How can we begin to try to understand God when we do not even understand ourselves?
I find humanity to be outrageously unbalanced in our understanding. We can split an atom, create machines that compute a million times faster than ourselves, yet we do not know […]
Duty
When we think of duty, we often think of duties, things that we have to do, and with that comes a negative connotation. Duty and obedience are not exactly most […]
Sinful thoughts can bring us closer to Christ
Or they can lead us further away. It depends on what we do when we have them. They might be thoughts of jealousy, or judgement, or anger, or unforgiveness, they […]
There’s a parable that goes like this…
The father says to his two sons, come and help me in the vineyard today. One son says Yes, I will go. But he does not. The other son says […]
The importance of service
Why should we care about one another, love one another, feed the hungry, nurse the sick, house the homeless, and do other acts of loving kindness to and for one […]
God’s will is a bit like gravity
And indeed, gravity itself is somewhat indicative of the will of God, all things being one, and coming together to be more so. Think about gravity a moment. It holds […]
The gift and the giver
When we accept a gift from someone we are often times accepting the person who gave it. How would you feel about accepting a gift from someone you did’t trust? […]
He who overcomes
In Revelations there are multiple verses which begin with the phrase ‘to him who overcomes…’ Revelation 2:7 ‘To him who overcomes I will give the right to eat from the […]
A recommended modern prophet
By modern I mean last century, he died in 1963, and when I say prophet I mean he was a man of God, and a messenger of God. His name […]
The Holy Spirit is in the Old Testament
In 1 Samuel, Saul is anointed by by Samuel, who tells him he has been chosen to lead the Israelites as their first king. He gives him instructions, which include […]