GOD’S TRUTH IS NOT OURS One of the truths about Christianity that calls to my soul is that it’s not about “feeling good,” it’s about knowing the Truth, and choosing to let the Truth set us free by embracing the way God’s love for us doesn’t leave us the same when we choose the Truth… Read More Not a Feel-Good Religion, But a Call To Arms
LOSING SIGHT OF NORMAL When I was about 12 and my parents divorced, all that was normal disappeared. The very definition of normal seemed completely shattered. I no longer believed in it after that. As someone who writes about faith on this blog, one might wonder if my faith had any impact on that level… Read More Scars That Paint a Resurrection: Healing Trauma By Accepting Christ
INSPIRATION FOR THIS ARTICLE Ever since I was a teenager, I’ve been a fan of the metal band, WITHIN TEMPTATION. When I first found them, I was a naive atheist, unwilling to see the world any differently than I was seeing it, particularly through the lens that a good God wouldn’t allow suffering. The band’s… Read More Don’t Pray For Me: A Metal Song In Need Of Contemplation
Before I received Jesus into my life, I was an atheist; and before I was an atheist, I was raised Catholic in a very traditional church where repetition seemed more sacred than relationship, and repentance more emphasized than forgiveness or grace. The concept of God always seemed one-dimensional, and never pulled at me during those… Read More Recognizing the Broken Soul In the Mystery Of Faith
