I have a story to tell you. It begins in Israel beside the sea. Jesus was teaching the people, helping them to grow in understanding. As he was walking along, he saw a man named Levi sitting at a tax booth. Jesus called him, and he followed him. Later in time, Jesus was eating a […]
“I Only Have One Son”
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You Don’t Need to Be Afraid Anymore
When I was a kid, I was scared of the dark. I would run from the living room back to my bedroom and jump up onto my bed as fast as my little legs could carry me so that whatever was out there couldn’t get me. The darkness, that shadowy place where everything bad and […]
Beyond a Shadow
“Do not be deceived, Wormwood. Our cause is never more in danger than when a human, no longer desiring, but still intending, to do our Enemy’s will, looks round upon a universe from which every trace of Him seems to have vanished, and asks why he has been forsaken, and still obeys.” – C.S. Lewis, […]
A Nation Reversed
I realized a while back that I have yet to write about the meaning behind the name of this blog, so I guess this is as good of time as any to do that! When choosing this name, I thought about the concept of Christians living in the world, but not being of the world. […]
No Turning Back
At the end of the church service at the time I am writing this, we sang ” I Have Decided to Follow Jesus”, and it reminded me of something vital to our faith. It reminded me that following Jesus is hard, and we may walk alone. Some Christians don’t realize that following Jesus will be hard, […]
For God so Loved
“For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only son that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.” – John 3:16 This has to be the most known verse in the entire Bible. We say it so often that I think we no longer pay attention, repeating […]
How Do We Pray?
Last week we discussed the reason why we pray, but we didn’t really discuss how we are to pray. So now, already knowing why we pray, let’s discuss how to pray. Seeing as the Bible is our ultimate authority on how to live our life, I thought it’d be best to start with a passage […]
Living as Salt and Light
God has shown me continually what it truly means to follow Him and be salt and light to the world. As I’ve spent time with Him, learned from His Word, and studied it with others, the Lord has shown me two important parts of following Him – seeking Him and His Truth, and then walking […]
The Reason for Prayer
Prayer is, I think, the most overlooked and undervalued practice of the Christian faith, yet it is arguably the most important. We have made it a tradition to pray before our meals and at bedtime, and, being satisfied with that as our total of daily prayer, seem to have forgotten that it is necessary to […]