You are discovering how hard it can actually be to follow God in a distracting world, and no one is blaming you for that. Don’t let a couple tough attempts shut you down. The evangelical church has been really good at making the Christian life a “one-time one-chance one-shot or-it’s-over” sort of thing. But the Bible most paints the Christian life as a walk, taking steps, to ask God for daily bread. And God has more than enough grace to build you forward.
Day: February 7, 2013
Quote: Minimum
Christianity even when watered down is hot enough to boil all modern society to rags. The mere minimum of the Church would be a deadly ultimatum to the world.
— G.K. Chesterton
Gospel Reminders: Heart Transplant
The Christian knows that Jesus died on the cross in our place, beat up death, and gave us a great mission. But how does the Gospel fit into our everyday lives?
The very second you believe the Gospel truth, you have a brand new heart in Christ. This is now who you are because of what he’s done.
That’s the True Self — but it doesn’t always feel this way.
When Jesus made Peter the head disciple, Peter’s original name was Simon. The word Peter was a nickname which meant “rock.”
Jesus was telling him: Simon is dead. You are now a rock. You might not feel like it today, but this is who you are because of who I am and what I’m about to do. I’m inviting you into the True Story of Your Life — that you can’t do this yourself, and that’s why I’m going to the cross to do it for you.
B90X – 90 Day Bible Challenge
I started the 90 Day Bible Challenge, also called B90X, about two weeks ago. I’ve actually done it once before and it was awesome: you can definitely see the huge narrative scope of the Bible.
If you want to try the B90X, click here to download from Dropbox!
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— J
J.S. Park: Hospital Chaplain, Skeptical Christian 