Tag: faith
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1/4 Poem: All In His Hands
There is a Deep Magic at work / That Christ loved us too much to shirk
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12/31 Poem: New Year Sieve
As we come to this New Year’s Eve / I’m wondering what I should leave
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12/17 Poem: A Measure of Faith
The measure of Faith / Is how we respond / When circumstances / Tempt us to despond
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11/25 Poem: Live Truth
If we want the world to trust Him / It must see us make bets and win
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My Fulcrum: A Psychological Odyssey
But what if the root of the most important issues I face is hidden under that fulcrum? What can I use to move an immovable object?
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11/9 Limericks: Im-Possible Faith
Maybe I’m missing the point Of how God approves His anoint’
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Poem: En-viable Life
Do I envy wicked men? Would I take their place? Do I crave the power to rule More than the pow’r of grace?
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Limerick: Favor Found-er
We need a foundation that’s sounder When taking the role of a founder
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Limerick: Buke the Storm
Mark 4 When our faith causes others to fearFor they know not salvation is nearIt’s easy to blameOr give in to shameAnd tear down the ones we hold dear
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Poem: Faith Work
The work of Faith Is the risks we take To carry Hope On hearts that break
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Dream: The Agony of Hope
“We have forgotten — or perhaps never really understood — what it means to trust that God is in control. Politics matters. But we have forgotten that good political leaders were supposed to be our gift to the world. Now we think they are something the world has to give us, so we…
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Dream: Checking-Out
The Takeaway The fear of God should “pressure” me To prioritize treating my family With the fruits of the spirit Even over accomplishing What I thought He told me to do.
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Spiritual Kreb’s Cycle
Human bodies run on carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins & minerals, water, and oxygen. What powers the Body of Christ?
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RSVP with God: Outcome-Driven Quiet Times
RSVP stands for the four steps I have been using to help my spirit align with God’s purposes for my life: Rejoice: Meditate on yesterday’s emotional highs and lows until you find a way to rejoice in them Shalom: Repeat until you can rest in God’s peace. Over time your…
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Spiritual Christianity Poster: Primitive Faith for a Postmodern World
[Final version of Spiritual Christianity: Theology, Simplified] PassionTalks Poster Session, August 11, 2018 Convergence House of Prayer, Fremont, California https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1r85tCpqvFYNHYQAsp-F7XTtH1C-Yhzpj1NfBTrXRHOI/edit?usp=sharing PT18-SpiritualChristianity-d
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Spiritual Christianity: Theology, Simplified
Update: Accepted as a Poster Session. Slides now available. Abstract submitted for PassionTalks 2018 on Saturday, August 11th at Convergence House of Prayer in Fremont, CA. Spiritual Christianity arose from a series of blog posts I wrote to prepare my seven-year-old daughter for baptism. I wanted her to start out…
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Anjali’s Catechism: A Childlike Invitation to Spiritual Christianity
Are you ready to: Embrace the One who created the universe as your Heavenly Father who loves us like Jesus?
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Lesson 1/6: You and God (Anjali’s Catechism)
The Gospel: God Loves Us Like Jesus You are an amazing person. You have a lot in common with other people, but there is nobody quite like you. You have a body. Head, fingers, toes, belly button. You have a soul. You think. You feel. You want. You have a spirit.…
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Psalm 151: A psalm of Ernie
Psalm 151A psalm of Ernie, while waiting for funding Bless the Lord, O my soul. Exalt His holy name. For the LORD is good at being God, and deserves the highest praise. The evil one laid many snares for me Wicked and immature men plotted against me But the Lord…
Radically Happy 