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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Oh that God would Make Us Dangerous!
I was writing a research essay on the missionary Jim Elliot for school, and I came across a quote that really struck me. It goes as follows: “We are so utterly ordinary, so commonplace, while we profess to know a Power the Twentieth Century does not reckon with. But we are “harmless,” and therefore unharmed. […]
My Declaration
This is a post I’ve been wanting to write for a while. This is my declaration, my story. Enjoy. All my life I’ve felt different. When I was in elementary school, my mom tells me I used to get off the bus after school and tell her, “Mom, I’m different than all the other kids, […]
A Love for Adventure
Do you remember being a kid? Do you remember those times when you would go on adventures? We all had those times, though they all were a little different. We got to explore, whether that was out in the country, walking by a creek; or if it was in the city, walking around your neighborhood […]