Tag Archives: Sacrifice

Why did Jesus have to die?

Let me be clear, Jesus did not HAVE to die. Jesus chose to die. Jesus chose to take on all the sins of the world and as a result took the judgment that that sin brought forth. As a result of our sins, Jesus had to die because our Lord, and savior took our sins, [...]

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Radical By David Platt

Radical By David Platt (Chapter 9)

This entry is part 9 of 9 in the series Radical By David Platt

The Radical Experiment In Chapter 9 of the book Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream by David Platt, the author outlines some steps to take that will allow the reader to start living radically. After reading this chapter, I was floored. There are a lot of challenges that he suggests we take [...]

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November 2011 – Debt Snowball and big sacrifices

We are on month two of our “Total Money Makeover” and my wife and I are going gazelle intense to rid ourselves of debt. As a result, we just completed our first month and I wanted to reflect on our first attempt at a written budget in over 5 years. First of all, we canceled [...]

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Debt Snowball is FINALLY rolling – Becoming debt free

We decided to make a few sacrifices this month when budgeting to help us get this snowball of debt payments rolling. We were really just treading water, making minimum payments on every debt, every month and couldnt get anywhere so a big decision was made. We decided to sell my car this month, which helped [...]

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Radical By David Platt

Radical by David Platt (Chaper 4)

This entry is part 4 of 9 in the series Radical By David Platt

The Great Why of God In Chapter 4, of Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream, by David Platt points out the true purpose of God in my life. How can I ever find myself in a situation where I wouldn’t be willing to accept the will of God on my life. The [...]

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