VISION, fuelled by a CAUSE, is contagious. Stay away if you don’t want to catch it. Symptoms include ‘feeling inspired!’
—Brian Houston
Author: Jojo Agot
Pastor at Victory. Faculty and adviser at Every Nation Leadership Institute (ENLI). MA in Theology and Mission at Every Nation Seminary.
Why We Worry
We worry because we try to do what only God can do. We try to control the uncontrollable, explain the unexplainable, do the undoable, stop the unstoppable, fix the unfixable, bear the unbearable; and then we wonder why we are messed up.
Why Men Hate Going to Church?
Make things too comfortable for a man, and he’ll lose interest. Try to control a man, and he’ll rebel. Overconfront him, and he’ll resent you as a nag. But challenge him the way Jesus challenged the disciples, and he will grow. A church that challenges its members is a church where men can thrive.
Jesse Yabut Music
This piece is a pleasant surprise. Jesse Yabut is one of our church musicians at Victory Caloocan. I’ve listened to some of his compositions before but this is the best so far. Cheers to Jesse!
Challenge the Men
Make things too comfortable for a man, and he’ll lose interest. Try to control a man, and he’ll rebel. Overconfront him, and he’ll resent you as a nag. But challenge him the way Jesus challenged the disciples, and he will grow. A church that challenges its members is a church where men can thrive.
Excerpted from David Murrow’s Why Men Hate Going to Church
Hope for Egypt and Australia
I was browsing through my TweetDeck feed tonight before going to bed when I came across Jeremy Camp’s post next to a CNN tweet. A thought struck me:
Today, in two different parts of the world, trouble is causing thousands of people to lose sleep. In Egypt, the problem is political. A direct result of human decision. TIME’s tweet is so morbid: Blood in the Streets of Cairo.
In Australia, Tropical Cyclone Yasi is ravaging Queensland. People are being evacuated. Queensland Premier Anna Bligh said it’s gonna be a tough 24 hours. People need to prepare for the worst case scenario. Nature is gonna lash out on the land.
Two nations. Two kinds of troubles. One is man-made. The other is nature’s fury. Jeremy Camp’s Bible quote on Twitter paints a ray of hope for both nations: “The Lord will be a refuge for the oppressed (Egypt), a refuge in times of trouble (Australia)…” Psalms 9: 9.
Good night everyone. If you read this, please say a prayer for both nations.
Jojo Agot 