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We have to be mindful of the words that come out of our mouths. God says that we have the power to speak those things into existence that are not as if they were!
Starting a small business is a spiritual journey. You should pick a verse that will inspire you. I thought it would be helpful to share some of my favorites. Use these bible verses in the good and tough times in your small business.
Outside of the shower, whatever vocal ability that I dream to possess fades drastically, so I am careful to keep my illusions of grandeur there. I am fine with preaching, "spoken word" poetry, and other individualized public presentations, but singing is another story altogether.
I believe that there is a fiercely urgent need for us to take the time to learn about people who look differently than we do, live differently than we might, worship differently than what is familiar to us. Because violence is often rooted in ignorance and fear.
When the uproar over the killing of a black child, Trayvon Martin, goes viral, most white evangelicals are silent. Despite adhering to a religion that came from the margins, many white evangelicals' privilege keeps them silent.
I wonder what Jesus would do if he were to walk through our church doors some Sunday morning and see the merchandise we sell in our church and the clothes we wear there. Have we become so materialistic that we have turned our houses of prayer into dens of robbers and markets?
In the midst of being obedient to God, we may become weary, fearful, embarrassed, or even regretful that we stepped out on faith only to face ridicule. It is in this place that we have to have the Noah Syndrome.
It is not easy, nor simple for churches to "preach brotherhood and make it a reality within its own body." But the church is the place and our faith is the source with which we may be instruments of change.
As Christians, we often fail to overcome certain situations, not because we do not have the necessary skills or resources to preserver, but because we fail to unite our mind, will, and body.
This Sunday, we celebrate the Feast of Absalom Jones, the first African-American priest in what is presently, the Episcopal Church, U.S.A. This day of devotion is annually set aside in February, to commemorate this pioneer of religion, social action and transformation.
The creative lens of the African American Church colored my spiritual worldview. I have witnessed the western divisions of sacred and secular under the weight of the "Blues and Gospel" motif of the African American Church experience.
We can all agree that Tim Tebow is NOT the first athlete or person to give God glory for His wonderful exploits. Right? Right. So that leads me to this question: Why Tebow and why now?
It has been just three weeks since Thanksgiving, and thankfulness has lost its' place in the spotlight. In fact, the holiday hadn't even lived out its' full 24 hours before people turned their sights to what they could acquire in the Black Friday sales.
If Luke tells of a young mother, of angels and shepherds and a manger; and if Matthew lets us in on a visit from wise men; and if Mark is silent about the whole thing; the writer we know as John seems formal and dull.
