blessings, God, Luke, plans, Uncategorized
I didn’t realize I was a control freak until my first child was born. Or maybe that’s when I became a control freak. Either way, I was bound and determined to do everything in my power to be the best and provide the best for my baby. That’s a noble...
believe, blessings, God, Luke, Mary, Romans
The Bible is full of all kinds of promises for believers. And as soon as I became convinced that the Bible is completely true, I immediately bought into all those promises. Never again did I struggle with believing things that were untrue. Not once since I was 16...
1 John, Galatians, God, Holy Spirit, Psalms, sin, Titus, Uncategorized
Most of the times that I find myself lacking, I ask, “Why am I not ______?” I ask it as though I expect that “normal”, “good”, “healthy” people are ______ by nature, but, for some reason, I am not. I search for an...
Ephesians, God, Holy Spirit, Martin Luther, prayer
“To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing.” – Martin Luther I came across this mind-boggling quote in that book I’m reading on the Holy Spirit. My first reaction was one of disagreement. Salvation...
Elton John, evangelism, Facebook, God, idols, John, Peter
Yesterday I found myself in the middle of some Facebook evangelism. You know what I mean, right? I got sucked in to a religious debate via social media. I don’t usually recommend this. Any serious conversation about faith that takes place through a non-face...
Colossians, God, growing, Holy Spirit
When God wants to teach me about a concept, He typically paces Himself. Maybe it’s because He knows how long it is going to take me to catch on… Anyway, the theme of the summer has been living a Spirit-led life. God set out to teach me what that means,...
