Christian Life

2020's New Year Goals for a Christian

January 04, 2020 • Bible Quiet Time • New Year Goals

Happy New Year! Happy New Decade! The 2020’s is upon us and I’ve been thinking of some goals for this year. To keep it brief, I’ve only included 3 related to the spiritual life:

1) Devotion Time in the Morning

Having devotion time early in the morning has worked best. Jesus practiced early morning devotion: And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed. (Mark 1:35 ESV). If the devil can’t make you bad, he will make you busy.

2) Develop a Mental Model / Timeline of the Gospel Events

I found a pamphlet that lays out the events of the Gospel. There’s a side by side comparison and references so that I could follow along. It’s a lot easier to wrap my head around the life of Jesus when the events are in a chronological order.

3) A Consistent Sabbath day

Number Four on the Big Ten is: “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work” (Exodus 20:8-9).

2019 New Year Christian Goals

January 13, 2019 • Bible Quiet Time • New Year Goals

2019 New Year Christian Goals Related to Fitness and Faith:

1) Get Back to Full Physical Health. Body is a Temple of the Holy Spirit.
2) Get 7-8 Hours of Sleep a Night. Trust in God in the allotted time.
3) Chronological Bible Read Thru. Develop a Strong Mental Map of Bible Events.
4) Spending Time in Silence with God. Start with 2 minutes of Being Still.

Christian Advice for College Freshmen

September 26, 2018 • Christian Advice for College

College Advice to my Younger Self
1) Pray then Plan
2) Do something with dinner party morals
3) College gives you an "at bat", but it's not for everyone
4) Try to get an Internship
5) Do something on the side
6) Hard to Commoditize Hard careers (HCHC)
7) Is the ministry calling?

How Lots of Non Christians Listened to a Story about Church Planting

August 22, 2018 • Podcast

Startup Podcast season shows what it's like to start a Church Plant. The audio documentary follows Pastor AJ Smith, a white pastor starting a church plant in a predominantly black neighborhood in an urban area. The podcast follows the journey from finding a church building, to Easter Sunday, to new visitors trickling in, to their church's theology. It also dives into tougher topics surrounding Christians in the media, and Christian values.

93% Reason To Cherish Mom This Mother's Day

May 13, 2018 • Mother's Day

By the time we are and adult, we would have already spent 93% of our in-person parent time. We should appreciate our time with them now. In honor of Mother's Day, the Bible Verse of the Week is:

Proverbs 6: 20 (ESV)
My son, keep your father's commandment,
and forsake not your mother's teaching.