Since announcing we’re resigning from a paying and stable ministry position for church planting, a non-salaried calling we’ve recived a couple of different reactions. I’ll classify them into a couple different categories: “Why would you do that?” “You’re stupid.” “That makes a lot of sense.” Jesus’ fist followers had to leave their well-paying jobs for [...]
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Inconvenient, Financially Risky, and Socially Questionable
June 14th, 2011 
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Tags: church planting, Devotion, matthew 418-20, resignation 
No Comments »You Can’t Steal My Class
June 8th, 2011 joshherndon I woke up this morning to a void, specifically in my dashboard. My car stereo, iPod, and CD’s were stolen out of my car last night. This is the second thing that was stolen in-front of our house in the past 3 months (my in-law’s window was smashed in to grab a sleeping bag in [...]
Posted in Spiritual Thought Tags: blessed, car stereo, devotional thought, stolen, theif No Comments »“We are responsible to act like Jesus”
June 2nd, 2011 joshherndon One of my students posted this on her blog, so I thought I’d pass it along to you, too. 12 Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity. -1 Timothy 4: 12 gaaah I love [...]
Celebrating Osama’s Death?
May 2nd, 2011 joshherndon Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice, or the LORD will see and disapprove and turn his wrath away from them. Psalms 24:17-18 I know the world is safer with the passing of Osama Bin Laden… but how can I be happy about it? Is it [...]
Posted in Spiritual Thought Tags: christian perspective, current events, osama bin laden, osama death No Comments »I am the Vine
March 25th, 2011 joshherndon I’m really excited about tonight’s message. It comes out of John 15 where Jesus says: “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” For my friends who will miss it tonight, here’s the notes: [...]
Ash Wednesday
March 9th, 2011 joshherndon Ash Wednesday is the beginning of a 40-day process where believers repent and fast (give something up) in preparation for Easter. Historically, people fast different foods, entertainment, or luxuries. Historically, I’ve always found a reason not to do anything because confession and fasting aren’t the “fun” disciplines of the Christian faith. So much so, it [...]
My Chainging Expectations
December 15th, 2010 joshherndon My life looks vastly different than it did 6 months ago. The big changes are: I’m bivocational– working both as a teacher (4 classes a day) and a youth pastor (20 hours a week). I’m also a dad-t0-be, giving me some more responsibilities. I was thinking of these life changes and have witnessed my expectations [...]
Profound Imprints
November 28th, 2010 joshherndon There’s a girl that I know that wants to hear from God so badly. She prays, waits, and listens for that loud voice to rumble the earth and shatter her reality. And when she’s done waiting patently she goes about her day a little bit more discouraged than before she started. Sound familiar? How do [...]
Posted in Spiritual Thought Tags: devotional, god's imprint, god's voice, Gods direction, hearing from god, imprint, Jesus, Josh Herndon, soul imprint No Comments »The Tension Between Holiness and Grace
November 4th, 2010 joshherndon I had a conversation with a student this week, and she’s been having a difficult time managing the tension between holiness and grace. She understood Christians to strive for a sinless life. But she found herself being influenced by her friends, laughing at jokes she shouldn’t be, and not having her mind “on Jesus” all [...]
Teaching Tithing to Our Youth
October 26th, 2010 joshherndon Tithing is a discipline that the church has become bashful in talking about, especially to our teenagers (then there’s the too eccentric prosperity gospel guys– but that’s for another day). Most pastors feel guilty for preaching on tithing… but why should we? It’s almost criminal if we don’t. Jesus tells us time and time again [...]