We are relational beings. We crave relationships with our fellow human beings. Yes, there are some rare exceptions around that seem to be perfectly content living alone for the most part. But even they seem to find fulfillment in some social interaction on some level, even if it is only online. Particularly we seem to crave and search for that one person who will be a special friend and companion. Usually that comes in the form of a committed relationship... Read more
Today I have a guest blogger, my wife Lenora! I hope you enjoy her very profound article on the importance of making the right choices. People make choices every day. We choose what time we need to get up in the morning. We choose what clothes we are going to wear each day. We make choices about what food to eat, what TV shows to watch, what TV shows and video games to let our children watch and play and... Read more
Relationships. Why are they so difficult? Six of the Ten Commandments were about our relationship to other people (Exodus 20:1-17). Jesus even summed up the whole of how we should live when He said, “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments... Read more
I think the body of Christ would be much stronger if we stopped overemphasizing what is masculine and what is feminine. Men and women both have something to contribute and not because they are a man or a woman but because they are IN CHRIST. “There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” Galatians 3:28. I for one am sick of the oppression of... Read more
God is bigger than any box humans can come up with to put him in. He is bigger than religion. He is bigger than science. He is far above anything we can think of. His ways are far above our ways. He has always been and always will be….So why limit him? I encourage every truth seeker to unchain themselves from your small ideas about him and tear down all those religious concepts of God and see how mighty he... Read more
The very word ‘COMMUNITY’ broken down into parts ‘COMM’ and ‘UNITY’ seems to even beckon us to come into unity. Why is this so difficult for the Body of Christ? If one answers this question honestly it has to be admitted that it is due to selfishness and pride. The church did not start out this way. In fact, it was not even born until they had come together in one mind and one accord and in one place (Acts... Read more
There has been much discussion and debate throughout history as to whether there is a sin a person can sin that puts them in a position where they cannot be forgiven, they have no hope in this life or the life to come and they will go to hell when they die. It has been called the ‘sin unto death’ based on 1 John 5:16 and then there is also the ‘blasphemy of the Holy Ghost’ from Matthew 12:31.... Read more
“Fate whispers to the warrior, ‘You cannot withstand the storm.’ The warrior whispers back, ‘I am the storm.’” — Unknown I don’t know who said it but I will always remember this quote. I think there is a principle to learn from this. What do you do when you are faced with life’s storms? What do you do with any storm? Dig in and ride it out or evacuate. But life’s storms cannot be evacuated from. You can’t just decide... Read more
Last column we discussed taking back your power. We continue in that vein on this very important subject. Don’t give your power away! Things only have the power over you that you give them. We all have the power to do what we need to do. Often, we think we don’t but that isn’t true. The Bible says let the weak say they are strong (Joel 3:10). Are you going to let life beat you down? Are you going to... Read more
I have been through some devastating circumstances in life I can tell you. I had a bad first marriage. I was a single parent of small children. I had cancer. And I had to come to some decisions in life if I was going to survive. I had to come to a point where I did not care about what anyone thought. I know that sounds bad at first and it doesn’t mean I didn’t value and respect some people’s... Read more
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