The Christian life is not easy. If we were sitting in a room together and I said out loud, "The Christian life is not easy", you would have all responded with a resounding, "Yes!". It all starts out well enough. There is that sweet communion we enjoy with God when we first believed. The zeal … Continue reading Faith More Precious Than Gold
So today, we're talking about the character Frog, and his life which revolves around the events in the Kingdom of Guardia. We're talking about a frog?Not a frog. Frog. Oh-kay. Frog is a character from what?From a game called Chrono Trigger. Okay, wait. What events in the Kingdom of Guardia?Good, I see that you're curious … Continue reading Frog – A Character Examination (from the game “Chrono Trigger”)
"She finds the ancient scroll and raises it up triumphantly for the others to see. Alas! they cannot understand a word from it, because it's written in a tongue long forgotten. But wait! They know of a wizened old man who has studied the language of the ancient scroll. They quickly take it to him … Continue reading I Will In No Wise Cast Out: Book Review of “Gentle and Lowly”
Reading the parable of the Prodigal Son is great. It hits different when you are that Prodigal Son. You read this parable with fresh eyes when you have done what the younger son did; turn back on the father to live a life of indulgence and sensual pleasure. That was me. This was a time … Continue reading When The Prodigal Son Is You
Have you heard any speeches recently? Ones that have sent your spirits soaring, and left you with goosebumps? I was listening to a couple of them recently which left me in awe. One is the Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln (1863) and the other is the "I Have a Dream" speech by Martin Luther King … Continue reading The Magnificent Power of Words
Dear Jurgen KloppA night in May 2018, unable to watch the match because of a splitting headache and unable to sleep because of the match, the only option I had was to keep checking the score. We lost to Real Madrid in the Champions League final after such an amazing run of games.We looked unstoppable, dangerous, … Continue reading To Jurgen Norbert Klopp, Manager of Liverpool FC
"Our God is in the heavens; he does all the he pleases."(Psalm 115:3) Stop and imagine for a moment what it means for God to do as He pleases. It means that He: allows evil and does good, as it pleases Him,creates and destroys, as it pleases Him,shows mercy and withholds it, as it pleases … Continue reading He Does As He Pleases
Dear RachelTo say that I was happy when I received your letter would be an understatement. Though it has been a while since I wrote to you, it feels like only yesterday. Little did I expect you to turn away from your decision to marry him, even though your church and I kept pleading with … Continue reading Letter to my Weary Sister in Christ
There is a popular video on YouTube of this athlete competing in a race where he stops running midway. Shortly after the race starts, he clutches the back of his thigh and goes down on one knee. His face is written with agony and he knew what was wrong. He tore his hamstring.If you've watched or … Continue reading Hamstrung by Porn
I finished reading three books last week. You might have read one or ten or none at all, which is okay. The point I want to make is not to hype up reading as some sort of virtue, but to get behind the why. Why do I read? The answers I usually come up with … Continue reading Why Do I Read?
