Heaven is that far off place in the sky that we all imagine in our heads, with angels, white horses, and all our best friends. We’ll all get there eventually, but for now, let’s all just forget about it and get on with our lives. Or, maybe not. Forget all of the stuff in the […]
The Divided Church
Have you ever noticed how many labels we have? I’m talking just in the Christian community, not even the world at large. To start off, we have all the denominations. From Baptists to Lutherans, Methodists to Presbyterians, we’ve split ourselves up in to so many sections its difficult to remember what they all mean. Then, […]
A Tame Lion
As a kid, I loved The Chronicles of Narnia. I mean I really loved them. Those books were my favorite books, and I even watched the movies several times. My favorite part of the first book, The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe is this little quote here: “Aslan is a lion- the Lion, the great Lion.” “Ooh” […]
Outside the Gates
American Christianity is a unique thing. We as a culture are distinctly different from the rest of the world, and thus our faith is culturally different than the way Christians live in other parts of the world. Being a first world country isn’t always a good thing, at least for our faith. You see, in […]
Called to Obey
Called to Obey by Grace Maples The nightly news. It’s depressing, appalling, and scary for Christians to watch. The world is going downhill, and we must act to stop it! Yet, we often times get into our routine and try to fit in with the world instead of fight. We strive to be popular instead […]
The Hickey Family
Today’s post is going to be a tad bit different than any of the other’s I’ve done on here. I want to tell you all about an amazing family that has been a friend to me for several years now. They’ve loved and encouraged me in my faith and in my everyday life for a […]
The Toilet Brush
Words have power. Especially in this technological world we live in now, nearly everyone has a voice. With this new opportunity, though, comes a danger. With this power and success that we can gain, there comes a certain degree of pride that seeps in. This holds true even when our voice is being used for […]
Why This Tribulation?
Why This Tribulation? Olivia Giordano (inspired by a sermon on the book of Job) Why God? Tis my lament. Why was this tribulation sent? Cursed be the day I was born I look on my life with scorn I am in utter misery Surrounded by adversity. What have I done? It is You who have […]
The Rich Young Ruler
“And a ruler asked him, ‘Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?’ And Jesus said to him, ‘Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and […]
The Disciple Whom Jesus Loved
“When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, ‘Woman, behold, your son!’” – John 19:26 The disciple Jesus loved. For those of you who don’t know, this phrase is referring to John… in the book of John. Now, some critics have used this to point out […]