So often, I wish I could write poetry or music. There is so much feeling within me that it would be such a joy and a relief to craft it into something tangible. I received a gift from God today that I did not expect to receive and it just so happens that the gift…
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To Be a Disciple on That Day
During Easter and throughout each year, Christians abide in the resurrection and the freedom and hope it has given all believers. On Good Friday, we also remember the awful necessity of the crucifixion. In terms of the latter, what I haven’t heard spoken about much is the agony of that hour, not for Jesus, but…
The Day the Curtain Tore
I can’t read those words without choking up. It’s such a simple verse and yet, to me, it is the crux of not just Israel’s history, but humanity’s. Maybe it’s how visual it is, or how matter-of-fact. But the simple words of Mark 15:38 negate our darkest hour, man’s expulsion from the Garden. Adam’s sin,…
Doubts in the Disconnect
What secret doubts haunt you as a Christian? I know it can’t be just me. True, it’s not something people like to talk about. It’s fairly common for Christians to admit various human weaknesses; learning and practicing humility is essential to a healthy Christian faith. A prayer for help with self-control, lust, or greed probably…
Faith and Works
Reflections on James 2:14-26 Faith is an active, living thing – it is not a lucky penny, kept in a pocket as a symbol of one’s salvation. It is an infusion of the Holy Spirit, who permeates every cell in one’s body. A true faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is first a belief in…
Before the Fire 