Flourishing with Roots

May 19, 2009

1 Samuel 14:7 (NIV) 7 “Do all that you have in mind,” his armor-bearer said. “Go ahead; I am with you heart and soul.” (emphasis added) Ruth 1:16-17 (NIV) 16 But Ruth replied, “. . . Where you go I will go . . . . 17 Where you die I will die . . [...]

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Are You Heading into Eternity Leaving Behind an Eternity?

April 12, 2009

If you haven’t read the essay in my previous post, I would encourage you to do that first. That essay really resonates with me and affirms the cry of my heart. Jesus needs us to be tenacious about his Gospel. Our lives need to be in a continual battle to ensure we are in line [...]

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Since I Have My Life Before Me

April 12, 2009

Below is an essay written by Brooke Bronkowski, a girl I read about in Crazy Love by Francis Chan. The essay was written at the age of twelve and is a humbling expression of maturity from from a girl who later passed away in a car accident (at the age of fourteen). Since I Have [...]

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Why Accountability Fails

March 16, 2009

Monday Morning insight posted an article today entitled Drastic Measures to Avoid Moral Failure. It links to posts from Perry Noble, Craig Groeschel and Shaun King which highlight reasons pastors have moral failures and/or safeguards they’ve put into place to avoid having one themselves. The idea of accountability has been a main thread in my [...]

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Falling Short on Making Disciples

March 9, 2009

Matthew 28:19-20 (NIV) 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. [...] You know this verse if you’ve been a Christian for any period of time. [...]

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Be Wise. Maximize.

March 2, 2009

One Verse One Point We shouldn’t be afraid of failure.  Instead, we should be afraid of being successful at the things that don’t matter. ~ Unknown Have we maximized our time?  Have we taken every opportunity God has given us?  Or have we let our days become consumed with things that don’t matter? The days [...]

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Illustrated Guides to Fixing Canon E18 Lens Errors

February 27, 2009
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Ask me what I did on my day off?  Spent about six total hours dismantling my sister’s Canon SD400 to troubleshoot why the lens wouldn’t retract. Apparently this is a common problem. So after much research, I collected a bunch of illustrated guides from various places on the web and went to town. Links How [...]

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Pushing or Pulling from God?

February 25, 2009

I find myself praying a lot lately.  Praying on the beach, in small group.  Over the phone with friends and in my own quiet times with Jesus. But I’m laying here in bed asking myself when was the last time I just chilled with Jesus? I’ve been praying for a lot people.  It’s been awesome.  [...]

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Spiritual Maturity Requires Action

February 16, 2009

Here’s some more quote lovin’ from Andy Stanley in Communicating for a Change. … spiritual maturity is gauged by application not contemplation. James says it best, “Faith without deeds is useless. (James 2:20)” “Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. (James 1:22)” Application When asked which of [...]

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