Searching for Meaning and Purpose...

What would it look like if we lived our lives based on faith? I mean this seriously, because we so often talk about faith but seem to care about it and possess so little! Hebrews (11:1) says " Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see. " Now, with that in mind, are you living in faith? Now, note here, I am NOT , NOT , NOT , pushing a health and wealth, name it and claim it, kind of thing here. Yes, I may hope for a custom made Dodge Viper to appear on my doorstep, but that's not what my hope is built on or for! That is just the selfish nature rearing its head and saying, "GIMME!!!!" Now, let's look at this verse in context and determine what it really means... Following the verse is a list of people who had "faith." Their faith wasn't necessarily getting what they wanted (or at all!) I mean, just look at the examples he gives and then the fact that he goes on...

Resurrection: Rob Bell from The Work of Rob Bell on Vimeo . After watching this video of Rob Bell speaking about the resurrection, I was reading some of the comments, and there were the ones I was expecting: some discussing style (those who liked the effects and those who didn't, those who liked the music and those who didn't, etc.), some thanking him for posting such a great video, and then there were the comments talking about "heresy." Watch the video and let me know where you see heresy pop up. Frankly, it kinda ticks me off that people find the need to nit-pick the most important part of the story. Yes, Jesus suffered. Yes, Jesus died on a cross. But, if that was all there was, there would be no story worth reading! Instead, we get to celebrate that our God isn't dead. He rose again. Jesus is alive! That's incredible and amazing. How can that be heretical? The entirety of Christian faith is built solely on the resurrection, without that we...