“What can we do to perform the works of God?” they asked. Jesus replied, “This is the work of God – that you believe in the one he has sent.” (John 6:28-29) There is no end to the activities religious people will pursue to try and make themselves feel they
“Therefore, when Jesus realized they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, he withdrew again to the mountain by himself.” (John 6:15) Jesus knew who he was and who he wasn’t. He came to call, to teach, to die and rise again, not to
My wife just about gagged when I told her I bought frozen breakfast sandwiches with “turkey sausage.” “Turkey only tastes good when it’s being turkey,” she said. Regardless of your position on food item flavor, I think she’s on to something. Turkey is at its BEST when it’s being itself.
Free at last, my sins are forgiven! Thank God, I’m free at last … but what does this MEAN? Forgiveness of sin means I am okay: okay with God, okay with others, and okay with myself. It means I am not bound to fail, nor am I expected to always
“… intent on one purpose. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves.” –Philippians 2:2b-3 Purpose is an antidote for selfishness. By having a goal and motivation beyond our own gain, we protect ourselves from harming ourselves or others in
The difference between “worthy” and “entitled” is a willingness to do the work. A worthy person believes they are qualified to receive good things, and takes responsibility to go after them diligently. An entitled person also believes they are qualified, but that it is someone else’s responsibility to give them
My 5-year old daughter loves to find birds in our neighborhood and try to call them to come to her. “Tweet tweet” she says. “Tweet tweeeeet!” They never come. Some people get so frustrated when their spiffy new marketing plan doesn’t work, and have no idea why they aren’t getting
Every new day is a new page, blank on one side and covered on the other with all that has come before. You cannot change what has already been written, but you CAN choose what you will write today. You CAN choose to be informed but not controlled by yesterday’s
Have you ever had that moment where you stand on a scale to weigh yourself, see the numbers fluctuating, and try to *will* them to go a little lower? I did that the other day, and I got the same result you probably did… nothing. Here’s thing: you will never
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