christ The Great Longing for God I know it’s been a while friends and I’m sorry. I’ve had the following verses on my mind for a long time and felt I needed to share some thoughts and reflections. First, a question: What would truly yearning and longing
busy Busy Christmas and the Busy Heart I hope everyone had a good Christmas. Actually, I hope everyone had a phenomenal Christmas unlike any before it. How was your Christmas, though? If I had to pick one word to summarize mine, it’d have to be “busy.” Yes, I had a
Celebrate Essentials of Faith: Independence What does independence mean to the Christian? What does today, a primarily patriotic and nationalistic holiday, say about faith? Where is the tie-in? Where is the application? Celebrate independence Celebrate today, because we are free to do so. We live independent from oppression. We
christ Giving Up in an Age of Control I hope everyone had an enjoyable Easter weekend. I know I did, but amidst the family, food, Easter egg hunt (in which I look forward to participating all year long), and the talk of Jesus on the cross, I felt there was something missing
Cain Flatline Worship “How He Loves” by John Mark McMillanIf you’re familiar with this song, you’ll probably remember there’s a line in that people in the Church didn’t find quite…couth. So Heaven meets earth like a sloppy wet kiss… I’d be
broken politics Politics and Religion Politics and religion. Two topics we seem to avoid at the dinner table (most of us). Admittedly, I’d certainly fall into the camp of people who avoid politics, but for a different reason than the traditional. The election is tomorrow and honestly, I
christ Myself When I Am Real Myself when I am real. Today is a big day for me. It marks the first day of the rest of my life. Technically, so has every other day, but this is a special morning. I’m back from Europe and the normal, everyday
christ Think It Through Think it through. Three words I’ve heard many times in my life. Three words I’ve ignored nearly all of my life. I was a little bit younger and a little bit stupider than I am today and I’d found myself in
christ It’s All So Complicated It’s all so complicated. This is life in a nutshell these days. Nothing is as simple as it seems and our stress levels only keep increasing. Something is always lurking beneath the surface, turning straightforward decisions into a complex series of calculus equations.
christ How Quickly We Forget How quickly we forget. Christmas is this weekend and to be honest, my mood yesterday wouldn’t have given you indication whether it was Jesus’ birthday or Judgment Day. OK, the whole truth here is I highly dislike to use my brakes when possible
christ Through the Storms I have been told many times throughout my life that I am a calm person. I have to admit, I feel I do well under pressure and even enjoy times of mild chaos. This is just the way God has made me, but I
christ Dare We Be So Bold In Love? So, acutally, I’m in the Dominican Republic currently and even still, God has found me here. To think that for even a few days I might escape Him is a joke. Even on vacation God can still answer major questions like the purpose
boring A Life Less Dull If you were to meet me today, you might not believe that up until three years ago, I was one of the quieter individuals you’ve ever met. It took me being thrust into the wilderness of Yellowstone for ten weeks to understand that
Acts The (Un)Welcome This, you could say is a continuation of last week’s post, but taken from a different angle. Last week, I looked at the early Christian Church found in Acts 2. While I wish I could say that I best belong in that church,