http://www.disciple13resources.com/blog one guy trying to understand what it means to follow jesus Tue, 11 Sep 2007 02:34:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have come to see the gift the horror genre has to offer the world. Let me say this first: I know many people who would firmly assert the opinion that the horror genre has no gift to offer at all. They would argue that horror, whether you are talking about ... http://www.disciple13resources.com/blog/2007/09/10/horrified/ I got an email from my pastor today. He was telling me that he was disappointed that he did not see me at church on Sunday. I haven’t been there in three weeks. You should know that my pastor is not one to say something like, “I was hoping to see ... http://www.disciple13resources.com/blog/2007/09/04/bittersweet/ “…our only choice is pyre or pyre, that we live and breathe to be…consumed or purified by fire.” —Dean Koontz, Brother Odd Fire is unique among chemical reactions in the nature world in that it can be so destructive—always is—and yet is also a source of purification. For example, did you know ... http://www.disciple13resources.com/blog/2007/08/23/burning/ Once more Jesus said to them, "I am going away, and you will look for me, and you will die in your sin. Where I go, you cannot come." This made the Jews ask, "Will he kill himself? Is that why he says, 'Where I go, you cannot come'?" But he continued, ... http://www.disciple13resources.com/blog/2007/08/13/killing-me/ I have a good friend who has been praying for me lately while I face off with a rather difficult personal issue. Actually, I have a couple of friends praying for me, but I was emailing one of them in particular today. I began to tell him “thanks for praying ... http://www.disciple13resources.com/blog/2007/08/09/trite/ A friend emailed this story to me. I normally hate that sort of thing, email stories, but this one appealed to me. (If I knew who to credit for it, I would happily share.) "In 1986, Mkele Mbembe was on holiday in Kenya after graduating from Northwestern University. On a ... http://www.disciple13resources.com/blog/2007/08/07/do-elephants-remember/ Seth Godin wrote a wonderful post a few weeks ago about responsibility that I've been meaning to post a link to since I read it. Check it out here. There's more practical application than you could shake a stick at. (That's a lot.) http://www.disciple13resources.com/blog/2007/08/02/responsibility/