1 Samuel, forgiveness, God, grace, Holy Spirit, James, Jesus, Judges, obedience, Philippians, prayer, redemption, sin
A lot of times when I am going through a time of not caring about much, having a “meh” attitude about life, I slip into some pretty comfortable sins. Perhaps my favorite one is not doing the good I know I ought to do, per James 4:17. I don’t use my...
Bible, conflict, Galatians, God, Holy Spirit, James
There is a temptation for believers who find themselves in conflict to quietly keep the peace by acquiescing in the hopes of quelling the conflict as soon as possible. It’s unfortunate because these otherwise godly believers have been misled into thinking...
God, grief, James, pain, Psalms, Satan
I’ve probably read about 30 articles on depression and suicide since Monday night. From the well-known writers and publications to the amateur bloggers, it seems every writer has an opinion on the subject, and most are saying the same thing: depression and...
1 Corinthians, 1 Peter, 2 Corinthians, Bible, Church, Ephesians, God, happiness, Hebrews, James, Jesus, joy, Matthew, Philippians, Psalms, spiritual growth, trials, Uncategorized
The fact is there are lots of awesome church people out there that have decided it’s not okay for them to leave their churches because they don’t really have biblical reasons to do so. So they are staying. Right where they are. And, truth be told, they are...
Ann Voskamp, discipline, growing, James, obedience
On the heels of my last post, there are some things I feel like I can’t choose to do. I just can’t seem to will myself, to discipline myself, to do and/or not do various things. And all you optimists are saying, “Well, that’s obviously a lie....
Bible, Ephesians, Facebook, God, growing, James, Jesus, pain, Philippians, Psalms, spiritual growth, trials
I shared an article on my Facebook wall the other day in which a pastor makes the case that God does give us more than we can handle. I happened to agree with this suffering Christian. However, a friend of mine who loves Jesus and the Catholic Church and knows...
