The New Free ThinkersWhen determining the measure of a man, attitude is the one thing which trumps personality traits, physical appearance, and level of success. An ugly, homeless person who has a great attitude is often a more desirable person to be around than a handsome, successful and rich person who has a terrible attitude. Actually, it is [...]
What do you do when you try your best to live the Christian walk – you pray, and read, and act – but you cannot seem to get any answers for your life? It’s a hard place to be. It’s a place that can seem lonely, confusing, and even depressing. It can seem as though [...]
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 [...]
When I was a young teenager, my friends and I would joke about someone having multiple personalities. This was always made in jest though it was a derogatory comment. Yet I never realized how right we were. While none of us actually had this psychiatric disorder, there is a parallel which is much deeper, much [...]
Sitting in a plane gives you a tremendous amount of time to think. Time is an endless option before you. You see, I found that being in the air for 5 or 6 hours lets your mind roam free. You can look out the window, down the aisle, at the sleeping passengers beside you, at [...]
“I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live: That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto [...]
Have you ever been in the army or another armed force? Then you have learned something about unity. All armies work together to defeat an opponent. Human armies, unlike God’s army, rely on physical weapons like guns and bombs. For comparison, God could destroy us with a word — though He won’t, because He loves [...]
I’ve never been a good navigator. Though it didn’t become obvious until well after I got my driver’s license, the signs were there in elementary school. Geography was never a strong subject; My teacher’s patience was stretched trying to explain the difference between latitude and longitude, and then there’s the torment that was finding coordinates [...]
Have you ever been in a situation where you didn’t know what to do or where to go? I know I have many times found this to be very frustrating and take up a lot of time. I’m sure most of you have heard of a GPS before. It’s the modern day map. It gets [...]
Some Bible stories are just more fun to read than others. Some are more interesting or relatable. I have a few personal favorite stories to read; the lives of Elijah, Jeremiah, and Enoch all fascinate me. But when it comes to “fun” value, there aren’t many passages more entertaining than the story of Balaam. At [...]