by Thomas McDaniels | Mar 1, 2023 | Blog, CHRISTIANITY, CHURCH, Church Life, Faith, judgment, religion, Spiritual Growth, SPIRITUALITY
ALL OF US MAKE MISTAKES. SOME MATTER AND SOME DON’T. The ones that do matter must be recognized and changed. Christians are often deemed perfect or at least expected to be behave better than others. But truth be told, they aren’t. Christians also...
by Thomas McDaniels | Feb 18, 2023 | Blog, CHRISTIANITY, CHURCH, Church Life, religion, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, SPIRITUALITY, Uncategorized
This post is from a guest, Pastor Mark Driscoll. There is, therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. —Romans 8:1 Condemnation is what happens when authority over us judges us as guilty and renders a punishment for us. For example, when a judge...
by Thomas McDaniels | Nov 1, 2022 | Blog, CHRISTIANITY, Church Life, religion, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, SPIRITUALITY
Have you ever played tag? While playing tag, there are two ways to behave — evade or pursue. The tagger seeks out a pursuant, runs them down, and touches them. The touched person shifts from the evader to the pursuer. Does the tag game resemble the way we do...
by Thomas McDaniels | Aug 5, 2022 | Blog, CHRISTIANITY, Church Life, GOD, religion, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, SPIRITUALITY
5 Cultural Shifts” is written by Mark Clark. Mark is the Senior Pastor of Bayside Church in Sacramento, a close friend, and co-creator of our courses The Art of Better Reaching and The Art of Better Preaching. The world is changing. The cultural shifts are...
by Thomas McDaniels | Jul 8, 2022 | Blog, church culture, Church Life, Faith, religion, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, SPIRITUALITY
Taking a spiritual gifts test is always exciting and filled with curiosity. As a matter of fact I believe that taking a Spiritual Gifts Test can rekindle your spiritual life. Now with 35-plus years as a Christian, the excitement is tempered, but God always has a card...
by Thomas McDaniels | Jun 17, 2022 | Blog, Church Life, Faith, religion, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, SPIRITUALITY
A Parable In the early morning, just as the sun begins to brighten the sky, a man moves silently and methodically through a vineyard. He has work to do and does it with determination and precision. He pauses to sharpen a pruning knife because he knows he will be most...