Is The Way, The Truth, and The Life a Noun, Verb, or Both? 6 Jesus answered, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me,” John 14:6 (CEB). Let me ask whether you consider yourself a Christian, a spiritualist, irreligious, an atheist, or an agnostic, possibly the… Read More »
Praying in Partnership With God
January 5, 2023 “Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.” ~ Saint Augustine Why should we pray if God is all-powerful, all-knowing, and everywhere? I mean, come on, what difference will it make? How will prayer change the outcome for all the wounded, excluded, and suffering people in… Read More »
Dust, Breath, and Imago Dei
God made humankind from the dust of the earth. God breathed life into all of creation. We are only a small part of God’s creation; may we never forget it. God created humans in the image of God; how amazing is that! You and I have the DNA of God flowing through our veins. There… Read More »
Are You a Christian?
“Drinking beer is easy. Trashing your hotel room is easy. But being a Christian, that’s a tough call. That’s rebellion.” ~ Alice Cooper Have you ever been asked, “are you a Christian”? I am a theologian, pastor and worship a Jesus-looking God, but I rarely identify as a Christian. People have asked me if I… Read More »
The Cries of Afghanistan
“Peace is not so much a political mandate as it is a shared state of consciousness that remains elevated and intact only to the degree that those who value it volunteer their existence as living examples of the same… Peace ends with the unraveling of individual hope and the emergence of the will to worship… Read More »
Unfinished Hurts
When we finally repent of our mistakes and forgive those who have hurt us – as God calls us to do over and over again in his Word – then the light of God shines like a bright, healing beam in our hearts and clears the vision of God before us. ~ Matt Brown What… Read More »
Dumpster Diving
“If you aren’t in the moment, you are either looking forward to uncertainty or back to pain and regret.” ~ Jim Carrey We miss out on many blessings in life because we habitually rummage through our past, fixating on our regrets. Making a gratitude list is an effective strategy to help overcome the dark memories… Read More »
Illegal Smile
Ah but fortunately I have the key to escape reality And you may see me tonight with an illegal smile It don’t cost very much, but it lasts a long while Won’t you please tell the man I didn’t kill anyone No I’m just tryin’ to have me some fun Well done, hot dog bun,… Read More »
Is God Good All The Time?
“If a thing is free to be good, it is also free to be bad. And free will is what has made evil possible. Why, then, did God give them free will? Because free will, though it makes evil possible, is also the only thing that makes possible any love or goodness or joy worth… Read More »
The Distance Between Sin and Salvation
“The greatest enemy to human souls is the self-righteous spirit which makes people look to themselves for salvation.” ~ Charles Spurgeon If you were to measure the distance between sin and salvation on a scale of 0-100, sin representing 0 and salvation 100, how would you rate yourself? How would you define salvation? Oxford Dictionary… Read More »
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