Posted in random thoughts on Mar 9th, 2010
One of my favorite parts of church as a younger Christian was Sunday school – the classes after worship service… So I have nothing against that. But I’m glad we don’t have stuff *like* Sunday school and youth groups and praise teams that people can volunteer for… because when you have those things – the [...]
Posted in life skills, random thoughts on Mar 5th, 2010
The Gospel is that there is nothing you can do to make God love you more, and nothing you can do to make God love you less…because Jesus has done it all for you. Your debt has been paid, and a glory you did not earn is bestowed upon you…you’ve inherited a righteousness the [...]
Posted in random thoughts on Mar 5th, 2010
Everyone’s trying to measure up to something… Pretty girls (and guys) try to measure up to the pictures in a magazine, smart people try to measure up to scores on standard exam, successful people try to measure up to other people’s measures of success… But what if those aren’t really the standards that matter? What [...]
Posted in random thoughts on Mar 1st, 2010
Most people these days think life is about balancing work and play… We talk about “work life balance.” We also talk about how hard work life balance is…and, to extend the metaphor, how easy it is to fall down. But life in the Bible really has three points and I think it makes the whole [...]
Posted in random thoughts, sermon notes on Mar 1st, 2010
I meet many Christians who seem to have a solid grasp of Christian theology and an understanding of how Christianity shapes worldview and culture…and yet feel like Jesus just a concept to them. Jesus the person seems strange and alien, unimaginable, distant, difficult. I understand this. And I don’t think it’s just an isolated problem [...]
Posted in random thoughts on Feb 23rd, 2010
Some of my readers will be familiar with the tradition of Lent… Usually it means either fasting or giving up something you like for the month leading up to Easter. Like any tradition it can be great and meaningful (if done right) or empty and superficial… If it tends to be the latter for you [...]
Posted in random thoughts on Feb 19th, 2010
I confess, I have selfish reasons for wanting you to find your ministry. It would be cool to be part of a church where every believer was a minister. That’s what I always thought it was supposed to be like when I first read the Bible… then I got older and actually started going to [...]
Posted in random thoughts on Feb 18th, 2010
“It’s too far, it’s too cold, I’m too tired, I want to sleep in…” Those are not very good reasons. So let me give you some better ones: “God loves me whether I go to church or not…” “My salvation does not come from perfect church attendance, but from Jesus’ life and death on my [...]
Posted in random thoughts on Feb 14th, 2010
Disclaimer, the following are Leo’s personal thoughts and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of God, the Church universal, CityFellowship, or even the cat or monkey… Let me start by saying I’m not a fan of Valentine’s day – and here’s why: First, I think it tends to make some single people feel inadequate as [...]
Posted in random thoughts on Feb 13th, 2010
The one unforgivable sin in the Bible is (basically) the sin of refusing forgiveness… Everything can be forgiven except that. If you’re not sure why – just think about it for a bit. Now there are plenty of times in dealing with friends and family and clients, that you might feel like – “this problem [...]