Acknowledge and take to heart this day that the LORD is God in heaven above and on the earth below. There is no other. Deuteronomy 4:39 (NIV, emphasis mine) Thank you Lord for the incredible range of blessings that you pour out on our lives. You have formed us out of...
What would happen if every church gave up their green lawns, and instead planted community gardens? Members of the church and community could work together, enjoy God's creation, and be able to feed those in need with healthy nutritious food, grown with love. Is your...
And as he [Jesus] taught them, he said, "Is it not written: " 'My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations'? But you have made it 'a den of robbers.'" Mark 11:17 (NIV) Is your church a place of prayer for all nations? Why, when walking into many modern...
"If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it. Mark 8:34-35 (NIV) What does it mean to do the three things...
Better a little with righteousness than much gain with injustice. Proverbs 16:8 Would you choose to change your lifestyle, to have "little" possessions as opposed to "much gain," for the sake of acting in a righteous manner? I don't mean in a way of...
Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know it; yet he could not keep his presence secret. In fact, as soon as she heard about him, a woman whose little daughter was possessed by an evil spirit came and...
If you care about the poor, as Jesus said to, I'm recommending a site to read. Anup Shah, Consumption and Consumerism, GlobalIssues.org, Last updated: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 There was once a rich man who wore expensive clothes and every day ate the best food....
A poor man's field may produce abundant food, but injustice sweeps it away. Proverbs 13:23 I finished Serve God Save The Planet and completed the energy audit in the back, with some fairly close estimates. Josh and I ended up with the total gallons of gas impact of...
I'm currently reading Serve God Save The Planet by Dr. Matthew Sleeth. It's an interesting and challenging book. He used to be an ER doctor, and he is now a Christian environmental leader. He raises a lot of great points about stewardship of the Earth, and the damage...
There is a new translation of the Bible being worked on by Thomas Nelson, and it sound very fascinating to me. It's called The Voice, and you can buy the New Testament now, the Old Testament is still being worked on. On the website, you can even download the entire...
Trust in your money and down you go! But the godly flourish like leaves in spring. Proverbs 11:28 There are two ways to live life. You can trust in your own hard work, luck, and ingenuity, or you can trust in the Lord. Is money driving your emotions? Is worry about...
I finally ran across the promo video that was played one of the weeks leading up to Christmas by my church. It's about the consumerism of America, and how if we spent less on Christmas presents, and instead gave to the poor and needy, as Jesus would have done, we...