The New Free ThinkersSome things in the Bible just don’t make sense at first glance. Take, for example, Psalm 91:2-7, “I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. He shall [...]
Today’s guest post comes to us courtesy of Timothy Tremblay. Christianity is a lifestyle of self-denial and discipline: one of total surrender and obedience to the Lordship of Jesus Christ. Some view this as a constraining, boring, and old fashioned way of life. But we only have one life to live. We can seek to [...]
“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good report. Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. By faith Abel [...]
A young lady walked gently down the rocky beaten path. On either side were ugly, decrepit trees. No birds sang. No trickle of water ran gently in the distance. The trees gloomed around her. No one was around. There was no one to witness what she was doing or where she was going. Most would [...]
Have you ever been afraid? I don’t mean the kind of fears I used to deal with, like being afraid of the dark, or of spiders, or being afraid that snakes or some other creepy crawly would slither out of the bath tub drain. I’m talking about that bone deep fear that hides under masks [...]
“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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]