With vs. Like – The Father, The Son, and the Holy Spirit

As I read through the book of Acts and I’m working on my @iamstpaul project there is never any question that God is WITH Paul. (except for maybe when he’s getting stoned to death–but right after that there was no question!) I think that’s also how God knew that King David would “accomplish everything I want him to do” because He knew David wanted to be WITH God and in God’s presence more than he wanted to seek equality with God.

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Saturday Morning at a Jr. High Retreat

It was a lot of fun. .prezi-player { width: 550px; } .prezi-player-links { text-align: center; } Jr. High Retreat 2011 – Saturday Morning on Prezi Maybe later I’ll fill in the things I said about these pix.

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Global Leadership Summit 2011, Part 5: Steven Furtick

His talk was really good. Notes_Page_33.png After a day of some religious and worldly wisdom it was really good to focus on the fact that the most important things in this world can only be done by God. It’s worth it to read this passage from 2 Kings 3 Notes_Page_34.png

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The institution of the last supper

I’m thinking more and more that communion wasn’t ever intended to be what we’ve turned it into. Or what the guys in the middle ages turned it into. I’m not sure any Jewish person would refer to the institution of Passover any more than we would call Thanksgiving an institution. What if going to church were...

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The Never Underesteeming, Always Luring Teachings of Jesus

John 13:26-28 26 Jesus answered, “It is he to whom I will give this morsel of bread when I have dipped it.” So when he had dipped the morsel, he gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. 27 Then after he had taken the morsel, Satan entered into him. Jesus said to him, “What you are going to do, do quickly.” 28 Now no one...

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