When Bill Bright (founder of Campus Crusade for Christ) was dying of lung diseases, he would often have periods of agonizing physical pain. With each wave of pain he would say aloud, “I praise you Jesus, Thank You Jesus”. And it was through this gratitude that God brought him into a closer walk with himself [...]
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After almost 12 and a half years we said goodbye to our faithful friend and family member Jake last week. I gave Jake to JJ as a Valentine’s Day gift back in 1999. For most of his life he was very playful and hyper. He enjoyed catching frisbees or balls and then chewing them into [...]
I just returned from Alabama where I spent 3 days working storm duty for Southern LINC. So much of what I saw reminded me of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina with downed trees. Obviously the most catastrophic damage was the remains that were in the path of the monster tornadoes that came through. The video below is [...]
I just finished reading the King’s Cross by Tim Keller; WOW! Every year around Easter I try to read a book about Jesus and the cross. I picked a good one this time. Keller has the ability to link happenings in the Old Testament to things in the New Testament in ways that I have [...]
When Jesus was crucified the people in the city of Jerusalem were busy. There were things to buy, places to go, and things to do. With all the rush many missed “seeing” the Savior of the World as he was executed for their sins. Don’t let all that you “need” to do, keep you from [...]
For a better view visit www.theconversationprism.com Take a look at all the “noise” that’s coming at us these days! Is there any wonder we can’t focus. Thanks to Cat for the isnsight. Check out his blog at http://reddirtgrit.com/
Jesus isn’t looking for leaders he is looking for followers. My problems arise when I see myself as a leader instead of a follower. It is at that point that I start to sabotage the life God has given me. God created me to follow him, not lead myself. We are not adequate to even [...]
Thanks to the guys at Freedom Church for hooking us up.