to the land of Canaan. But even
there, God directed them to [...]
