The New Free ThinkersFear. I never thought fear would be a problem for me. All I remember is knowing that other people went through it. I never really thought about what it would be like if I of all people had it grip my heart with such force that I couldn’t even survive without thinking about it. Thing [...]
The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses – behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights.” –Muhammad Ali I came across that quote the other day, and it rings so true. I have done a little boxing in my life, but [...]
Today’s guest post comes to us courtesy of Rev. John Hanson. Over twenty-six hundred years ago a great preacher passionately counseled his countrymen that they were drifting into perilous waters. He predicted their political demise should they refuse to make drastic corrections. It seems that his congregation had committed the most devastating and most common [...]
“What happened to those people?” Have you ever found yourself asking that question? People you knew, respected, and admired who have left the faith seem like different people. It seemed for a time that their priorities and yours matched up. You attended the same events together, shared times of prayer, and even made the same [...]
What if you were a log? Imagine it for a moment. You have potential energy stored in you. Imagine that you were caught on fire. The potential energy will be consumed . . . but what if that fire was the Holy Spirit? What if the fire consumed you but still burned within, leaving as [...]