Archive for June, 2010
You Should Get Married As Soon As You Can, But Not Before You Should
One of the trends of our current culture is that people have been waiting longer and longer to get married. And as I’m listening to more speakers and teachers on this subject, I can understand why. Because it seems that, across the board, that’s what we’re encouraging. I want to reveal the fact that what [...]
Dave Rave – 5 Signals It Might be You
One of the most difficult things we face is figuring out how much of the adversity, struggle, revert, or hell we’re going through is our fault, or someone else’s. Let’s face it. We almost always think it’s someone else. Someone betrayed us, or let us down. But sometimes when things continue to happen, it might [...]
Tell Me, Men Are Not This Stupid
I was at a restaurant the other night, a very nice restaurant; a restaurant at which you would not expect to see a urinal with a plastic bag over it with a huge, handmade, ugly sign. It was like a scar on this otherwise upscale, gorgeously appointed facility. Once I got over that shock, I [...]
Today @ The Gathering: How to Get ready to Change for Good and Not Just Repeat Old Failures
Today @ The Gathering we continued our summer series “12 Steps Up: How Messy People Mature” with Step #6, talking about Gearing Up. Gearing up for what? Gearing up to truly change, not just repeat old failures and past religious hang-ups.
To truly change we have to believe that God has our best at heart. Think about it. When the Scriptures tell us that God predestined us, He thought about us. He foreknew us. He saw us long before we were born. He knew what would happen to us. He knew the failures, the stupid things we would get involved with. And yet He still decided to say “Yes.” For all the reasons he could have said “No” he said, “Yes.” So what is His plan? It’s easy. The Scriptures tell us that we be conformed to the image of His son. What did Jesus look like? Loving, gracious, happy, energetic, creative, sacrificial: all the things that make life worth living.
But to get them, we have to be changed. The Scriptures say, “conformed.” And you know that anything that requires being squeezed into another shape is going to be a little painful. So today we talked about what God wants to take away, and what He wants to add. The most important things are the things He wants to add. But we have to be ready; ready to let God take away and add to. That takes courage. Most of all it takes conversion.
Today we told you how to let God give you a converted heart.
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Today @ The Gathering we continued our summer series “12 Steps Up: How Messy People Mature” with Step #6, talking about Gearing Up. Gearing up for what? Gearing up to truly change, not just repeat old failures and past religious hang-ups. To truly change we have to believe that God has our best at heart. [...]
Tomorrow @ The Gathering – How to Get Ready to Change for Good
If there is one constant about life, it’s change. Some people change for the better; others change for the worse. Which it is, is always a choice. So this weekend as we continue our series “12 Steps Up: How Messy People Mature,” we’re going to talk about how to embrace change; the deep kind of [...]
An Open Letter to The GatheringNashville and Beyond
I’ve been meaning to sit down and put some of my thoughts on paper as I reflect on the first three years of The Gathering. Let me first say that I’ve been doing this a very long time. As a matter of fact, if you won’t tell anybody, I’ll let you in on the fact [...]
David and Paula Show This Morning @ 10:00 AM Live!
The David and Paula Show, originating from Nashville, Tennessee airs, live, online this morning from Music City, USA. This online radio talk show airs every Thursday at 10:00 AM. To join us, click here. Each day’s show will be available one hour later on iTunes
From Top of the Line to Top of the Mind
Growing up, I was impressed by TV commercials and advertisements in magazines to help me identify top of the line items. And not only could I tell what top of the line looked like, I also wanted it badly enough to spend lots and lots and lots of money to get it. I’ve learned over [...]
Graeme McDowell: New U.S. Open Winner and an Overnight Success
It was good to see a “no-name” win the U.S. Open. That’s probably a little bit harsh but let’s face it. Who had heard of Graeme McDowell before yesterday – professional golfer from Northern Ireland who played his college golf at University of Alabama, Birmingham? He went up against the likes of Phil Mickelson, Tiger [...]
Thoughts on Father’s Day and How You Can Make Your Dad the Worst He Can Be
I love being a Dad; a father to adult daughters. And I loved yesterday because my wife and three girls went way out of their way to make it a special day for me. Of course we had lunch, we had gifts far too lavish and gracious, notes, texts, cards, all sent my way by [...]
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