The New Free Thinkers“In your patience possess ye your souls.” — Luke 21:19 We read the verse aloud in our small group. Most of us had little or no history with the passage, so when the group leader asked us to venture a guess at what it meant, our answers followed path-of-least-resistance logic: “It means we should be [...]
Watch your thoughts, for they become words. Watch your words, for they become actions. Watch your actions, for they become habits. Watch your habits, for they become character. Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny. – Author Unknown One of the most difficult things in life, is the execution of a thought or a [...]
It’s human nature: I want to be blessed, but I don’t want to be blessed to lose. We don’t recognize the blessing of loss. Take the example of a container: the more a container loses, the more room is available in it. So then the more we lose, the more room we have for God. [...]
What do we get out of the parable of the talents? Parables were given for a reason; what valuable insight are we able to reap and apply to our lives? As I read over this story once again I realized it had very applicable wisdom for my life, an Insight that I hope to share [...]
BRRRRING! Alarm clock blaring, I ran across the hall to put in my contacts in front of the well lit mirror. Too well lit, I thought. Using both hands to try to place the contact lens, I attempt to turn off one of the light switches with my elbow. Somehow, I am successful in this, [...]
Picture the Garden of Eden. It is a lush, picturesque, wildlife sanctuary full of life and light. The air is pure, the grass is fresh, and the animals co-exist peacefully in a sinless, deathless, new world. Adam and Eve, the king and queen of innocence, walk through the Garden, surveying the Kingdom God has placed [...]
When we have a hard time trusting God, we often tend to question Him. Have you ever said something like the following? “But God, You don’t know my situation. You don’t know what I am going through. You don’t know what I went through. Lord of my life, I know You’re omnipresent, but among all [...]
We live in a time of obsession and extremism. It seems there is no personal balance or limitation. That which was viewed as selfish in the time of our grandfathers and grandmothers is now deemed necessary for survival — Independence. Old time families worked as a team, each taking what they earned and giving it [...]
“When will you actually come to a full realization that God must be the center of your life?” I heard myself say the other day. As I was going about my day I realized that God really hasn’t been the center of my life. I had said that for nineteen years and yet I still [...]
Growing up I thought I had it all: good grades, good family and awesome friends. There was nothing in my life that could possibly go wrong. My dreams were set and I was positive that one day they would become a reality and I would live happily ever after. My world was in hand and [...]