Michael Kelley
Contributor at Outreach Magazine
Husband, Dad, Church Leader, Communicator. Latest book is THE WHOLE STORY FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY: A YEAR OF JESUS-CENTERED FAMILY DEVOTIONS.
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5 days ago |
thinke.org | Michael Kelley
Idle hands are the devil’s workshop,” or so the saying goes. I think I understand what it means – it means that we should beware idleness and boredom, because it’s during those moments when we don’t think we have anything to do or think about it or construct or whatever – it’s those moments when temptation is most dangerous. When we are idle, whether it’s because we’re tired or lazy or even so overwhelmed that we just don’t know where to start, that idelenss creates a kind of vacuum.
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2 weeks ago |
thinke.org | Michael Kelley
Christianity is a faith of unity, but it is not a faith of uniformity. One of the ways we see that dynamic work out is in the fact that Christians just do not agree about everything. We read the same Bible, believe in the same gospel, want to follow the same Jesus, and still disagree about things. One of those things involves eschatology. That’s the theological word for the end times.
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1 month ago |
outreachmagazine.com | Michael Kelley
The word “faith” appears approximately 250 times in the New Testament. But that word is a noun, and when you include the verb expressions of that word, there are far more. These would be words like “trust” and “believe.” Based on the number of mentions alone you’d have to include that “faith” is an important concept in the Bible. And of course that’s true. As Christians, we are people of faith. Faith is not an ancillary part of our lives but rather the driving force behind everything we do.
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1 month ago |
thinke.org | Michael Kelley
Augustine, the great North African theologian of the fourth century, once wrote this:“Love God, and do whatever you please.”Was he right? Maybe there’s part of you, like me, that bristles at that statement. And maybe that bristling comes from the fact that we know ourselves a little too well to fully endorse what the great theologian is saying. We know, for example, that there are many times throughout the day when we want the wrong thing - we want to be angry. Or lustful. Or greedy.
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2 months ago |
outreachmagazine.com | Michael Kelley
How are you feeling today? Did you wake up ready to go? Beat the alarm clock: Bounce out of bed with hope and optimism for the day? Or was it something different? There are days for all of us that just feel … weary. It’s when the action items for the day are too many to count. It’s when the burdens of friends and family weigh you down. It’s when you look at all that has to be done and you feel a near-crushing sense of anxiety. On those days, you want nothing more than for the day to not start at all.
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Money is like fire; it’s not a bad thing, but it is dangerous. Today’s article gives three truths about money that should make us cautious around it. Click through to read: https://t.co/KJ5PyTXOjh
As Christians we believe in the QUANTITY of God’s provision - He will give us enough. At the same time we often questions the QUALITY of that provision - it’s not to our preference. Read more in today’s article here: https://t.co/v9d6edUxOL
If left to our own devices, our idle thoughts will fill with anxiety, fear, greed, and insecurity. There is a better way to fill that vacuum. Read more in my weekly post with @Thinke here: https://t.co/V7mHqMPdXj