scoey's conundrum

With apologies to John Cusack & the re-PRESSED scene from “The Sure Thing…”
I’ve been pondering this for the last couple of days –
Proverbs 11:25b …those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.
It’s counter-intuitive… it’s taking our eyes & focus off our our own needs in the desire to be a blessing & a help [...]

Statistically, less men attend church than women. There are myriad reasons for this – one of them, valid for the masses or not, is that church has become too “girly” or feminine – leaving guys feeling uncomfortable, on the outside in the pursuit of faith with God through Jesus. Many claim faith, yet find that [...]

I can still hear the voice ringing in my ears…
Do you still read your Bible? How much do you read your Bible? How often? Do you have many memory verses committed to memory? Which ones? Will you recite them for me now? Do you think you’ll have more memorized next week? Are you consistent with [...]

This is a picture of the Bean & I at Roundabout last week – w/18 of our friends – in this pic, we’re making a commitment to Christ’s call on our lives, & also to each other.

Taking the Pasty Gangster to school this a.m. we were doing what we always do – listen to the pontifications of Colin Cowherd on ESPN 630. A topic that comes up occasionally on his talk show is his distaste for religion, esp. as expressed by tele-evangelists who are “just after your money” in any way [...]

ASBO JESUS Comic
I guarantee once you start reading these, you won’t stop.
ASBO stands for Anti-Social Behavior Order. Check it out.

I’ve been reading the “Emotionally Healthy Spirituality” book by Peter Scazzero (check out THIS LINK to find out more.) It posits the idea that we can’t grow as Christ-followers beyond the point to which we have matured emotionally… therefore, its possible, probable that a 40 year old person, a Christian for 20 years, could [...]

Just when I thought I was doing a good job at monitoring my processings of life here on this blog, I find out:
This rating was determined based on the presence of the following words in various posts written over the last 2 years:
dead (17x)

death (16x)

pain (15x)

hurt (8x)

dangerous (5x)

kill (3x)

sex (2x)

suck (1x)
Thanks to Dan for the [...]

The last week I’ve had several interactions & meetings that drove me to dig out my copy of Emotionally Healthy Spirituality for a refresher.
The Scazzero book mentioned above, summed up, posits the idea that spiritual maturity & a true Christian experience can’t be separated from emotional health & maturity. E.g. emotionally immature people can’t/don’t [...]

Confrontational Evangelism
Read this & had to share this LONG excerpt from Myth Of A Christian Nation – on the heels of “Moral Guardians,” esp. interesting is the take on “confrontational evangelism.”
The nationalistic slogan, “One nation, under God” influences many Christians to turn to the Old Testament more than the New (Testament) in their understanding of [...]