someone posted this on facebook i liked it I am part of a lost generation and I refuse to believe that I can change the world I realize this may be a shock but “Happiness comes from within.” is a lie, and “Money will make me happy.” So in 30 years I will tell [...]
Archive for October, 2009
Socrates posed the idea that the unexamined life is a life not worth living. The concept behind this rings true for me on a variety of levels. On a personal level the culture surrounding us continuously sells us a bill of goods on how to think act and speak. It is commonplace for a person to [...]
Someone to stand
Posted: October 23, 2009 by passionburnswithin in Life, Ministry, Philosophy, Religion, UncategorizedTags: Christianity, church, God, love, Stand by me, unity, whining
A friend posted this on youtube this morning and I found it moving What we have here is the vision of someone to get an eclectic group of people from around the world and unify them in one voice and one song. What is sad is that as a Christian I am convicted that we [...]
Steven furtick posted a great blog this morning here It addresses a concern I have had for some time about motivations. To many times it is about where we stand as a little c church and not a big C church. That is why we are floundering. That is why 75% of my county is not attending church and [...]
While serving in my first paid staff I served under a great man of God who enabled some shifts in my philosophy of ministry. One of those shifts was the concept of Ministering where the ministry was. That is to say that one should not get bogged down in a format to the point that [...]
Outside the Box.
Posted: October 12, 2009 by passionburnswithin in Life, Ministry, Philosophy, Religion, UncategorizedTags: apologetics, defend the faith, faith, God
Many years ago when I started college the big thing was to go into the computer industry there were all kinds of jobs out there for you (or so they said) if you only got a Computer programming or Computer engineering degree. I went for it and hated it and wasn’t very good at it ( which [...]
This video is circulating the scene right now. It is a great story but that is all it is…. a story. Countless times it has been discredited as a urban legend or myth. Unfortunately pastors and church leaders continue to try to pass it off as fact. This causes many problems. 1. It shows people [...]
