Tag: The Christian Life

On Being vs. Doing

If you are Christian, the twin goals of your life should be the expansion of the kingdom of God on earth and becoming conformed to the image of Christ.  (Matthew 6:33). That means one of your goals should be to live WWJD.

In modern Christendom there seems to be more of an emphasis on being rather than doing. Being is more mystical and attractive to post-moderns who have rejected the religiousness of an older generation and its attendant hypocrisy. Being professes no standard and thus risks no hypocrisy.

Doing holds up a standard and thus risks not attaining it. It’s this failure–a failure inevitable in a fallen world–that has led so many Christians to reject it as a means to sanctification and so many non-Christians to reject it as an ends. Continue reading “On Being vs. Doing”

3 Ways To Find The Christmas Spirit

Christmas is only three days away, and with the work you are trying to get done before the Christmas break, the gift-buying you still have to do or with preparing for the upcoming Christmas travel to be with friends or family, you may feel Christmas is about to slip past without you having engaged the Christmas spirit.

I fight this every year for all the reasons I just mentioned, but I’ve also learned a few tricks that help me step out of the powerful current of holiday busyness and commercialism to a quiet place on the shore.

Here are three things I do to make sure I don’t miss the true spirit and celebration of Christmas: Continue reading “3 Ways To Find The Christmas Spirit”

iMac And iChange

Today I revisit the Apple world for a metaphor of the Christian life.

You see, last week I converted my law firm from PCs to Macintosh computers.

I’d been thinking about the change for some time but had put it off because I knew it would disrupt my business for a while. I knew I would have to find new software to replace the PC-based software that didn’t have Mac versions. I knew only two of us in the office had ever used Macs and the others would probably be resistant to the change. Continue reading “iMac And iChange”

What You Can Learn From Jesus’ Discipleship Of Peter

The daughter of a synagogue official had died. Jesus told the synagogue official not to be afraid but believe. Jesus then went to his house, taking only Peter, James and John.

When He arrived, the house was filled with people weeping and wailing. Jesus sent them all out except for His three disciples and the child’s parents.

Jesus then took the girl by the hand and said, “Little girl, I say to you get up!” Immediately the girl got up and began to walk. Jesus told them to give the girl something to eat and say nothing to anyone about what He had done. (Mark 5:35-43).

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How To Know If You Are Legalistic

After rereading yesterday’s blog post, I became concerned I might be misinterpreted, that some of you might mistakenly think I was suggesting Christians shouldn’t participate in organized athletics when I was simply using sarcasm to make a point about some things that are wrong with organized athletics.

I was afraid you might think I was a legalist, and I know I’m not a legalist. After all, I drink martinis, go to R-rated movies and make regular trips to Las Vegas to play blackjack.  (Note: I don’t get drunk, I turn away during nude scenes at movies and I don’t gamble with money I can’t afford to lose). Continue reading “How To Know If You Are Legalistic”