Men, God designed you for a purpose, for a mission. A hammer is designed to drive nails. That’s its mission. You might say it’s most itself when that’s what it’s doing. Similarly, the male body is crafted by God so men can carry out their mission, and men are most themselves—most alive—when that’s what they’re doing. What are they designed for? What’s the mission? To love God and to love others...
Christ Remembers
How did you do remembering the true meaning of Christmas? Two thousand years ago, a virgin girl gave birth to a baby boy, the Savior of the world, God incarnate. The word remember has two parts. The prefix re- means again, as in replay, restore, and regenerate. The word member has to do with being a part of a whole, as in staff member, team member, or family member. When we remember, we pull...
God on the Floor
Each week I get plenty of “windshield time” as I commute to the Regeneration Ministries office in Baltimore from my home in south-central Pennsylvania. This affords me time to listen to numerous podcasts, and one I heard recently is helping me to pause and prepare during this season of Advent. Adam Young, in his podcast, The Place We Find Ourselves, recently interviewed a young woman, KJ Ramsey...
Bodies!
I have a question for you, and how you answer reveals something about your view of Christmas. Where do you nourish and care for your body? For most of us we think about places like the gym, a doctor’s office, or maybe a health food store. Makes sense. That’s where my mind immediately goes. But why don’t our minds quickly think of a worship service, a Christian small group, a prayer ministry, our...
Why Doesn’t God Force You?
Are you discouraged that God hasn’t changed your sinful desires yet? You want to do what’s right and you’re willing for God to change you, so why hasn’t He? It can be painfully frustrating to keep repeating sins you don’t want to anymore. It can be painfully difficult to keep wanting sins you don’t want to want anymore. Why doesn’t God just snap His fingers and change your behaviors? Why doesn’t...
Choosing Forgiveness
Has someone ever hurt so badly that you feel the need for revenge? Or is forgiveness something you looked for in a person? As we close the series Blockbuster Truths, we will be looking at the movie The Avengers (or as we have named it, in The Revengers) . What does it do to our soul when seeking revenge on someone who wrongs us and what does it look like to forgive them? Scripture: Matthew 6:9...