Abraham wasn’t the first guy to do this, but he maybe is the best known. Doing something that everyone else thinks is just crazy; that’s Abraham. I really didn’t think about just how common that was for those who choose to follow God. Continue reading “The Way of Abraham, Part 3”
Category: how to live
A Tale of Two Twenties
Let me tell you about two twentysomethings I encountered around Christmas. They are a study in contrasts.
The first is the nephew of a friend of mine. He was in town briefly before the holidays and my friend asked if I would talk with him, because he was interested in helping out Katrina victims. I met with him and his traveling companion. Both young men were in their early twenties, and both were excited. Continue reading “A Tale of Two Twenties”
What I believe
On every church’s web site, there’s always a statement of faith — the “what I believe” part. This isn’t a church site, but here’s what I believe. It’s from a note I wrote to my wife back in January.
I believe that I should be giving my money away now to people who need it, rather than saving it for my own future use, just in case I live so long that I can’t make money anymore and no one cares about me. I believe I shouldn’t be saving for my kids’ college education, just so they can get high-paying jobs and start saving for the time when they also are too old to make money anymore.
I believe that if my life is too noisy to listen to God, then I should take drastic measures — like quitting my job — to quiet it down.
I believe that it’s more important for me to teach my kids to recognize and obey God’s voice than to do anything else. If they succeed at that, then everything else will be given to them.
The thing is, every other Christian will say that same things. It’s the ones who actually DO it who are different. My prayer is to be someone who is different.