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4/40 Days: There is more to life than just here and now
I’ve been thinking about the eternity aspect of life a bit lately.
There’s something that Brian, our pastor, says about the word “believe” and the way we use it now versus the way Bible writers used it. I’m going from memory here, but the idea is that when we say we believe something, we mean [...]
3/40 Days: Thinking about my purpose
Everyone has at least one driving force in their life, you know, the reason you do what you do. I’ve been trying to think objectively about what’s driving my life. On a day to day basis, it often comes down to deadlines: I choose what to work on based on what’s “due” next. [...]
2/40 Days: I am not an accident
One of the things I’ve long found interesting is the idea that God specifically chose the time and place for my life. I think people have always looked forward and backward in time and imagined themselves in a totally different environment, but the clear implication is that God didn’t want me to live during [...]
1/40 Days: It’s not about me
That’s a hard truth to accept most of the time! I want it to be about me, about my interests and desires and goals. But this chapter points out that my “personal development” and success are not the same as my purpose, and if I confuse the two, I’ll end up “successful” but [...]
40 Days and mixed-up motivations
A life devoted to things is a dead life, a stump;
a God-shaped life is a flourishing tree.
Proverbs 11:28 (The Message)
We’re doing the 40 Days of Purpose (going through The Purpose Driven Life in groups and in the sermons) again at The Experience.
Even though I’ve been through it twice already, I’m looking forward to it. [...]
Mission statement, round one
Thanks to a little friendly prodding, I finally sat down and wrote a first draft of my personal mission statement.
Because I am a nerd and like frameworks, I decided to go role-by-role and state (in the present tense) something I have, something I am, and something I do for each of them (this is particularly [...]
Motivation for evangelism
As I recently mentioned, I’m reading “Just Walk Across the Room” by Bill Hybels. In just the introduction and the first chapter, there has been plenty of though-provoking material.
The premise of the book is that sometimes evangelism is not about having a polished testimony, or knowing all the texts meant to convert people, but [...]
Sarah, the over-extended (and over-obsessive) non-fiction reader
I have a bad habit. (Actually, I have loads of them, but I’m just going to tell you about one right now. Don’t want you feeling overwhelmed.)
Lately I’ve been reading mostly non-fiction. However, if you look at the sidebar section entitled “I Just Finished”, you’ll see that I’m not actually finishing non-fiction [...]
Off the bandwagon, plus a few thoughts
I’m sure by now that it is painfully obvious that I’m not doing the commentary on “The Search for Significance” as I’d intended. I did have good intentions, but you know what those pave! As it turned out, I’ve been keeping up with my assigned reading of the book (but just barely), and [...]
The Search for Significance: Chapter One - The Light Comes On
From the book:
Many of us are hurt emotionally, relationally, and spiritually, but because we are unaware of the extent of our wounds, we don’t take steps toward healing and health. Our problem is not stupidity but a lack of objectivity.
The author suggests that there are a variety of reasons for this lack, ranging from [...]
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