Maybe You Didn’t Want Enough - Part 1
Have you ever had something that hits you the wrong way? Unfortunately, we encounter sin daily, but sometimes something will stand out above the ordinary.
Bear Valley Wrapped
Every year, members of the popular music streaming app Spotify get a report of their listening habits called "Spotify Wrapped." It summarizes your top genre, number one song, mood based on time of day, your minutes listened, and other stats… let's do a Bear Valley Wrapped and see all the ways God has blessed us.
Reaching a New Generation
I recently started reading a book called UnChristian by David Kinnaman. This book is a compilation of 3 years of research of how the new emerging generation perceives Christianity. The verdict is not pretty. The younger generation (specifically ages 16-29) view Christianity mostly in a negative light.
Neglecting Such a Great Salvation
A couple months ago I purchased a mint plant kit from the store. I’m not a “plant guy” and I’ve never kept up with having my own produce but I thought it’d be something I would try. It has grown a fair amount, but remains rather unimpressive considering the timeframe it has had to grow.
Misjudging the Distance
I like to play a lot of what could be considered precision sports. These are things like golf and archery. They are precision sports because your goal is to hit a ball or shoot an arrow as accurately as possible from some distance. When you are just beginning to learn the sport, your distance doesn't matter much.
Sending a Rescue Team
A few years back while working in a fabrication shop in Boulder, I learned a trick to help find lost things. I was working with many parts on my workstation and inevitably something would always roll off my desk, landing in the dark depths of the floor. Perhaps you’ve experienced the same type of frustration.
What Makes You Laugh
A friend of mine once told the story of the first overseas mission trip he ever took. It was to the Caribbean island of Trinidad. The team’s objective was to establish a church in the mountains outside the capital city, Port of Spain.
Hope, the Christian Motivation
Biblical hope is desire with expectation. It is not “hope-so” or “maybe;” it is a certainty. It is better than any earthly hope. Earthly hope is a maybe at best. When God offers hope, it will happen.
The Love of God
The incredible love of God,
Who can truly comprehend?
For this love has incredible breadth (Ephesians 3:18).
To all mankind this love He did send (John 3:16).
Are You Hanging On?
When we were little it was quite natural to hang on to the hand of either your mother or father when we went out into public. As children, God has placed that instinct into each child as a part of an early bonding for their safety.