NowTHINK!AboutIt

Love’s Focus Should Be What?

February 16, 2016 by EnnisP Leave a Comment

Make Sure You Look
Where You’re Loving

Everybody loves. Not some, but all. There is no person who doesn’t love.

Every saint loves. Every sinner loves. Good citizens and criminals both love.

The question is never, “Do you love?”

The capacity to love is engaged every waking moment by every person but is sometimes focused in the wrong direction. The important lesson is that we learn to love somebody else. Somebody other than self.

There was never a time when Ebenezer Scrooge didn’t love. He loved before his transformation and he loved after. The difference was “What” he loved, his focus. The people or things he was attached to. [Read more…] about Love’s Focus Should Be What?

Everybody Needs Love

February 15, 2016 by EnnisP Leave a Comment

Love Produces Feelings
Even If It Isn’t One

Every person is born with an empty heart. It’s the place where the soul is. It can’t be measured with a ruler or inflated with gas. It’s more metaphysical than physical.

It’s like a non-material version of the stomach. The heart is to the stomach what the mind is to the brain.

A vacuum that longs for emotional nourishment, it constantly needs refilling.

What it needs most is love, and begins screaming for it soon after conception. Unfortunately, it has no choice other than to accept whatever is offered, love or not.

Saying it needs “Love” is a bit vague, though, so let’s explore the idea. [Read more…] about Everybody Needs Love

God Is Personal Means What

February 6, 2016 by EnnisP 2 Comments

God Is Fully Aware
And Personally Responsive

Every Bible-believing system I know of refers to God as Personal.

But then, after saying that, these same systems suggest things that defy the concept, like God doesn’t hear the prayers of sinners.

Begs the question. Several actually.

What do they really mean by Personal? Or better yet, what impact would Personal have on beliefs about God if taken to the logical end? The answer is profound.

Let me explain.

Whatever is done Personally is done in person, by a person, and for a person. It’s relational.

Saying God is Personal means He acts as a person and relates to people individually. He hears individual prayers. He saves individuals. He isn’t relationally challenged.

Tell me. Has God ever sent a message His Spirit didn’t personally infuse?

God’s blessing on any nation, culture, or geographical area is largely based on His relationship with the individuals. In other words, God is God to the whole group one person at a time.

Generally, everyone agrees with that, but extrapolating the idea draws fire. [Read more…] about God Is Personal Means What

Heaven: Our Enduring Fascination With The Afterlife

January 24, 2016 by EnnisP Leave a Comment

Heaven
According To Everyone

Heaven is a trending topic so it is no surprise that people are thinking and writing about it. Lisa Miller’s book, however, breaks the mold.

Lisa’s book isn’t a Bible study. It isn’t a book on theology. Instead, she writes from the perspective of human longing, expectation and hope.

The Bible isn’t ignored but it doesn’t feature as the only or even the primary source of information.

About The Author

I first learned of Lisa, and her book, when she did an interview with Rob Bell for the release of his book, Love Wins. Although the interview was more about Rob’s book, there was an obvious secondary motive. [Read more…] about Heaven: Our Enduring Fascination With The Afterlife

4 Things Failure Is Not

January 19, 2016 by EnnisP Leave a Comment

Failure Catalyzes
Clarity And Focus

Is failure a good thing or a bad thing? When does it happen? Should I avoid it? How does it work?

Failure provokes many questions and it’s common. Is there anyone who hasn’t been body slammed by its after effects?

Some think failure is synonymous with loser. Not a nice idea. Also not true. People who succeed greatly also fail badly.

In order to get through failure effectively, and use it to win rather than lose, we need to manage it like popular winners. The first step toward doing that is understanding what it is not. [Read more…] about 4 Things Failure Is Not