Only in Michigan can it drop from 50 degrees to 9 degrees within hours. One minute we are running around without our coats and the next seating by the fireplace trying to stay warm. I went to bed with the driveway clear and woke up with a 3 foot drift that my car almost got stuck in. On the way to work I found myself sliding through a red-light intersection with my horn blowing, pleading that no one would run into me, because my brakes couldn’t stop my car. Sitting back in my office, thanking God that He prevented me from getting in an accident, I came to two conclusions, or thoughts… First, winter sucks. Second, how many of us are slide through red lights with God. Let me explain: Continue reading ‘Sliding thru Lights’
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Archive for January, 2008
As we finish up our series, “The State of the Church” I wanted to take a moment to realize that Christ calls us all “Priests” (Rev. 5:10). So many times we look at the pastors, evangelists, missionaries, and teachers within the church and think that it’s the sole duty of people within vocational ministry to fulfill the great commission that Jesus commanded in Matthew 28:18. But the truth is that we are all called to make disciples of Christ. Every follower of Christ has the ability and responsibility to take the gospel (the Good News) to those who don’t have it. We are all called to share the amazing message of Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection. Continue reading ‘Don’t invent, REPEAT’