Practical Lessons for Intentionally Living Like Jesus
I saw a video a while back promoting this idea of being your own hero. “Be the HERO of your story!” was the doctrine of this motivational video. This ideology is so common in our culture today and ultimately leaves us bankrupt when it comes to true inspiration and motivation. However, it does touch […]
If you’ve read the last two posts about stewardship and self-stewardship, I hope you agree that we should resurrect this old word, “stewardship,” as it provides a fantastic biblical paradigm for the Christian life. While taking seriously our responsibility of self-stewardship, we must always remember that it’s not ultimately about us. Our stewardship responsibilities […]
The mission of JesusHacks is to help you live like Jesus in everyday life. At the heart of living like Jesus is stewardship. This is part 2 of a 3 part series on Stewardship. Think of this as a crash course on the foundational truths that form the framework God has created for us […]
This is a guest post by Ben Zornes. As a new year begins, it is an ideal time to review one’s growth and development over the last year, and set healthy goals for the coming year. Jonathan Edwards actually put a lot more emphasis on the new year’s day sermon, than on an advent sermon; […]
After a series of debates have rocked our culture in the past few years, one thing is apparent: the Church is losing her cultural influence. People today are more cynical of Christianity and its adherents, which poses the question: how can we be effective disciples when culture is increasingly dismissing Christianity? As more and more […]
It’s no secret that a majority of Christians today are described as not reflecting the attitudes and actions of Jesus Christ. In fact, in this recent study done by Barna, only 14% of all Christians were described as being Christ-like. Where’s the disconnect? Why do we drop the ball on what we are instructed to […]
We can’t ignore it: Christians are being persecuted all around the world. Just the other week, ISIS released a video depicting masked men beheading 21 Egyptian Christians. American citizen, Kayla Mueller, was also murdered at the hands of ISIS. And here’s the thing: the persecution doesn’t begin and end with ISIS. It’s occurring in other […]