Being Present
Wake Up to God’s Presence
Category: General
Tags: Being Present, God's Presence, Practicing the Presence of God, Presence of God, Present Perfect
Jesus taught us to “remain” in him. We read this in John 15:4-5: Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine….
Friday Lights: Living the Best Day Ever
Category: Lighten Up
Tags: Being Present, Friday Lights, Gratitude, Kingdom Living
Each Friday we post content sent to us by our readers that is inspiring, funny, lighthearted or just generally fun. If you’d like more information on submitting content for this feature you can get more information here….
The Grand Illusion
Category: General
Tags: Being Present, Practicing the Presence of God, Present Perfect
As long as we buy the lie that Life can be found outside of a moment-by-moment relationship with God, we will determine that our problem is that we simply don’t have enough. If only we…
The Impossible Command of God
Category: General
Tags: Being Present, Practicing the Presence of God, Present Perfect
Topics: Hearing God, Prayer
Paul tells us we are to be “imitators of God” (Eph 5:1). The word for “imitate” (mimetai) literally means to “mimic” or to “shadow.” This means we are to do exactly what we see God…
A Blessing for 2015
Category: General
Tags: Being Present, Blessing, God's Presence, Kingdom Living, New Year, Prayer, Present Perfect
Image by Jean-Michel Guisiano via Flickr In the Kingdom, there is no waiting. There is only now. The time to be fully awake and fully alive is now. The time to abide in Christ and to live…
Don’t Be a Functional Atheist at Christmas
Category: General
Tags: Atheism, Being Present, Christmas, Experiencing God, God, Jesus, Kingdom Living, Myth of a Christian Religion, Practicing the Presence of God, Present Perfect, Secularism
All of us raised in Western culture have been strongly conditioned by what is called a secular worldview. The word secular comes from the Latin saeculum, meaning “the present world.” A secular worldview, therefore, is…
Urgent!
Category: General
Tags: Being Present
Jeff Goins invited blogger Sundi Jo to share some thoughts on The Power of being Present in an Age of Urgency. It’s a call to slow down and notice what we really care about. It’s…