It must grieve God when disbelieving Christians try their cynical best to pull others into disbelief along with them. I have seen this scenario played out more times than I would like to count. Someone shares a testimony of a beautiful thing God has done, a supernatural encounter they can bear testimony to as it […]
Faith
Passivity is the Enemy of Peace
I used to be one of those people who believed that all you needed to do was stay passive if you wanted peace. I thought that if I stayed in neutral territory, the enemy would leave me alone; people wouldn’t bother me, and my life would be rosy. I honestly thought that if I didn’t […]
God is not an Abusive Parent
“Perseverance is more than endurance. It is endurance combined with absolute assurance and certainty that what we are looking for is going to happen.” – Oswald Chambers It’s no secret that I live with a lifelong, progressive disability. I want to clarify what I believe about physical healing, disability, and character development. 1. God is […]
The Christian Walk is Simpler than You Think. It’s not all about Rules
Hear me out… Some people assume I am very religious, and they are wrong. I don’t worship God because I am afraid that if I don’t, God will punish me. I don’t believe that saying specific prayers or performing certain rituals will put me in God’s good graces. I don’t worship Him out of a […]
Even in Uncertain Times, We Must Keep Moving
If I have learned anything in 2020, it is the following. Some of my education has taken place in remedial classes, reviewing material that I apparently knew at one point but had to brush up on: God is good, and His intentions are to bless me and others. He did not cause the events of […]
God was Silent, So It Seemed
God was silent, or so it seemed. The age of His prophets walking amid His people had long passed, or so it seemed. The tales of the patriarchs, along with the narrative of Moses leading the children of Israel into freedom, were all that the current generation had left. These stories evoked more wistful sighs […]