I was reading Mark 5 and the story was about Jesus casting out demons, and God gave me pause as I came across these words from the demon: “Why are you interfering with us?” That question intrigued and convicted me. I begin wondering if I have privately and secretly mouthed or lived these words to [...]
Jesus, Stop Blocking!
Posted on February 2, 2010 by Soul Man in Calling, Confession, Discipleship, Grace, HumilityFeed On Him
Posted on January 29, 2010 by Soul Man in Bible, Discipleship, Distractions, Growth, ReadingAlthough I try to eat healthy – vegetables, chicken, turkey, whole foods, and ample water, there are times when I allow busyness to take me prisoner and lead me to the seductively beautiful town of “Snackdom.” My typical pattern is busyness leads to imbalance, and imbalance leads to unhealthy eating habits. I resort to eating [...]
When Tragedy Strikes
Posted on January 15, 2010 by Soul Man in Adversity, Compassion, Death, Haiti Relief, Mortality, UncategorizedAs the global community has been deployed to provide relief to the people and land of Haiti, we still wrestle with troubling questions regarding this calamity. The fact is, we respond to world tragedies with deep, unsettling questions, don’t we? The earthquake in Haiti caused my kids to ask questions like these: Why do mind-staggering [...]
Do Something!
Posted on January 13, 2010 by Soul Man in Compassion, Haiti Relief, charity
As I got news yesterday about the earthquake in Haiti and eventually saw images and heard reports about the casualties, my heart was paralyzed. I mean, I thought about . . . .
The devastation
The rubble
The bodies
The blood
The fear in people’s eyes
The poverty
The absence of food, water and shelter
The uncertainty that comes with nightfall
The staggering number [...]
Criticism
Posted on January 8, 2010 by Soul Man in Uncategorized
Elbert Hubbard said, “If we want to avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.” The problem with this is, mostly every person who is reading this post desires to make a positive impact in the world. Therefore, you are going to be criticized. You will be criticized for what you do, what you [...]
