“For we are to God the pleasing aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. To the one we are an aroma that brings death; to the other, an aroma that brings life.” 2 Corinthians 2:15-16a Some of you may know that I had a very interesting job in high school. I sold cologne at the mall. Yes, I was that guy that sprayed cards and handed them to you as you walked by….

Here are some of my favorite ideas from chapter 2 of Dallas Willard’s Divine Conspiracy. “But, to be quite frank, grace is cheap from the point of view of those who need it.” “Helmut Thielicke points out that we often wonder if the celebrities who advertise foods and beverages actually consume what they are selling. He goes on to say that this is the very question most pressing for those of us who speak for Christ. Surely something has gone…

Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but those who drink the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” John 4:13-14 What incredibly profound words, especially when all around us are realizations of how thirsty we truly are. Here is an incredible picture that I came across from a collection called “Absence of Water” by Gigi Cifali….

My friend Justin and I are reading through Dallas Willard’s book, The Divine Conspiracy. Published in 1998, this book has become a modern classic of the Christian faith. It is a pretty in-depth read, so I’m taking my time reading through it and will try and share a few ideas from each chapter as I go. “Unlike egotism, the drive to significance is a simple extension of the creative impulse of God that gave us being. It is not filtered…

This last weekend I had the privilege of teaching at all of Central’s services. I talked about people with faith that Jesus pointed out. I referenced these people as endangered species, since it seems that there was something remarkable about them in the way they stood out. This of course led to talk of the Dodo bird, which is fun to work into any message. It was based out of the accounts in the Gospel of Luke. I quoted a…