Themes

• Amazing GraceAutumn ConceptBlueBlackExcelFalling LeavesIsland After SunsetPlatinumTwenty TenVidiyalWordPress ClassicWordPress Default

Tags

barack_obama beauty climate_change death_penalty earth faith follow_jesus forgiveness god grace human_dignity human_rights humility interrogation iraq jesus justice love movie peace politics poverty prayer revenge rule_of_law stoney terrorism torture united_church_of_christ war

• Recently Written

  • illegal to love your neighbor in arizona?
  • easter sunrise 2010
  • full moon at dusk
  • merry christmas!
  • check out my updated recommendations page
  • heaven can wait
  • a spring delight
  • the furious longing of god
  • turning the page on torture
  • easter sunrise

• Recent Comments

  • data recovery: As someone said the people who get to go to heaven are the ones who get right with God. But if we make...
  • Vicky Silvers: I am an editor for Christian.com which is a social network dedicated to the christian community. As I...
  • a Believer’s Journal: invitation of the state’s clergy and other leaders in the immigration reform...
  • Georgy N: Hi, I am Georgy from India and I own a christian blog at turnbacktogod.com I came across your blog today...
  • Sharyn: my nephew Chris suffered a horrific brain injury on the job. He was conscious upon arrival at the hospital...

• Admin

  • Log in
  • Wordpress
  • XHTML

Subscribe

 Print This Post

first words

Posted on May 7, 2005 | Filed Under general, spirituality 

I’m a believer. Of all the things that define who I am, this comes first. My faith in Jesus affects the way I think about my identity, the way I think about what I do, the way I think about the world. Perception, interpretation, motivation, action — all are processed through the eyes of faith.

But that is true of any of us. You believe something. Your belief may not be in Jesus, but you too have some core belief, some core value, through which you filter everything else.

The purpose of this journal is to give opportunity to discuss our core values, to look together at the world through the eyes of faith, to share with each other what we see and think and feel. The goal? Transformation! Thinking deeper and broader than the boundaries of conventional wisdom. Do not conform yourselves to the standards of this world, but let God transform you inwardly by a complete change of your mind!

Feel free to register and join the discussion!

Tags: believer, faith, god, jesus

Related posts

• first words I’m a believer. Of all the things that define who I am, this comes first. ...
• as a mighty ocean O the deep, deep love of Jesus Vast, unmeasured, boundless, free, Rolling as a mighty ocean In its fullness over me. Standing on a boat thirty miles offshore, with no land in sight in ...
• belief and intolerance The path to a more tolerant and peaceful world is not less religious conviction, but better religious conviction! ...
• on earth as it is in heaven N. T. Wright is right! The separation of religion from “real life,” the separation of faith from politics, from the push and pull of the everyday decisions that impact the ...
• heaven can wait I don’t expect to go to heaven. At one time I did. At one time, making myself worthy of heaven was the focus of my life. From early childhood, I learned ...

Comments