I’m going to break a few of my own rules today. First of all, I usually do not repost the plethora of little pictures with cute sayings or quotes that everybody puts on Facebook these days. Sometimes I’ll look at them and chuckle or agree with the insight espoused, sometimes I’ll devote a few seconds… Read More My New Identity in Christ
When a man’s ways please the Lord, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him. – Proverbs 16:7 We last looked at The Fruits of the Spirit nearly one year ago and The Sermon on the Mount just short of two years ago. I have no valid excuses for… Read More No God, No Peace – Know God, Know Peace
Please check out Part 1 & Part 2 or else you will be thoroughly confused. Thanks!! I had said for several months, as church friends would interact with me online or I’d see them at family events and they would say they missed me & encourage me to come back, that I was bothered by… Read More The End of My Sambatical From Organized Religion – The New Hope
Nearly one year ago, right after Easter, I exited the church in which I grew up and had attended regularly since I was a child. I had not returned until today. The cause of my initial exit is trivial, important only to me. There were valid issues, but some problems can just as easily be… Read More The End of My Sambatical From Organized Religion – Part 1
A gentle answer deflects anger, but harsh words make tempers flare.” – Proverbs 15:1 After much too long of a hiatus it is time to get back on track. We last looked at The Fruits of the Spirit just over one year ago. As usual, I have no explanation for why I take these little… Read More The Fruits of the Spirit – Kindness, Gentleness, Goodness, Meekness
A year ago I wrote about my search for a genuine spiritual experience instead of the superficial, hypocritical, half-hearted religiosity so common in 21st Century America. This wasn’t…isn’t…meant as a criticism of any particular group or individual, for I have been known to be as guilty as anyone of being a “7th Day Christian”, meaning… Read More My Lenten Sacrifice – 2011
Facebook is a mixed blessing, a double edged sword. On one hand it provides the type of beneficially mindless entertainment that even those who rail against such frivolity need in appropriately moderate doses and serves as an avenue to stay in touch or reconnect with friends and family. Conversely, it can, as much as one… Read More Proudly Closeminded and Intolerant
I was once given the advice “Don’t pray to God for patience because He will give you plenty of opportunities to practice”. Notwithstanding one’s opinion of that particular directive, I have decided for now to write about it rather than pray for it. As you may have guessed, I am not examining The Fruits of… Read More The Fruits of the Spirit – Longsuffering
Last summer I began a series on the Fruits of the Spirit, but did not get very far before getting distracted with other things. The truth is that those other things are usually either easier or more fun to write, or spur of the moment musings brought on by something that has inspired me in… Read More The Fruits of the Spirit – Joy
The first edict Jesus gives in The Sermon on the Mount is be poor in spirit. Now this is a little confusing. Why would anyone want to have a poor spirit as opposed to a wonderful, great, fantastic spirit?? How is having a poor spirit supposed to make us happy?? Well okay…a poor spirit,… Read More Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit
