http://nathangriffis.com InNotOf Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:51:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I know I started this blog series before Christmas so take a second and re-read our passage: II Corinthians 4:7-18 (The Message) 7-12If you only look at us, you might well miss the brightness. We carry this precious Message around in the unadorned clay pots of our ordinary lives. That's to prevent ... http://nathangriffis.com/more-than-meets-the-eye-episode-3/611 To recap… Wednesday we talked about jars of clay which was good imagery but really there is so much more to this passage that I am excited to get in to. So take a second and re-read our passage: II Corinthians 4:7-18 (The Message) 7-12If you only look at us, you might ... http://nathangriffis.com/more-than-meets-the-eye-episode-2/608  The last couple of mornings I have been caught up on a passage of scripture and have found myself re-reading it over and over. This morning I took a look at it in a few different translations and I chose to share this one (for the Transformers reference… so theological ... http://nathangriffis.com/more-than-meets-the-eye/604 Yesterday my son turned 6 years old and so I am going to populate cyberspace with some words to him. Some may think this is a waste of cyberspace and if that is you… stop reading. I know that he may not read this for many years (good thing considering ... http://nathangriffis.com/6th-birthday-note-to-owen/599 When I think about the Bible and the story of Jesus I immediately think about the magnetism of Jesus. I reflect on the stories of deliverance, healing, and salvation. I have often “lusted” after the manner in which he was able to attract people to the life change He modeled. ... http://nathangriffis.com/rejection/597 A little over a year ago I set out on what is probably the biggest spiritual journey that I have ever taken. I was reminded of it today as I “squeezed” into some pants and realized that I have put on 35 lbs since Christmas. I would like to give ... http://nathangriffis.com/35lbs-since-christmas/593  My wife was watching the “Bringing Up Boys” DVD series this last week trying to get some updated advice on how to discipline our soon to be 6 year old son. This book has brought us through the first five years pretty successfully but in recent months we have faced ... http://nathangriffis.com/focus-on-the-family-hate-mail/591 This week I got “the question”. This question is one that I get asked frequently and every time I wish I had a one size fits all answer… preferably a good one. But every time the circumstances surrounding “the question” are dramatically different. Combining that with varying levels of emotional ... http://nathangriffis.com/the-question/584 My blogging revival continues. I am trying to stay sharp and writing a blog isn’t quite the same as writing a sermon it is a way of processing thoughts and putting them into communicable vehicles. (I have no idea if that made grammatical sense or not but “communicable” popped into ... http://nathangriffis.com/the-church-of-facebook/579 Have you ever done something for no apparent reason only to have God reveal to you shortly after why? For me I do most things for no apparent reason… at least that is what most people tell me. I don’t get it either how I can be a micromanager on ... http://nathangriffis.com/what-to-do-on-the-worst-day-of-your-life/574