http://www.livebold.org Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:22:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God. – 1 John 5:5 (NIV) If you find yourself standing on the corner in Winslow, Arizona, head 20 miles west and get the visual of what making an impact on this planet actually looks like.  A [...]]]> http://www.livebold.org/archives/4491 foodFIGHT!  The official Mission project of Live Bold Magazine is now underway!  As a ministry, we are committed to living out the command of Christ who taught us what service looks like in Matthew 25.  We are called to serve all and love all.  Live Bold Ministries has prayerfully entered into the mission field of [...]]]> http://www.livebold.org/archives/4477 Working in entertainment management, one of the requests fielded fairly often regarding artists is people wanting “backstage passes.” It’s amazing how folks will work hard to prove some distant connection to an artist, hoping the evidence is awarded with a “backstage pass.” It’s kind of a one-night Golden Ticket, as if to communicate to all [...]]]> http://www.livebold.org/archives/4460 He asked her to marry him 23 years ago and has not let a day pass without saying the words , “I love you”.  Without regard to location, time of day, or in the midst of others, he allows those words to flow as if they were interchangeable with her name. He spends many of [...]]]> http://www.livebold.org/archives/4448 So what exactly do you believe?  Does your extensive knowledge of the Bible qualify you to be called a Christian?  Does your faithful attendance at a church definitively prove your allegiance to God?  Do your actions speak louder that your words? Let’s demystify the notion of being a Christian.  Here’s how you can find out [...]]]> http://www.livebold.org/archives/4433 You are among the 10,000+ visits we receive at Live Bold Magazine each month, so we felt that you should be among the first to hear the news that will be released to the public (non-readers) on 2.1.12 – are you prepared to engage in the fight? Electing to live with Christ in your presence [...]]]> http://www.livebold.org/archives/4415 People follow leaders, right? When we call someone a leader, we are saying they lead others. But what about the leader? Is he following himself? How many times have we witnessed the moral failure of a Christian leader, not because he simply stopped leading, but because he wasn’t leading himself to the place he was [...]]]> http://www.livebold.org/archives/4406 Do you really think that God is all that concerned about your job?  Do you really think that He is focused on your need for a new car?  Do you really think that God wanted you to get that promotion?  Do you pray that God will satisfy all of your desires because you “deserve it” [...]]]> http://www.livebold.org/archives/4388 This old black sheep recently returned to the pastures of his youth. Don’t ask me why, but every winter (usually in early January) this wayward Yankee leaves the warm and comfortable confines of the Deep South and heads to the frigid air and frozen tundra of the Midwest. Though a few of my friends still [...]]]> http://www.livebold.org/archives/4379 What’s the most lucrative thing you can do these days with a piece of commercial real estate inside a city limits? . . . Build storage units. Yeah, the most consistent money you can make on a piece of American property is to build small metal barns for people to put their stuff in. The [...]]]> http://www.livebold.org/archives/4359 We watch athletes achieve seemingly impossible physical accomplishments and continue to set records and new standards of excellence.  We gawk, admire, and talk about the latest triumphs as if they were impossibilities only accomplished by super-humans.  But do we talk about their commitment and training? Professional sports thrive on the existence of “everyone else”.  Without [...]]]> http://www.livebold.org/archives/4349 My soul sparked when I watched the video that is sweeping the internet.  A young man eloquently shared his view on religion, Christ, and faith through spoken word that has been viewed (as of this writing) more than 12 million times on youtube.  I love it!  Let’s go there! After reading and watching hundreds of [...]]]> http://www.livebold.org/archives/4335 Okay, confession time . . . me and my family have been watching “Finding Bigfoot” on Sunday nights on Animal Planet. Our new family phrase is “It’s looking pretty squatchy out here.” . . . Don’t click away. Hear me out. In every single episode, the BFRO (Big Foot Research Organization) travels the globe (where [...]]]> http://www.livebold.org/archives/4303 We’re all selfish.  In a perfect little Utopian universe, it would be all about us, right?.  We all know people who have bought into the idea that everything is about them… and their needs.  They suck the life out of relationships as they take and take… never giving as much as an ear to listen.  If [...]]]> http://www.livebold.org/archives/4279 New Year’s always brings two things: unending weight loss ads and talk of resolutions. Not revolution, but resolution. Think about the word “resolution” for a second. It has lost its original meaning and now has a connotation of how it sounds. Re-solution. A recycled solution. A solution that didn’t work before, maybe many times before, [...]]]> http://www.livebold.org/archives/4271   Casting vision, is perhaps the most grueling, taxing, heavy, and numbing process known to the human race.  The old saying tells us not to fix stuff that isn’t broken, but that isn’t accurate at all.  I for one am grateful for the brilliant person that grew tired of cutting down trees with a sharp [...]]]> http://www.livebold.org/archives/1357 Sitting in a coffee shop in the heart of Nashville, my good friend Larry Malone unwrapped a word that has become the heart of his ministry and now a complete theme of life for me.  The word is “expecting”.  So what does the word mean to you?  What does it mean to expect something?  I [...]]]> http://www.livebold.org/archives/4236 It wasn’t long ago that the high five was the celebratory greeting of choice.   Now considered “lame”, it seems to be reserved for those who just aren’t “with it” any longer.  Watching a well executed high five seems a little anti-climatic, deflated, or a bit passe…doesn’t it?  In fact, the high-five is more often [...]]]> http://www.livebold.org/archives/4230 Having looked at some of the characters of the Nativity story, particularly some of the often-overlooked people and details, it is fitting and even a bit predictable with any Christmas focus to end with Jesus. It’s also fitting to present this to you after Christmas, when most people are starting to put Jesus away until [...]]]> http://www.livebold.org/archives/4224 The young family sat silently on their front lawn as they watched the flames engulf their home.  The father kept shaking his head and wondered why God would allow something like this to happen.  His prayers intensified along with the flames, but the flames continued to burn.  He searched his Bible for the right verse [...]]]> http://www.livebold.org/archives/4218