Maybe it’s time to admit that we don’t know all the answers. But we know the One who does. Maybe we’ve been offering the wrong thing. We offer answers. God offers a relationship through Jesus Christ. His answer to our questions isn’t knowledge. It’s a relationship. And that relationship is […]
“Wisdom is found when troubled hearts ask honest questions.” – 40 Loaves Synopsis: Is there anything that you’re afraid to ask God? Author C. D. Baker asked himself 40 such soul-searching questions and wrote about what he discovered. Each chapter begins with an anecdote, discusses the question at hand and ends […]
Come near to God and he will come near to you. – James 4:8 Jesus Lives is a 359 page devotional book. Each devotion is two pages. The first page is the author’s writing and on the second page are 3 or 4 scriptures. The book is very similar in […]
If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose. Do nothing out of selfish […]
… for the true God-follower, successfully living out your faith is not about what you can make or conquer or sell – even if you are very good at all three. It’s about those every day moments in which you can obey and embody Christ and bring Him into each […]
For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse. – Romans 1:20 Synopsis (complements of Waterbrook press): As Little Cub and her family prepare to celebrate the most […]
“I will not cause pain without allowing something new to be born”, says the Lord. – Isaiah 66:9, NCV This is a good little book. Actually, at 281 pages, it isn’t so little. With sections on injustice, rejection, loneliness, loss, discipline, failure and death, the book covers a lot of […]
How do you empower yourself? I think the question really is, how do you keep from disempowering yourself? How do you make the choice not to impose self-limitations by thinking, I can’t do this. I can’t do that? Why not make the choice to be the very best at what […]
The Nines was a one-day event held on 09/09/09. Leadership Network asked over 75 leaders, “If you had just nine minutes to share with church leaders, what would you tell them?” In the spirit of being helpful, I want to direct your attention to a resource that is quite handy. […]
What if the life that we pursue Came from a hunger for the truth? What if the family turned to Jesus Stopped asking Oprah what to do? – Casting Crowns Reading this book, I was immediately struck with a sense of guilt. At one point, Dave and I were housemates. […]
“Why do I have 3 Superbowl rings and still think there is something greater out there for me? I think, ‘God! There has to be more than this.'” – Tom Brady on 60 minutes.
This is not the end here at this grave
This is just a hole that someone made
Every hole was made to fill
And every heart can feel it still–
Our nature hates a vacuum
“It felt big. It felt lonely and big. You’re in a hotel and you’re like, okay well, I’m sitting in this big suite with an Oscar, and I still don’t have a life. What is wrong with me?” – Nicole Kidman reflecting on the night she won her 2003 Best Actress Oscar
This is not the hardest part of all
This is just the seed that has to fall
All our lives we till the ground
Until we lay our sorrows down
And watch the sky for rain
“I try to fill the emptiness deep inside me with Cheetos, but I am still depressed. Only now my fingers are stained orange. I am blue. And I am orange.” – Karen Salmansohn, Author
There is more
More than all this pain
More than all the falling down
And the getting up again
There is more
More than we can see
From our tiny vantage point
In this vast eternity
“I thought to myself, ‘Is that it?'” – Trot Nixon after winning the 2004 World Series
A thing resounds when it rings true
Ringing all the bells inside of you
Like a golden sky on a summer eve
Your heart is tugging at your sleeve
And you cannot say why
There must be more
“I am seriously hurting over a recent breakup… I feel empty. I feel sad, and angry. I’m not feeling happy whatsoever. My life is at a very positive point right now. Things are going well for me. But I don’t want to continue to succeed alone. I can’t even think of my interests at this point to even keep me busy, I feel somewhat desperate… any advice?” – Brighteyes Yahoo! Answers post
There is more
More than we can stand
Standing in the glory
Of a love that never ends
There is more
More than we can guess
More and more, forever more
And not a second less
“I tried everything. Parties, women, buying expensive jewelry and gadgets, and nothing helped. There was no peace. I had everything the world has to offer, but no peace, no joy, just emptiness inside.” – Deion “Prime Time” Sanders
There is more than what the naked eye can see
Clothing all our days with mystery
Watching over everything
Wilder than our wildest dreams
Could ever dream to be
There is more…
(Words in Italics are lyrics to the song “More” by Andrew Peterson and Pierce Pettis.)
