I wrote this article for the Hutch News and was published today. They usually provide a web copy on their site, so, I don’t double post. But, it looks like there is no web version this time, so… Enjoy and let me know what you think: IT’S TIME TO FORGIVE When is the hardest thing [...]
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Forgive
Posted: 4th September 2010 by Addis Andy in Bible StuffTags: anger, Colossians, forgiveness, healing
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Posted: 30th August 2010 by Addis Andy in Bible StuffTags: change, Luke 15, prodigal, repentance, Romans 6
When was your last ‘Aha” moment?
I love those, and… I hate those. When you have a real-deal “Aha” moment it can be incredible relief, even victory. Or, quite often it can plummet you into a spiral of depressive humility because of personal stupidity.
Guess it just depends on the particular “Aha” you are experiencing.
I love seeing these moments in my kids. I still remember watching ‘just past toddler’ Noah trying to pound a screw into some scrap wood with a hammer. When I introduced him to a screwdriver… I was a genius.
The Prodigal Son story is one of those stories that tends to lead people to their own “Aha” moment, generation after generation. Relationships restored, addictions admitted, hypocrisy revealed… the list goes on and on.
Ironically, it’s an “Aha” moment within the story itself that is at the heart of Jesus’ teaching. It’s not that the incredible love of the Father, or the overwhelming stupidity of the younger son, or the amazing hope of redemption take a back seat to anything else. But, they all pivot on the gut-wrenching “Aha” moment of this wayward, reckless kid!
In our faith community at CrossPoint we’ve been talking alot about how much God values the lost, disconnected and hurt. But, its all just talk until we do something.
So, I’ve pulled out something from my past to share, in hopes that you will take it and turn around to share it yourself.
Back in the day I used to be a hardline HTML code writer and built websites for churches and ministries. I also toyed around with a little video animation. That’s when I came up with this video version of what is called One-Verse Evangelism… I prefer to call “God’s Plan, Simplified!”
Please watch it, download it, email it, embed it, post it… whatever you can do that you think might make an impact.
I had the awesome opportunity to speak with and encoursage the staff and volunteers of the Open Door Pregnancy Care Center in Hutchinson, Ks.
It was a small lunch gathering, but an awesome people and a great time.
Sorry about the backlight…. nothing I could do about the environment… just think of it as a podcast with moving shadows!
Where am I?
Posted: 13th August 2010 by Addis Andy in Philosophical Ramblings, Spiritual GrowthTags: Bible, evangelism, found, lost, Luke 19:10, maturity, obedience
So, have you ever been lost? I mean flat out, turned around, no clue, GPS wouldn’t help lost.
I remember driving from Great Bend, Ks, to some secluded mountain park in Colorado that I couldn’t get you to today if you paid me a million dollars. I was an early grade schooler with the family at an annual family reunion.
At some point in the afternoon the kids were getting hungry and restless, but dinner was still a couple hours away. That’s when my step dad and uncle decided to take the kiddos on a little mountain hike.
You know, something just long enough to distract the kids and be back in time for the big ol’ potluck.
It was fun at first, and as a kiddo, I wasn’t keeping track of time, but even a mildly ADD child like myself could tell we’d been out there too long.
So, I started paying attention to some details before I made the discovery:
Step dad and uncle kept having us rest while they stepped aside for a ‘whispered’ argument
Uncle took off his T-shirt and started tearing strips off and tying them to trees
The look of terror on their faces when we kept finding those pieces of his shirt
It all lead to my conclusive discovery: there was no denying it, we were lost!
God WILL give you more than you can handle
Posted: 5th August 2010 by Addis Andy in Bible Stuff, Nonsensical Junk, Spiritual GrowthI love watching Mythbusters. Tackling urban legends and misconceptions, putting them to the test with high speed cameras, hands on testing and real science… it’s an Addis family favorite.
Can you save yourself by jumping upward in a crashing elevator? Is it possible to fly using a lawn chair and helium filled balloons? Can ninjas really catch arrows shot at their head?
Now that’s some high quality entertainment!
In The Word…
Posted: 21st July 2010 by Addis Andy in Bible Stuff, Spiritual GrowthTags: Bible, crisis, jonah, Psalm 18, rescue, Spiritual Growth
First of all… Sorry about the locusts. Imagine being here. Second, we all need God’s Word, but don’t wait for a crisis to start getting into it… In the word… from Andy Addis on Vimeo. Bible Study tools: 1. Bible Gateway 2. Reading Plans at Youversion 3. Logos.com
The Man I Should Be
Posted: 12th July 2010 by Addis Andy in Bible StuffTags: Bible, man, maturity, obedience, prayer, preparation, psalm 15, responsibility
The man I should be
This is my prayer response to Psalm 15. Hit me like a hammer…
Psalm 15:1 Lord, who may dwell in your sanctuary? Who may live on your holy hill?
Lord, I really want to be a man who is close to You. I don’t want to visit You on weekends, or keep in touch with You throughout the day. I want to ‘dwell’ with You. To walk with You, and run with You, to serve You with a passion up close and personal. To live on Your holy hill would be to finally arrive. Lord, may my eulogy include these words… “He dwelled with God.”
Restoration
Posted: 8th July 2010 by Addis Andy in Bible Stuff, Spiritual GrowthTags: ANDY ADDIS, Bible, forgiveness, galatians 6:1, hope, maturity, responsibility, restoration
One of the most difficult, but necessary teachings in Scripture is on the How-To’s of restoring someone who has fallen. Everybody will slip up, fall down and blow it from time to time.
What is the process, biblically, for helping that person up. It would be really good to know, especially when that person is you.
Galatians 6:1 Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted.