10 Minutes #onpurpose

What does it mean to "be connected with Jesus"? In John 15 Jesus gives plenty of insight to relationship between himself & his followers, as well as some beautiful things that come along the way.

Thanksgiving & Christmas are two huge opportunities to live out an #onpurpose kind of faith and help others do that as well.

Parents & grandparents, blessing your children or grandchildren can send a powerful message of love, but it only happens #onpurpose.

Pastor Matt Rogers came up with the "7 Arrows" method for small group Bible study groups at his church. This is a simple but powerful tool to help anyone dive deeper into the scriptures.

Jesus gave THE mission & order. Who will follow?

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why did Jesus say that from the cross?

Easter is the highest day on the Christian calendar, so make the most of it!

Is God really angry? If so, why? If not, why do so many people have the idea that he is angry?

How does a Christ-follower develop daily spiritual rhythms? It's not as complicated as one might think.

Sometimes church have a series of revival meetings. But is this what revival is? When it comes to spiritual awakening, its not nearly as much about an event as it is a person.  And that person...Jesus Christ.

But what is faith? How do I get more? Is faith a gift? Or is faith something I do?

Does the church really matter?

What are some practical ways Christ-followers can show love to others? Jesus commanded it and showed it. Gary Chapman's "The 5 Love Languages" is a very helpful resource.

In this episode Ed shares 7 tips to get the most out of your Bible reading.

Being a disciple of Jesus Christ does not happen on accident. It always happens on purpose. Let’s think through that together in the next 10 minutes on purpose. So, I did a thing. At least I started a thing. This is the launch of a weekly podcast called “10 Minutes On Purpose”. Why? More and more I find myself talking about being intentional with everything- especially walking with Jesus. I am a firm believer that disciples are grown…and that typically doesn’t happen on accident. Maybe this angle is on my heart because God knows I need this reminder as much as anyone. Likely. I wanted this weekly conversation starter to be short & accessible.Seems like 10 minutes could be worked in to time cooking a meal, part of a workout, a commute, or just while perusing the w w w. My prayer is that the topics will be helpful. I often talk with people who genuinely love Jesus and want to walk with him and help others do that to…but they just aren’t sure how. So there you go. I have pondered on how to best encourage,