What I love about Francis Chan is that he cuts through all the religious jargon, Christianese, empty church talk, and fancy theological rhetoric about Jesus and simply says what Jesus says: “Follow Me.” Period.
It is that simple.
How is Jesus telling you to follow him today?
What are you going to do about it?
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I love the spirit of victory that emanates from Romans 8:28-37… It implies that we don’t have to settle for merely becoming survivors in the trek of life. With God’s power and goodness at work in our lives, we truly can become “more than conquerors” in every aspect of our lives. Here are some principles…
Our culture is not conducive to finding God’s rhythm (mometum) in our lives. We live in a frenzied, multi-tasking society geared towards achievement and productivity. In that culture, relationships become superficial or fleeting at best. We lose our connectedness with people, faith, and our spirituality. We have constant media saturation giving us mixed and changing…
“No more Mister Nice Guy…” I think Alice Cooper had the right idea! It is so easy to get caught up in making “pleasing people” our mission in life. Especially those of us who care about others so much. One of the defining marks of authentic Christianity is that followers of Jesus walk in love….
Only be strong and very courageous, being careful to do according to all the law that Moses my servant commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may have good success wherever you go. (Joshua 1:7 ESV) In his book The 17 Essential Qualities of a…
I was wrestling through 1 Corinthians 16 this morning. This verse really jumped out at me: “for a wide door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.” (v.9) It’s been said that opportunity arises out of adversity. Yet we can also see here that opportunity breeds more adversity. When we…