The light to reveal God to the nations

In Luke 2, eight days after Jesus is born his parents take him to the temple to be dedicated to God.  While there A man named Simeon took Jesus in his arms said, “Sovereign Lord, now let your servant die in peace, as you have promised.  I have seen your...

Faith and belief

I was reading in Luke this morning and this story stood out to me.  Luke 1:8-20: “One day Zechariah was serving God in the Temple, for his order was on duty that week.  As was the custom of the priests, he was chosen by lot to enter the sanctuary of the Lord...

Creating want and longing

Typically when you hear someone talking about wanting something it has a negative connotation to it.  The idea that wanting is bad and you need to replace want with contentment. Wanting, longing and desire are vehicles that create focus and action.   I think...

Environment

The environment that a person lives in has a massive impact on their beliefs and habits.  I watched this movie called Megamind and in the first few minutes they display this reality really well.  The movie starts out with a baby boy whose parents put him in...

What are you dreaming about?

I was thinking about Mark 4:26-29 that says, “The Kingdom of God is like a farmer who scatters seed on the ground.  Night and day, while he’s asleep or awake, the seed sprouts and grows, but he does not understand how it happens.  The earth produces the...