Our first official meeting as YOUNG ADULT JOURNEY was at the Nickelodeon Pizza on Valley Boulevard in Colton on November 7, 2003. Then, two days later, on November 9, we had our first official Sunday Morning Meeting. I talked about Jesus’ call to us when he said, “Follow me and I will make you.” And [...]
Posts Tagged ‘love’
Starbucks: The New Cheers?
Posted: July 31, 2009 by ryanblanck in Be the DifferenceTags: community, love, ryan blanck, sharing faith
On almost any given Saturday morning between the hours of 7:30 and 9 a.m., you can find me standing in line at my local Starbucks waiting to place my usual order: a tall mocha and toasted bagel for my wife and a grande iced white chocolate mocha and a blueberry scone for myself. What started [...]
Beyond Bumper Sticker Christianity
Posted: June 23, 2009 by ryanblanck in Be the DifferenceTags: evangelism, John 13:35, love, sharing faith
These bumper stickers, along with the “Christians aren’t perfect, just forgiven” and the “In case of rapture, this car will be unmanned” got me thinking a bit (what else is there to do during a forty-minute commute at 6:45 in the morning?). And I came to a conclusion: I don’t like Christian bumper stickers and I don’t plan on ever getting one. Let me tell you why:
Destiny Has Popped Me To You
Posted: February 18, 2005 by Shawn in Group ThinkTags: conflict, courtship, fornication, infatuation, love, marriage, trials
“Love at first sight” occurs between some people—true or false? Do you agree or disagree that love at first sight is physically and emotionally impossible? Can the kind of relationship described in Philippians 2:2 exist in “love at first sight? Why or why not? Do you agree that popular songs help distort a person’s concept of [...]
Prelude to a Promise
Posted: February 18, 2005 by Shawn in A Biblical Perspective, Journey SermonsTags: affection, dating, friendship, love, marriage, singleness
The foundation for a true and lasting love. In a wedding a promise is being made. In a marriage a promise is being kept. As the wedding goes, so goes the marriage. But a wedding does not happen in isolation. A successful wedding begins with a cooperative engagement, which depends on a healthy courtship and [...]
