Welcome to day 12 of STAND OUT: 7 traits of a counter cultural life. You can find every post indexed here. Have you ever watched that show on TLC about hoarders? Y'all, it honestly freaks me out a little bit. I see all those piles and piles of stuff and I can begin to feel a little claustrophobic. I wonder how those people got to that point. In my research about hoarding I learned this definition: Hoarding is the persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions, regardless of their ... [Read More]
Staying in Relationships
Welcome to day 10 of STAND OUT: 7 traits of a counter cultural life. Every post in this series is indexed here. People are hard. Relationships are hard. And staying in relationship with people can often be the most difficult thing we do. BUT ... staying in relationship with others can also be the most spiritually rewarding thing we ever do. From the beginning, God intended us to be in relationship both with Him and with others. He knew we would need companionship. Then the Lord God said, ... [Read More]
Staying in Places
Welcome to day 9 of STAND OUT: 7 traits of a counter cultural life. You can find an index of every post in this series here. A few years ago in a hospital waiting room, I was listening to my pastor at the time speak with a gentlemen who wanted to quit his job. The man said he knew God didn't want him to continue to work there because his coworkers used foul language. The man's position was God would never put him in a place where he would be uncomfortable or forced to listen to the Lord's name ... [Read More]
Commitment: the Choice to Stay
Welcome to day 8 of STAND OUT: 7 traits of a counter cultural life. You can find the index of every post in this series here. Today we're moving to the second trait of a counter cultural life. This one might seem a little strange at first glance, but stick with me. It will make sense, I promise! Commitment. the act of committing the state of being committed the act of committing, pledging, or engaging oneself a pledge or obligation Those are the official definitions but for our ... [Read More]
Living Wisely in the Everyday
Welcome to day 7 of STAND OUT: 7 traits of a counter cultural life. You can find an index of all the posts in this series here. Today we're wrapping up our discussion about wisdom, the foundational trait of a counter cultural life. So far, we've recognized our need for wisdom from above and discovered the path to true wisdom is only through God. Now it's time to get to the nitty gritty—the practical application of how wisdom impacts our daily pursuit of a counter cultural life. What does ... [Read More]
The Path to True Wisdom
Welcome to day 6 of STAND OUT: 7 traits of a counter cultural life. You can find an index of every post in this series here. Yesterday we began discussing wisdom, which I believe is the foundation of living a counter cultural life. The problem is, sometimes we are seriously lacking in wisdom. We can easily begin to think we are wise and end up in a heap of trouble. Paul wrote about this very thing to the church at Corinth: Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks that he is ... [Read More]
