Category: Spirituality
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Loving God in the Midst of Doubt
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From a very early age, I’ve felt a strong connection to God in my heart beyond anything that was learned or indoctrinated into me. It is a intimacy that calls to me, whispers my name, and demands that I pay attention and find meaning in what is unfolding around me. But stubbornness and pride are…
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Remain Humble
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“Do not say in your heart, after the LORD your God has thrust them out before you, ‘It is because of my righteousness that the LORD has brought me in to possess this land,’ whereas it is because of the wickedness of these nations that the LORD is driving them out before you. Not because…
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Emmanuel – God With Us
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“Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel…For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” (Isaiah 7:14;9:6) It’s very common…
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Examining Jesus Christ As A Fictional Character
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Since Jesus began his ministry, non-believers have been trying to shut him up. The Pharisees succeeded temporarily, but after three days found out that it was going to take much more than killing him. The Romans tried, but found that the more followers they killed, the more the Gospel spread. And since then, non-believers and atheists…
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Thanksgiving – An Endangered Day of Thanks and Praise
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It is a tragedy that a day that was once remembered as a way to show gratitude and thanks, has turned into another way for businesses to make a quick buck and people to hunt down deals. Frankly, anyone who takes place in those activities should be ashamed of themselves. Thanksgiving is a day to…
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Showing the Gospel – Love One Another
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“He [Jesus] laid aside his outer garments, and taking a towel, tied it around his waist. Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him…When he had washed their feet and put on his outer garments and resumed…
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A Change of Perspective
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Recently, I’ve been reading a book called “He Walks Among Us – Encounters With Christ In A Broken World” by Richard and his wife Renee Stearns, who is the president of World Vision – a Christian humanitarian organization. In it, the couple shares stories of children and families they have encountered in their work, applying the…
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The Winds of Grace and Truth
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God does not lie hidden in churches, does not remain enclosed in a secret tomb that only gets opened once a week. He is the light that penetrates the clouds on a dreary day, the rain the falls down from the heavens, the beauty in the sound of a piano key being struck or the…
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The Search For God
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Many people want to find God- they just don’t know where to look. They look in churches, in nature, in people, and a vast selection of other avenues. But many still seem to be as far away from God as they were when they first started searching for him. So where is he? Well first…
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Being Authentically You
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Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” Not only do I think he’s right, I would argue that it’s even harder now than it was during his lifetime. No matter where we turn there are influences everywhere trying…
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