Posts Tagged with "Faith"

When Prayer Becomes Novelty

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

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When Prayer Becomes Novelty

Prayers can become terrible things. Like sentences are useless unless they are composed of words that have some meaning and logical order, prayers can become useless when they iare not aimed at truly seeking God’s ear, His heart, or His will. There are many ways this can happen, all of which I have participated in.

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Free for You . . . How’s That Sound?

Sunday, March 27, 2011

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Free for You . . . How’s That Sound?

Wow… I’ve been blogging for about three years now. I haven’t even realized it’s been that long, but it has. Recently, I spent about an hour and a half sorting through ALL of my posts, fixing the pictures, and deleting posts I didn’t want published anymore. While I was doing this, a thought occurred to me… [...]

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Being a Christian: It Means More Than Going to Church

Friday, February 26, 2010

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Guest article written by Demian Farnworth, keynote blogger at FallenandFlawed.com. There are two people in the world: Those who go to church and those who don’t. Let’s talk about those who go to church. We all know a man who never misses a Sunday morning service–not because he wants to be there… But because it’s [...]

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Being a Christian: It Means More Than Living “Right”

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

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Guest article written by Daniel C. Wilson, keynote blogger at DesireSpiritualGrowth.com There is no one so useless as the one who is lukewarm, content, comfortable, and safe behind a buffer of outer holiness. Trying to remedy this by focusing on living “right” can feed this unusable stratagem. When we focus on living “right,” we inevitably [...]

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Being A Christian: It Means More Than Owning a Bible

Monday, February 22, 2010

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Guest article by Don Dudley, keynote blogger at YouSeeDryBones.com. I own books. Let me explain. I own a history book. I can look in it and learn all about the people who lived in the ancient Sumerian culture. There are early samples of their writings like the epic known as Ishtar’s Descent into the Netherworld. How [...]

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Being a Christian: It Means More than “Believing”

Thursday, February 18, 2010

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How long before you actually followed Christ did you say that you “believed” in God? I can speak for myself here. It was for all my life. I’ve always “believed” in God. But I didn’t trust in Him. I didn’t love Him. I didn’t worship Him. There have been numerous people with whom I’ve talked [...]

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Being a Christian: It Means More Than Being Nice

Monday, February 15, 2010

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I have been known to do personal surveys from time to time. Not the kind where you have a seat and fill out a form, but the kind where I would just ask specific questions to random people as I encounter them usually about the topic of faith. Some of the surveys I have done [...]

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