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S2:E5 Soul Keeping

Life hinges on the care of your soul Life is BUSY. No duh, you say. So busy most find it impossible to care for their own soul. Always running…and running fast. Things to do, places to be, people to see! Have you ever slowed down enough to ask “why?” you are busy? Ever wondered why […]

S2:E3 Letting Dreams Die

Do you live with unfilled dreams? Some dreams live and prosper, some die when you breath your last and other dreams die when you choose to open death’s door. Let a dream die so the Lord can bring life. Predictability Listen to it today

S2:E2 Where Do You Find Joy?

Joy: do you have it in your life? Not talking about happiness, which is fleeting, but experiencing a true JOY from the depths of your heart, soul and mind. Find what brings you joy and do that. Sounds simple. Is it? Tune in. Subscribe on iTunes for more of the “I was Just Thinking” podcast […]

Why Doesn’t God Always Heal the Sick? by Dr. Sam Storms

“Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this [thorn], that it should leave me. But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’” 2 Corinthians 12:8–9
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Masterpiece: A New Humanity by Erwin McManus

Masterpiece: A New Humanity The hard work of a life well lived May the world I touch be more beautiful and better off for my being here. May my life be a work of art, and may I always live as an artist at work. May my life be a mosaic: a work of art […]

Episode 023 – Lies We Hear and Speak

What are the voices in your head saying about You? What is the recurring image, picture, or perception which plays like a broken record? No, you are not crazy. These are LIES! What you are experiencing is the work of the evil one seeking to disrupt, distort, and destroy God’s creation life. The Apostle John […]

Interpretation: Translation of Life by Erwin McManus

The hard work of changing our perspective Begin a process to investigate how you see the world. Make two lists: everything good in your life; everything bad in your life. Now examine your lists. Which list is longer? Which list came more naturally? Is it easier for you to be pessimistic or to be optimistic? […]

Episode 021 – The Cross is the Ultimate CounterPoint

What are you building your life on? Do you have a sufficient foundation from which to stand? The work of the Cross serves as the ultimate CounterPoint and Scripture stands to be a firm foundation in the face of the relativistic fancies of this modern era. I was Just Thinking with Stephen […]

What is the Bible? by Mark Driscoll

Why are there so many Bible translations, and how do we choose between them? Can the Bible be trusted as accurate? In this new blog series, Pastor Mark Driscoll offers a guided tour of how the Bible has been transmitted, translated, and trusted by Chr…

Inescapable

Life Inescapable
Infirmity harshly appears
Carrying heaviness
Control is lost
Strides instinctive
Words found fleeting
Apprehension abounds
Stepping bravely onward
Darkness surrounding
Course bent forward
Ground solid
Life inescapable

8 misconceptions about the Bible by Mark Driscoll

“How can you trust the Bible when it’s been translated so many times?” “Isn’t the Bible full of mistakes and contradictions?” Pastor Mark Driscoll debunks 8 common misconceptions about the Bible in this fourth…

Episode 014 – Desire without Dissatisfaction

Are you living in the tension of following your heart’s desires and the reality of your current existence? Is ti leading to dissatisfaction and discontentment? You can find a life of contentment and still hang on to your desires. Tune in. Subscribe on iTunes to the CounterPoint podcast I was Just Thinking with Stephen […]

Episode 013 – Predictability

Is the goal of your life to find and live in a predictable existence? Most of us do. Could you be missed out on really living? What if you chose to Chase the Wild Goose? Tune in. Subscribe on iTunes to the CounterPoint podcast I was Just Thinking with Stephen Adams

Living Community Part Five

(18) Children, you show love for others by truly helping them, and not merely by talking about it. (19) When we love others, we know that we belong to the truth, and we feel at ease in the presence of God. This is fundamental to all that Jesus taught. Love each other, don’t simply talk […]