My 12-year old daughter busted in my room calling for help. Her brother was outside fending off two cats that had a baby bird surrounded. I dashed out, grabbed the shovel and actually konked (lightly) one of the cats on the head as it was about to pounce. There the bird was in the middle […]
In Case of Rapture…
May 21, 2011 by
“Behold, I tell you a mystery; we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.” (1 Corinthians 15:51-52) A man and wife asleep […]
“Squeeze”
May 19, 2011 by
“‘But I will harden Pharoah’s heart that I may multiply My signs and My wonders in the land of Egypt.’” (Exodus 7:3) “‘But I will harden Pharoah’s heart.’” In other passages of the Escape from Egypt story it reads: “Pharoah’s heart was hardened” (Exodus 7:13) or “Pharoah hardened his heart.” (Exodus 8:32a) And so the […]
11 Problems with the Church in America (plus one bonus)
February 21, 2011 by
How dare I even suggest there might be a problem with the church in America? I mean, look at the great things we’re doing. Look at the “mega churches” (so called). We’ve got it happening. What would God do without us? (Selah~pause for reflection) The Ephesian church long ago was the most affluent. They had […]
The Funny Thing That Happened To Me When I Was A Youth Pastor
February 8, 2011 by
I was a children’s and Junior High youth pastor at the time. I was listening to K-LOVE radio there in the Bay Area at Mission Springs Community Church (Fremont, California) in 1994 or so. They were giving tickets away to a Christian concert for the caller that called in with the answer to the question: […]
21 “More” Twitter Tips from Pastor Mike
February 4, 2011 by
I crossed another milestone on Twitter (in my mind) recently. I marked it with the tweet above (clickable screenshot). I wanted to mark it another way as well by offering a Twitter Tips-Part 2 list. It’s a follow up to another list I wrote last September. (CLICK HERE to read the original 21 Twitter Tips […]
The “Big Three”
February 1, 2011 by
“Do not love the world, nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is iin the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but […]
Top 10 Blog Posts from 2010 (Best of @aheartforgod)
December 31, 2010 by
I’ve grouped together some of my best blog posts (in my mind) from the past year below. They are framed in how they were tweeted on Twitter. You will learn a lot about me by reading each of these (if you don’t know me already). You will get a good idea of how I write […]
When We Lose Ourselves (Identity Theft)
November 23, 2010 by
I had a dream the other night. I didn’t remember it until I went out jogging later in the morning. That’s when God brought it back to me. I was in the house of a former friend from my school days. I was young (like I was back then). And the thing that happened is […]
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