Category: Faith
James 1:23-24 The saying goes, “Action speaks louder than words.” Indeed, before that saying, we have the words of James: Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. What more needs to be said about this age old parable. One of the biggest criticisms of the Christian faith is that they simply don’t “walk the talk”, “practice what they preach” but simply a bunch of hypocrites. I am ashamed…
James 1:21-22 In the mind of James, Christians that seek to live righteous lives can only do so by imitating and reflecting the character of God. As you seek to imitate the righteousness of God, there are changes that begin to happen your life, in James’ words: Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you. The decision to walk the righteous life is not an inactive reception of God’s grace and mercy, rather it is an active activity in pursuing truth, the…
Where: Stadium Cafe, Mulgrave Currently: in need of faith… God,Sitting in the relaxing atmosphere of this cafe highlights the importance of this time I spend with you. You deserve my time, my life, my all – for you are God Almighty! Yet, even with such knowledge, intimacy grows over time not through my “understanding” of the heavens. I sit here, humbled and ashamed of my lack of faith before such an awesome God. As I await the decision of confirmation or rejection by my leadership, I am anxious, shaken by the thought that I possibly made a serious mistake. Yet,…
One of the most ironic things about life is that humility and the smaller things are the paths to that which is bigger and higher (though not always better). Though our capabilities might dictate that our tasks and roles assigned to us should be of higher status, there are often times in life that, in contrast, our tasks and roles are quite miniscule. Without a doubt, these last couple of days have been exactly like that. I don’t intend to boast, but there are certainly more uses that I could be put to with my time here in Tokyo, but…
As I look upon the days ahead with the team from Biola, I began this morning by reflecting upon Psalm 24. There are two verses that stand out in this psalm that I believe are foundational to the way that we seek to live a life of worship. “The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it…” “Who may ascend the hill of the LORD? Who may stand in his holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or…
