Ever heard of the hash tag "first world problems"?
People complain about their phones, their computers, when things aren't going their way in a drive-through line, when a store has run out of their favorite candy... whatever. This is a good one:
Pringles
I mean seriously Pringles, why shape it that way!?
Hopefully whenever you read some of those, they'll remind you of your priorities, or maybe what should be your priorities. "First world problems" aren't really problems at all, obviously, but sometimes we have our priorities so mixed up that we let silly little things that won't even matter in an hour affect our entire day. Where do your priorities lay?
Remember Luke 9:23-26
Jesus demands ALL of you, not just the little things.
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
super cool video!
This Video is AMAZING!
A 9 year old created his own card board arcade, this video is about how it became a sensation in Los Angeles.
Cain's Arcade
When was the last time you went all out for something you were passionate about like Mr. Cain here?! Pretty fun and inspirational I think!
A 9 year old created his own card board arcade, this video is about how it became a sensation in Los Angeles.
Cain's Arcade
When was the last time you went all out for something you were passionate about like Mr. Cain here?! Pretty fun and inspirational I think!
Monday, February 20, 2012
Training
Did you guys know that the bible says TRAINING is super valuable?
We're supposed to train hard in Godliness. Do you train as hard as this guy must to get where he is? Imagine how cool it would be if we trained to pursue Godliness like this:
p.s. don't try that stuff at home!
We're supposed to train hard in Godliness. Do you train as hard as this guy must to get where he is? Imagine how cool it would be if we trained to pursue Godliness like this:
p.s. don't try that stuff at home!
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Light in Darkness
God saw that light was good, and he separated it from the darkness. Genesis 1:4
For you are all children of the light and of the day; we don't belong to darkness and night.
1 Thessalonians 5:5
For you were once darkness, but now you are a light in the Lord. Live as children of light. Ephesians 5:8
Some of the most beautiful paintings and pictures are of sunrises and sunsets. In fact, the only way the human eye can even see color is when light is shining on an object. With out light, how could we see beauty? In a world that is very dark, and lonely... we are called to be children of light. Yes, the prince of the world (satan) is prowling in the darkness. His aim is to steal, kill, and destroy. For the Lord has placed a light inside of us through his Holy Spirit. And the fruits of the spirit are love, joy, peace, patience, goodness, kindness and faithfulness (Galatians 5:22-23). In a world full of suffering, pain, hurt, violence, sorrow, and emptiness WE possess the fruits of the spirt (Light). So let your light shine!
You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. -Matthew 5:14-16
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Office Tuba
OK, well we recently bought a Tuba... you'll have to wait until this summer to find out why, but here is the first installment of "The Office Tuba!"
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Love?
The two greatest commandments: 1. LOVE God. 2. LOVE people.
37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’[a] 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[b] 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”-Matthew 22:36-40
The two greatest commandments have one common word. LOVE.
Well, what does that mean, to love? What is love?
4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
-1 Corinthians 13:4-7
In his book Crazy Love, Francis Chan challenges our character with a this famous passage in the bible.
Go back and read 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 again. This time, read it like this. Every time that the passage says the word Love, replace it with your name.
Example: Brian is patient, Brian is kind. Brian Does not envy, Brian does not boast.....
Gaaaaaa, when I read it like that I just feel like a liar. Don't you? When the bible tells us to LOVE people, It doest say "be nice." Its a call to love, just as we have been loved.
"we love because he first loved us." -1 John 4:19
http://crazylovebook.com/
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