Friday Links
I'm going to keep this brief today:
- New post on livingwithpower.org: 3 phrases to remove from our vocabulary.
- Tear jerking video: 96 year old man pens viral love song to his wife
- Fascinating podcast by freakonomics radio: Are the Lebanese the most successful immigrants?
- Humorous article on Syria/Middle East in the New Yorker: Two minds on Syria
- Youtube sermon by Carl Lentz on protecting your calling: That girl is poison
- This week's Luke Teaching Podcast by yours truly: Relentless Prayer
Ok. That ought to keep you busy this labor day weekend!
I'll be taking Monday off. See you on Tuesday.
Any thoughts or questions? Send me an email at [email protected] or leave a comment.
The Key to Your Peace
I received an email recently that broke my heart.
After describing her painful situation, the woman wrote:
"If one more person says Jesus loves you I will slap them. I don't get why I am here, to do what?"Read more
Between a Prayer and a Promise
Life between the prayer and the promise can be really tough.
A quick walk through the life of King David proves my point.
4 Reasons Why Christians Fail
I've always felt a bit sorry for Peter.
He should have seen his failure coming. Christ had, after all, warned him that he would soon fail.
But like many of us, Peter managed to still walk straight into the pit of failure.
In reading Luke 22, I find that there are 4 steps that led to Peter's failure.
If you're trying to avoid failure in your life, take a look at these 4 reasons that Peter failed and avoid them:
One Thing you Need to Know about God
There's something you need to know about the Lord.
God sees. God knows. And at the perfect time, He will act.Read more
Friday Links
Hey. Welcome to my blog. I'm so happy you found us.
Every Friday I write a post on my ministry website livingwithpower.org.
Today, the post I wrote is called: How to win a Battle. Read it by clicking here!
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I hope you have an awesome weekend! See you on Monday!
How to Survive the Transitions in your Life
No one likes change.
Few of us care for the transitions in life.
Whether you're single and getting married, or married and headed for divorce, or whether it's a transition in your job or ministry, odds are you feel apprehensive and anxious about the transition.
In fact, transitions can often be compared to new births.Read more
How to Have a Closer Walk with Jesus
Most Christians I run into tell me they want a more intimate relationship with God.
They want to recognize his voice more clearly.
They want to see his hand work more evidently.
They want to see him use them more powerfully.
They want to feel his presence more tangibly.
What Happens When You Refuse to Wait
It doesn't take long for most Christians to figure out that waiting is part of God's plan for our life.
What most us fail to recognize is that refusing to wait is a big deal.
To show you just how big a deal refusing to wait is, let me take you all the way back to 1 Samuel 13.Read more
How to Navigate Church Conflict
If there's one thing worse than a war, it's a civil war.
I ought to know. I grew up in Beirut in the 70s.
For over 2 decades the country was destroyed and massacred by in-fighting: brother and sister wielding weapon against one another for the sake of their own cause, opinion, and viewpoint.
It was awful. It was destructive. It was a nightmare.