Once we get picked for the team, then what?
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Once we get picked for the team, then what?
We often judge most harshly those who sin differently than ourselves…but there is hope for each of us
Once we get picked for the team, then what?
As an audiophile can tell you, a computer playing notes from a score doesn't replicate the beauty of a gifted orchestra performance.
Does choosing to follow Jesus mean just giving up a little of our "extra" in the offering plate, or something more?
Change brings good things and bad, but there are cases where the original is still the best, and no "re-interpretation" will suffice.
Sometimes, we need to just let the future drop into place, exactly where God knew that it would land.
Would you let a phone keep ringing if you knew that a friend on the other end of the line needed something from you?
Have you ever felt like you were stuck behind layers of curtains, trying to find your way out?
How do we remember what is most important, and get the word out to those who need to hear it?
Caring for others, like caring for our homes, is a lot of work. There's no need to pretend, though.
We may or may not think a lot about what to wear in a day, but do we think about how we are going to behave?
Learning is a good thing, but what happens when we learn what we shouldn't?
If one person is being harmed by sin's effects more than another, which one is more in need of healing from Jesus?
Like a lot of things, pretending to love people is easier than actually doing a good job of it.
Voice-acted video games might not know details about who is playing, but we don't have that excuse: each of us knows who we are following.
While we would do well to remember that our fellow human beings have a finite amount of time an energy, there is One whose resources are limitless.
If more money, more power, or more popularity doesn't guarantee happiness, then what will?
Are we willing to invest what is important to us, in order to achieve what is most important?
If being Jesus' disciple means following His example, what does that look like in our interactions with others?
In a world broken by sin and its effects on everyone, who is really to blame?