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Hezekiah was a bad man! Taking the throne at age 25 he instituted reforms that made a person’s head spin! He was awesome. But what made him stand out in my mind apart from the other “good” kings like Asa, Jehosophat, Amaziah, Uzziah, Jehoash, Jothan, and Jehu is that he went further than them…
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The world often operates by transactions. Most of the time, in order to get something, we must first give. Or in order to give something, we must first get. In order to make money, we must first work. In order to get food, we must first pay. In order to buy a flat screen…
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There are countless ideas about what true spiritual growth looks like in a Christian context. It seems like most of these ideas fall short of calculating true transformation. It’s hard to come to a defining conclusion from these measurements. Many people measure spiritual growth by… Church attendance Amount of time spent with God How…
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“Jesus heard this and said to them, “It is not the healthy people who need a doctor, but the sick. I did not come to invite good people but to invite sinners.” Mark 2:17 (NCV) What was Jesus’ primary ministry focus? Are we more concerned with pacifying the “good” people, or reaching the lost?…
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Consistently create encore experiences that enrich lives one person at a time. If I were to give you a guess as to who the above mission statement belongs to, I doubt you would ever get it right. It’s not a gym. It’s not a country club. It’s not a store. It’s not a theater.…
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Ok, the title was mostly to grab your attention. Amos was an alright guy, but the people he had to deal with weren’t. In fact, one of the biggest things Amos speaks to in the book is the people’s complacency. The people of Amos’ time had gotten really good at going through the motions…