ONE DIRECTION OR THE OTHER At its roots, Christianity isn’t about feelings or thoughts, it’s all about the heart. In the same way Christianity is all about the heart at its roots, disbelief is all about the self. When we say no to God, we’re saying yes to ourselves, and vice versa; when we deny… Read More Beneath All the Minutia: The Only Right Way to Choose God
CHRISTIAN AT MIND BUT NOT AT HEART There are those of us who consider ourselves Christians simply because we agree there is a God, and we believe in our mind that Jesus rose from the dead. And while the mind may like the idea of Christianity and find it interesting, the heart doesn’t always follow… Read More Repentance, Hope & Fire: The Marks of a Changed Heart
Someone I’ve been listening to a lot lately, and whose ministry I truly believe has been blessed by God, is Nate Sala of Wise Disciple on YouTube. Nate used to be a debate coach, and the pastor of a church in Las Vegas, Arizona. The skills he brings to the table in his videos are… Read More The Root Issue Is the Brokenness of the Human Heart
DISTRUST IN THE AUTHOR Not many people read anymore. Of those who do, not all read the Bible. And of those who read the Bible, many question its legitimacy and reliability and so they distrust its author is actually God. How can we identify the fundamental core of truth if we don’t dig deep into… Read More Merely Functioning: Living in a World that Prefers the Matrix
EVERYTHING IS NOT OKAY We can’t keep lying to ourselves saying everything’s okay. Not everything’s okay. And that’s the truth, isn’t it? It’s okay to not be okay. What’s not okay about not being okay is staying there. We can’t stay in the ‘not okay’ place inside ourselves forever. It’s a season. Seasons come and… Read More Short & Intentional: May Today Be the Day We Truly Lived
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS One of the reasons I feel compelled to stay at my full-time job at a retail store for the short-term is due to how many encounters I have with people holding a variety of spiritually ambiguous beliefs, who seem intrigued by what I have to say about the Christian faith. MISLEADING, UNBIBLICAL BELIEFS… Read More Risking Our Lives to Be Wrong About Eternity
This is for someone out there. I hope it’s you. UNTAMED, INCORRUPTIBLE WORD OF GOD There’s a lot of spiritual backfiring going on in the world today. As a fellow brother Christ-follower, I’m here to remind you: don’t give up the faith. The devil loves to bark loud to scare off the sheep, but the… Read More Encouragement in These Hostile Times
FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION UNDERNEATH If believing in God is so important to living a meaningful life, can those who don’t consider themselves spiritual find meaning in altruism? Can someone immerse themselves in a lifestyle of investing time, energy, and finances into charity and generosity for the purpose and pursuit of growing altruistically? The fundamental question underneath… Read More Faithful and Selfless: A Meaningful Life of Giving
CHALLENGING PASSAGES Sometimes, it’s the most challenging passages of Scripture that are most pertinent for our spiritual growth. Sometimes, we need to read the hard stuff to understand why Psalm 119:130 says that the Word gives understanding even to the child. Some translations read that it gives understanding to the “inexperienced.” If we don’t open… Read More Persecuted, Hated, & Oppressed for His Name’s Sake… Blessed Are You
PROVOCATIVE, ENLIGHTENING, OR DEMONIC Imagery is powerful. Whether through still art or motion pictures, they’re designed to tell the brain and heart something. It’s data, and it’s influential—whether for good or bad. It can be provocative or evocative; enlightening or galvanizing. It can also be just plain tempting or demonic. MAINTAINING OUR INNOCENCE AND MENTAL… Read More Cinematic Introspection: Beyond the Scope of the Eye
