All too often, Christians spend their lives going through the motions. They have the wrong idea of how to be Christ-like, and they miss out on really knowing God. A.W. Tozer wrote about this sort of “dead” Christianity and how to get back to how the early church lived in Of God and Men. Christians, […]
Stuff. A simple word, but we are surrounded by what it describes. A quick look around the average home shows that we easily build up collections of stuff. What if our lives would be better with less? Can something that goes against what society screams for work? Joshua Becker shares his experience with minimalism and […]
March 25, 2016. Nothing extraordinary about that date for most people. It is the Friday before Easter, which makes it Good Friday. But it is something extra for me, as it is my birthday. I don’t think my birthday has ever fallen on Good Friday before, but it might have. Those two things don’t draw […]
A small southern town in the 1950s endures death, scandal, and the search for truth when the church pastor is found dead. What follows is a trail of suspicion and denial while Martha McRae looks for justice. Michael Hicks Thompson’s The Rector weaves a tale of mystery, suspense, and faith. Once I started reading the […]
Christians often sink into a performance based life. There are certain things you have to do and certain things you cannot do before God will accept you. God’s love comes with no strings and we cannot earn it. Instead, He is wanting to partner and work with us; we don’t have to change the world […]
Remko had been denied Carrington, but they left Authority City together anyway. Now married, they are part of the Seers, and try to save their members who are captured and slated for execution while they also fight the Authority’s rule. Besides the threat from the Authority, they must also deal with insecurities and attacks on […]
If you are not familiar with the term used in the title, it is a buffet where you can find all kinds of different food. In case, it would be food for thought. I am just going to write about random topics and may switch back and forth. If someone were to ask you, “Do […]
How many times have churches prayed for revival in the land? How often have we asked God to move through us? As often as these requests have been made, Christians have often waited, expecting God do something while they went about business as usual. If we expect God to act in power, we need to […]
For most people, use and utilize are interchangeable. I’ll use either one if the situation can handle it, and I feel like it. However, for the sake of splitting hairs, and to make a point, I am going to say that they are not exact synonyms in this post. Use is common, and we use […]
“Just passin’ through.” That phrase can bring to mind several meanings, but they all revolve around a temporary residence. The person plans to move on once the next option opens. That can be true, but what if we hold to that thought too rigidly? What if we needed to be more into where we are […]
