Mar 07, 2012
Sacred Frustrations
Posted by Michael Howarth in Gospel Living | Comments (0)
What if every word spoken to you were actually from God? What if every tense conversation was Him trying to get through to you? What if every uncomfortable circumstance is a gift from Him to spur you? I’m not here to tell you that any of these things is actually happening in your life. What I do want to say is that God is definitely speaking to you. The more important questions are, do you care and are you actually listening? If you’re like me, you have frustrations in your life; things like behavioral patterns andRead More...
Feb 20, 2012
Information, Knowledge and Wisdom
Posted by Michael Howarth in Gospel Living | Comments (0)
Information: The Bullets You and I swim in a sea of information. Perhaps “drown” would be a better term. Much of this information is interesting and much of it is useless. Thanks to technology, we now have access to pretty much all of it, so…umm...good luck. Seriously, what do we do with all of this data? I’m sure, like me, you have sat and watched the news only to hear that yet another scientific study has been rebuffed by yet another scientific study. Drink eight, eight-ounce glasses of water per-day. Just kidding —Read More...
Feb 11, 2012
The Dividing Line
Posted by Michael Howarth in Gospel Living | Comments (0)
As Christians, we live everyday in an atmosphere that is toxic to our spiritual lives. We are surrounded with enticement and temptation, so much so that we’re likely not to realize how much it quietly and daily seeps into our pores. It is like a dense fog of attitudes, popular ideology and anxiety. This is what John means when he says “the world” here: 15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. What about “God so love theRead More...
Jan 28, 2012
Managing God’s Joy
Posted by Michael Howarth in Gospel Living - Worship | Comments (0)
The Bible as a whole, the New Testament in general and Jesus in particular, have a ton to say on how we handle our time, our money, our possessions and our relationships. God is the one who created all things, sustains all things and is the owner of all things: that tree, that car, that spouse, that child, that awesome pair of jeans, those planets, that ocean, that cute kitten and that wonderful morning cup of coffee. He owns it all. We are privileged to enjoy them, and it reveals God’s immeasurable grace and kindness that He wouldRead More...
