Repentance, Hope & Fire: The Marks of a Changed Heart

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

Placing the Destination of Our Beliefs in the Promise of Jesus

AIMLESS SEARCH If we don’t know what we’re searching for, we won’t find it. To search without a destination is pointless. To seek without the purpose of finding is fruitless and vacuous. Taking the first step of a journey towards nowhere ends before it begins.  LACKING STRUCTURED, FUNDAMENTAL BELIEFS Many people find themselves in difficult… Read More Placing the Destination of Our Beliefs in the Promise of Jesus

The Impact of Christ’s Divinity in a Corrupt World

MISTAKING JESUS’S IDENTITY Jesus Christ means different things to different people, and what He means changes how we see and live our lives. For better or worse, Jesus’s name does not lack an impact on a person; the only difference is which impact is made. When Jesus is merely viewed as a moral, scrupulous wise… Read More The Impact of Christ’s Divinity in a Corrupt World

How God Uses the Damaged to Change the World

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

Recognizing the God of Love

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