JESUS MUSINGS
Let’s be honest. Most of us are unprepared for death. I’m guessing you don’t sit around talking about death with your friends and acquaintances. That would be weird. You probably don’t have a death plan like an expectant mother has a birth plan, the template of which is hanging on your refrigerator and revisited throughout [...]
Happy autumn, friends! Everything listed below was encouraging, helpful, or informative to me during the month of September. I hope it blesses you. “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.” - Philippians [...]
Everything listed below was encouraging, helpful, or informative to me during the month of July. I hope it blesses you. “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.”- Philippians 4:8 (NIV) 1. God [...]
Here’s a list of articles and blog posts from around the web. Everything listed here was encouraging, helpful, or informative to me during the month of January. I hope it blesses you. “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything [...]
Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires [...]
There continues to be growing disdain for belonging to a local church. It has become common to hear Christians bemoan what they see as imperfections. In addition, the claim “we are all the church” has become an excuse for people who want to avoid belonging to one altogether. While I certainly believe the church is [...]
There is little cost associated with following Christ these days, at least in the West. The message of self-denial has been replaced with a message of self-promotion. If Jesus helps us along the journey to a fulfilling life, we add him to our list of spiritual and cultural guides. When he challenges our beloved beliefs [...]
Daniel Seabaugh 