ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT PERFECT FAITH Christianity isn’t about perfection. Lots of us hold onto the fallacy that faith means we’re supposed to reflect perfection in some way by means of our belief in God. There’s a reason that’s fallacious—spoiler alert: we never achieve perfection here in this life. The goal is to strive to draw nearer… Read More The Fallacy of Perfection: Growing In Faith, Not Self-Deprecation
PROCESS OF ELIMINATING SINS’ WAGES To love God is to honor Him in every area of our lives. This isn’t an easy thing to do… especially when we’re in sin. One reason repentance is so important to talk about as a Christ-follower is that it’s the reason we have such a hard time maintaining or… Read More Roadmap to Repentance in a Field of Apologies
HORRORS OF A WORLD WITH SIN There is so much suffering in this world. So much suffering. It’s one of the most common reasons unbelievers have put aside considering the existence of a so-called all-loving God. There is so much trauma in life that one wonders how a loving God, with all His wisdom and… Read More When We Suffer: Discipline of the Spirit
AFRAID TO KNOW WHAT WE KNOW If you’re like me, you have been influenced by people in ways that caused you to question yourself along the years, but the real questioning has always been “who are you?” from your own third perspective. You’ve noticed some others tend to act fearless, sometimes like they have all… Read More Do We Really Know Ourselves?
After so much objection to and rejection of Christianity throughout the ages, one might think there is something to discuss: What is the truth behind this Jesus, for so much hate, acrimony, sacrifice, humility, and transformation to follow? We don’t hear so much resistance about Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, or other religions. We don’t hear people… Read More Man-Made or Divinely-Inspired?
One of the most obvious and prominent theological contentions unbelievers have is why faith in Jesus is so important: why not just believe in being a good person, or just believe in a Higher Power? What does life have to do with Jesus? JESUS’S RELEVANT DIVINITY Following how the Bible teaches that the only way to… Read More Why Does it Have to be Jesus?
(This short article was originally written back in 2019 and was taken down while I was experiencing some change as a writer. Upon revisiting this article, I felt the pull to revise it and return it to its position on the blog. Here is the article again. I pray it blesses each one of you… Read More God’s Love and the Truth That Sets Us Free
A little over a week ago, I was nominated for the Bloggers Recognition Award by Beautiful Southern Heart’s own Kristen Walker. I’m incredibly humbled to have received this nomination, and grateful for Kristen’s heart in this world. Her writing is vulnerable and real, and I appreciate her openness. As a Christian writer, I can see… Read More Bloggers Recognition Award
Based on the book written by Lee Strobel, “The Case For Christ” pensively digs into Lee’s elaborate journey and bold attempt to disprove the legitimacy of the gospel claims that Jesus Christ rose from the dead. Along the way, he faces the reality of witnessing his wife seemingly transformed by her newfound faith—and, ultimately, he discovers… Read More Movie Review: The Case For Christ
Almost 9 years ago, I let Jesus into my life in a way that I had denied Him for the previous 21. Letting Him into my life was one step; desperately calling Him into my heart was another. HINDSIGHT AND ITS TREASURES Nine years of asking questions, of challenging the skepticism/doubt of my atheistic years,… Read More How God Uses the Damaged to Change the World
