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What Contentment Is Not

What Contentment Is Not

Contentment is essentially a matter of accepting from God’s hand what He sends because we know that He is good and therefore it is good.

 -J. I. Packer

A long season has passed since I had to leave the comfort of my own home. This journey was humbling as I had to walk through the transient way of life from a basement floor, to the top of a barn, to a single room, to this apartment that the Lord blessed me with. Walking this out, I arrived to a place that represented some sense of emotional and financial stability where I could stand on my own and have my own place.

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July 1, 2014 Filed Under: Journal Tagged With: humility, journey, life

Warning: Bible Thumping Is Hazardous To People’s Health

Warning: Bible Thumping Is Hazardous To People’s Health

Some people are hurting so bad you have to do more than preach a message to them. You have to BE a message to them!

 -Joyce Meyer

Wikipedia defines a “Bible thumper” as someone perceived as aggressively imposing their Christian beliefs upon others. The term derives from preachers thumping their hands down on the Bible, or thumping the Bible itself, to emphasize a point during a sermon. The term’s target domain is broad and can often extend to anyone engaged in a public show of religion, fundamentalist or not. The term is most commonly used in English-speaking countries.

We have all experienced a good bible thumping haven’t we? How did the experience effect you?

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January 7, 2014 Filed Under: Life Tagged With: broken, crisis, hope, humility, Jesus, journey, life

Andy Stanley

Moral authority is the credibility you earn by walking your talk.

December 13, 2013 Filed Under: Quote Tagged With: humility, integrity, leadership, self

Why Bilbo Baggins?

Why Bilbo Baggins?

In one of my favorite scenes from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Galadriel turns to Gandalf and asks “Why the halfling?”

Gandalf turns to face the camera and replies: Saruman believes it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. I found it is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love. Why Bilbo Baggins? Perhaps because I am afraid, and he gives me courage.

This scene caught my attention. Listen to Galdalf’s narrative, “…I’ve found it is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay…”

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November 5, 2013 Filed Under: Faith Tagged With: courage, heart, hope, humility, journey, story

Discipleship: The Normalization of Sin (LIVE Multi-Cast)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB38EvSZhEM

On this LIVE edition Tony Marino and Pastors Brian Whiteside, Michael Duncan, and Dr. Jeff Klick.

Guest Panelists: Jason Velotta, Lyn Smith, Ed Hook, Tim Young, and Shawn Savage (Shawn & Caroline Savage).

April 5, 2013 Filed Under: Faith Tagged With: humility, Jesus, journey, leadership, life, relationship, video

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