bible Encouragement for the Start of a New Week Where does this Monday morning find you, friend? Are you tired? Are you weary? Are you reaching the end of your rope? Are you frazzled already? Are you stressed? Could you use a little encouragement? I woke up this morning and the topic I’
bible Essentials of Faith: The Bible No list of Christian essentials is complete without mentioning the recorded Word of God, itself. The irony in this post is that I realized this morning as I sat down to a quiet time, it was the first I’d had in a week.
beautiful What’s Wrong With Sex? What’s wrong with sex? Now that I have your attention, I am, you are, he is, she is, we all are. Why? Because some time ago, someone in some tall tower decided that sex would be best thought of as bad. So, now
bible We’ve Been Given Everything We’ve been given everything. All that we need to live a life fitting a believer in Christ. I’m taking a Gospel class at the church I am in the process of joining and there was a statistic that jarred me, albeit only
bible If It Ain’t Broke If it ain’t broke… It’s what we’ve been telling ourselves for some time now, but I think it’s time to wake up. There is something horribly broken in the church and as Matthew Paul Turner, a fellow blogger and writer,
bible We’re Learning to Make Sense Of it All We’re learning to make sense of it all. That takes a lifetime doesn’t it? And what primarily do we use to make sense of things but the Bible? Yet, despite this fact, most of us go along never knowing how to read
bible Christianity Is a Scary Beast Christianity is a scary beast. If you look at it as a code of conduct, immediately you are confronted with a shopping list of don’ts. If you look at it as a philosophy, well it is counter-intuitive in more ways than you have
bible The Foundation’s Already Been Laid The foundation’s already been laid. What you may not have noticed is that Monday’s post had no conclusion. This was actually unintentional. However, the fact that I did not myself realize it speaks to a bigger problem. Where do we fix this
america What Is Persecution? I’d consider myself to be rather confident in my faith (for only being 23), but I have to admit there are some things in the Bible that I just can’t seem to make sense of in today’s society. For example, why
bible Un-Christian I was reading through the transcript of a live chat on the Washington Post and I found myself getting frustrated with what seemed like the lack of answers being provided. Even the answers that were seemed rather weak and it got me thinking that
aggressive Passive // Aggressive Hi, I’m passive-aggressive. I don’t know if you’re familiar at all with Southern or Middle Eastern culture, but they are both rather similar in several aspects. Most notably in my mind, they are some of the most passive-aggressive cultures that I’
bible I Am a Thief I mentioned last week that I had started a Bible study focused on Ephesians. In my preparation for chapter 2 this past week, I didn’t realize that I was in for a rough spiritual ride. Yes, I’m still that naive when it
bible Rest: Not to Put You to Sleep I felt this post may have been hastily conceived when asked yesterday what this week’s topic would be. That of course was until I was forwarded an email advocating something along the lines of what had been thought ill-conceived. I’m currently launching