Archive for July, 2009
Mentos, Coke & Transformation
Welcome to “God Talk for Tweens” – a fun and safe place for tweens to share their thoughts and ideas about God and faith. We want to hear from you! After watching Nathan & Jeremy’s video, please share your comments, photos, or videos with us on the topic of “What does it mean to be transformed by God?” {…click on the title to go to the video…}
Recognizing God’s Voice
….All my confidence, all my certainty, all my plans, my entire future was thrown up for grabs. That may sound dramatic but I was seventeen. From my vantage point it was dramatic. It seemed to me that my whole life was on the line…. {…click on the title to read more…}
A Bank Robber Finds Freedom on the Way to Prison
…This friend had us all fooled. No one, not even his wife, suspected he was gambling or knew how much trouble he was in. He wanted to be seen as a “good Christian” instead of being a real Christian, and he was succeeding. But underneath the surface, like a cancer, hidden sin was doing its damage… {…click on title to read more…}
Uni-Tasking as a Pathway to God
I am the queen of multi-tasking, as any of you who know me can attest, but I’m beginning to think that over-exposure to multi-tasking is hazardous to your brain — and to your spiritual life. {…click on the title to read more…}
When God Puts You On Hold, Don’t Hang Up!
There are times in life when it feels like God has put you on hold. These are wilderness times and during these times you have to make a choice. Either you can hang in there, or you can hang up on God and smash your future against the wall. {…click on title to read more…}
God’s Will is like Crossing a River
….. So, did God have a “will” for which rocks to step on and which rocks to avoid? That may sound like a silly question, but it’s not that different from the questions I hear all the time about God’s will. “Does God have a will for which person I should marry? Does He have a will for where I should live? Does God have a will for whether I should take that promotion? Does God have a will for which shoes I should wear today? Does He have a will for whether I should sleep in late?” (The answer to that last one is always “yes!”) {…..click title to read more…}
Tween blog COMING SOON!
Check back the week of 7/27/09 when we will be launching the “God-Talk for Tweens” blog.
Feel Drained? Could be a Soul Problem
Although the pain was in my wrist, the problem was my elbow. The doctor explained that the fracture threw my arm out of alignment just enough to create a friction point down at my wrist. The same thing happens in other areas of our lives as well. We feel the friction and the pain in one area but the source of the problem is somewhere else.{……..click on title to read more…..}
