Some time ago I picked up Dan Allender’s book about the importance of story, To Be Told: God Invites You to Coauthor Your Future. I was definitely intrigued and then attempted to take the essence of the Allender’s work and apply it to my life. Here are a few thoughts that got me started. Perhaps this will be helpful to you, especially as 2012 comes to a close and you reflect on your 2012 life story. According to Allender,...
Treasure Christ this Thanksgiving more than…
What is it that you really treasure? Do you really treasure what you have or what you do? Do you really treasure a person or a circle of people in your life? How many of us would honestly say, “I treasure Christ more than anything in this life.” If you did honestly say, “I treasure Christ more than anything in this life,” could I ask why? What would be your reason for treasuring Christ? Is it because of what He does for you or is it because of...
Becoming a Better Praiser
In this USA holiday week of Thanksgiving, how can we become a Better Praiser? Praise is a distinguishing mark of the believer’s life. Psalm 22:26 The poor will eat and be satisfied; they who seek the LORD will praise him—may your hearts live forever! Psalm 33:1 Sing joyfully to the LORD, you righteous; it is fitting for the upright to praise him. Psalm 40:3 He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and...
The Church and the College — Part Two
This is part two in a short series. The first part can be found by clicking here. The church helps us understand our institutional priorities If we are not competitors with the church then we must find ways to service the church. But HOW? At Clearwater Christian College we will strive after the following. We will continue to pursue excellence in the delivery of our regionally accredited liberal arts education. We will speak the gospel into this...
What Would You Say?
On Saturday Cathy and I had the joy of traveling to the national tournament games for our women’s soccer and woman’s volleyball teams. The greater joy of this trip was seeing both our teams take their respective national championships. Mega congrats to these girls and their coaches. The games were in Orlando just about 2 hours from our home. Along for the ride was CJ Johnson, a junior information systems major from Hutchinson,...