We are bombarded with information and images that suggest we are drowning in darkness, but Jesus died and was resurrected to bring us into God’s Kingdom of light.
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He Broke Every Chain!
I could never get away from the pull towards living life fully surrendered to the God I had met in childhood. I still knew Him, kind of. At least I thought maybe I did. (Spoiler alert: He knew me the whole time. He created me, after all) He knew how I needed to see Him working. I just didn’t know it yet.
Dancing with Mary Jane
You say pot opens up your mind? So did the fruit that Adam bit into. We’ve been paying for that one ever since. So in your worldly views, I have no reason to tell you that pot is bad. For me, I just know that Jesus doesn’t like it.
Fate and the Paradox of Free Will: PART 2
Does God bring others to help when I choose not to? How much control do we have in our own fate? Does God allow us to blow it for others when our free will mostly leads to selfishness? But then, how does he seem to control the pulse of the universe despite us running around screwing things up?
Freedom
It started off with just one glass in the evening here and there to relax. Then the habit of getting a bottle of wine after a really stressful day, or needing a break and wanting to shut down. Drinking at home in the evening led to every family party and occasional moms/girls night out. I thought I had control over it but it was a stronghold that I struggled to say no to.
Bearing the Mark
The beauty of Jesus is that his mark is so broad it can be found on any person no matter their age, sex, race, social status, or culture. However, there are many who claim to bear the mark of Christ who do little more than put on a t-shirt or listen to Contemporary Christian Music. To these people the Church is equivalent to a social club.
It’s the End of the World as We Know It…
Why are we so obsessed with the end of the world? Every year a new string of threats from leading scientists, well known evangelists, and even secular politicians predict that we are heading for destruction sooner rather than later.
Cherished Daughter
For the past several years God has been turning my perception of Him upside down. My devotion grew with a willingness to go anywhere He sent me, but God was showing me that He wanted to draw me close right where I was.
Beauty For Ashes
I thought I had everything I needed to be happy. The house, the job, the car and then, a baby. Yet I still felt sad and carried a lot of negative emotions, but didn’t know why.