Archive for November, 2010

Thursday, November 18th, 2010

10,000 Hours

Supposedly, it takes 10,000 hours of practice to become really good at something. That means that 10,000 hours spent doing something bad or unhealthy or untrue or worthless is going to take a LOT of effort to reform. (Or a miracle, which I believe God gives us at times). This is why habits need to [...]

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Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010

A subtle distinction but a critical one

We are not saved by our works but we are saved FOR good works. Sometimes, the whole “saved by faith alone” mantra lulls Christ-followers into believing that what we do/don’t do doesn’t really matter in the long run. That is a lie from Satan to keep God’s people from effectively being salt and light in [...]

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