A friend passed along this gritty video on prayer produced by Granger Community Church. I appreciated the way that it presented the honesty, relationship, and listening aspects of prayer in a fairly creative and engaging way. What do you think?
Jesus Comes After Sick People
Jesus answered them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” (Luke 5:31-32) I am glad that Jesus comes after sick people. In Luke 5, Jesus pursues a man with leprosy, a paralyzed man, a social outcast who collects …
Who Is Your Biggest Influence?
Oftentimes, when we think about helping people to grow, we attend to key things that can be poured into someone's life. We think of activities, experiences, classes, etc. But for me, while all of those things have been important, I can think of two or three key people who have influenced my life in far …
What Does It Mean to Be a Disciple of Jesus?
Okay, I have a question for all of you out there to ponder and give me your best responses on: What does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus? I'm ready to learn from you, so knock it out of the park.
The ‘If’ of Temptation
The devil said to him, 'If . . .' (Luke 4:3) The serpent said to the woman, 'Did God really say?' (Genesis 3:1) The accuser brings questions of truth. In the time of temptation, the beginning point is a questioning of what we would otherwise know to be true: Is it really that big of …
Matthew Erickson 