So, how do you really get to know God intimately anyhow? I mean, you can’t really look Him in the eye or feel His touch, can you? I believe you can. Not in a literal, physical sense, but in much deeper terms than you can ever experience in any human relationship. Even on the human level, aren’t there certain people whose touch goes beyond the physical contact of their touch? Aren’t there some people who, when they look into your... Read more
There is a battle going on for our souls. We have an enemy that knows how to manipulate our minds and choices and is intent upon defeating us in this life and keeping us from having eternal life in heaven when we die. But the good news is he is a liar and a defeated foe who cannot force us to do anything. What is going to win the battle is realizing we are in a spiritual battle and fighting... Read more
I think most people, when they think about faith, think of it being a religious thing and often use the word as a noun, as in “My faith is such and such church”. But faith is so much more. You need not even be part of a certain religion to have faith. Faith is certainly spoken of and defined in various ways among many religions and most consider it integral and vital to their belief system. But faith is so... Read more
Defining truth, you would think, would be pretty straightforward. I mean, a thing is either true or false, right? And it is that simple in elementary level terms, but when it comes to things like philosophy, art, theology, law, and science, it can become very confusing. Truth, to me, is a divine concept. Truth is what God the Creator says it is. But even then, humans over time have even twisted that by creating this god and that god and... Read more
Prayer’s most basic definition is talking to God. But, ah, it is so much deeper than anything human beings can define. Prayer is the very lifeblood of the Christian, but is sadly the least emphasized or it is taught as just a way to get something from God. As blood is to the body, prayer is to the spiritual man. It carries away impurities, fights spiritual diseases and furnishes oxygen to our spiritual minds. Prayer tears down walls between you... Read more
History is filled with predictions of the end of the world, or doomsday prophecies, that have come and gone without incident. These predictions have been based on religious texts, astrological events, numerology, and even scientific theories. Every year it is the same. Someone will inevitably predict the end of the world. REM made light of this in a comical song they recorded called The End of the World As We Know It. In fact, here it is in September of... Read more
There are a lot of voices out there screaming for your attention. Advertisers screaming at you from TV, radio, computer, billboards and more. Every cause in the world wants your attention, support and especially your money. Even when you try to escape and get some solitude, still, there are those voices rolling around inside your head: things you need to do, things that happened at work today, bills that need to be paid. It is an epidemic to the point... Read more
If you are going to get anywhere in this spiritual walk, you must be convinced that The Holy Bible is THE Word of God. There must be a standard, a measuring stick to judge all other so-called holy books and words from the mouths of those who claim to be the oracle of God; otherwise, we are left to the mercy of every whim of anyone who claims to be the mouthpiece of God. Many of the wars past and... Read more
Have you ever been to a fair or a carnival where people running booths were screaming at you, ‘Step right up…’ trying to convince you to come and try their game or product? Maybe you even got reeled in and tried a game and won some cheap Kewpie doll and walked away proud of your accomplishment. Sometimes I think that is the way it is with religion. People from various religions are just trying to convince you that their religion... Read more
So, what does living by Grace look like? Put simply it is being God conscious instead of sin conscious. Jesus conscious instead of devil conscious. Grace conscious instead of performance conscious. Many Christians are constantly walking around reminding themselves of their sins, condemning themselves, beating themselves up. Others are in this constant mode of whether they are good enough, wondering if they offended God today. There is only one cure for this and only one way to be truly free.... Read more
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