This is just a little thank you note to all of my 100 followers—thank you for reading, for commenting, and for following my blog! My intention and aim in writing is to bring you encouragement in your faith, and where there is little or no faith, to love you by bringing you the challenge of… Read More Thank You!
Truly, what is the purpose of belief in a God if the God of that belief knows nothing of love, or, more intrinsically, is not itself love incarnate? OUR NATURAL STATE OF NEED FOR LOVE One of the deepest longings we share as a race is to feel loved unconditionally. Many people get caught up believing… Read More Recognizing the God of Love
There’s an Islamic quote that I appreciate as a Christian. It reads: “When the world pushes you to your knees, you’re in the perfect position to pray.” Often times when we feel down or defeated, we do not always respond by first turning to God to pray. When the world has incapacitated us, among the best… Read More The Blessing of Failure With the Power of Jesus
“Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ” (Romans 10:17 NIV) How purposefully do we live when we don’t know or understand the love, grace, and hope of Jesus Christ? When I hear others explain that they think people need to mind their own business, respectively, and… Read More Sharing Jesus With the World
Hearing about Jesus as Lord as an unbeliever can feel like whiplash on the brain. The information is so potent at first that it’s almost numbing. But gradually, the words fall into place, one word of epoch-making truth after another. Eventually, the process of knowing Jesus becomes a goal: we read the Word to learn about Jesus, we pray and worship… Read More Intimacy We Were Created For
All of my hope, all of my faith, all of my trust, and all of my purpose is in Christ, and Christ alone. Where is yours? When I look at the world today, I have pity—but not fear. I am constantly reminded of the reasons why I know we are called to be the light… Read More God Is In Control
SUPERHEROES OF OLD We all need someone to look up to, like a role model who challenges us to be a better version of ourselves. While I was very little, my role models were characters from movies and TV shows. First, I was drawn to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Their vigilance in facing crime… Read More Finding Miracles at Our Breaking Point
COMMUNION, ATHEISM, AND TRAUMA People are amazed to know I used to be an atheist because of the way I am now. Basically, I was an atheist until I was just about 22-years-old, and I’m not quite 30 yet. Though raised Catholic, I didn’t understand the material, and so, naturally, I didn’t believe any of it… Read More A New Chapter in Life: Friendship With God
LOVING OURSELVES BY RECEIVING GOD’S LOVE Loving yourself is not selfish. Loving yourself requires as much humility as the reverence in seeing yourself the way God sees you. Many tend to lean in the opposite direction, capitalizing on the notion that loving ourselves should be most important above everything else. This leads to a selfish… Read More Being the Miracle to Others that God is to Us All
I feel the ineffable joy of the Lord running through my veins. It’s so powerful that tears are coming to my eyes. I can’t maintain it and I won’t try to. Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior, Messiah of my life, the Ruler of my decisions, and the reason for every ounce of hope… Read More Christian Ecstasy, Ineffable Joy, and Jesus the Lord
