This is just how it is…you’ll be a short time here but a long time gone. When you die, no one here ever sees you again. Have you ever noticed that? You don’t get to come back as a bug, a bird, or even a dog. And even if you did…no one would know it was you. So what would be the point? “Well, what’s … Read the rest…
My faith, hope, and love for my fellow human beings inspired me to write a song and sing about how we need THE Truth… …but the world doesn’t care. Have you ever taken an early Sunday morning drive when it felt like the rest of the world was still inside eating breakfast? And didn’t that morning feel peaceful and full of quiet assurance? This … Read the rest…
When you get right down to it, it’s pretty easy to get mad at someone. Right? And I mean anyone. No one is born with a natural immunity to anger. So, each person needs to be fortified with something stronger and better than “self”. For Christians this is easier because we know we have the Word of God. And if you don’t already have … Read the rest…
Even as a boy I was always fascinated by birds…and cloud formations, and shooting stars in a sky full of blinking lights. I wasn’t thinking about how focusing on things above me could keep my spirit uplifted. I just knew those things up there were amazing. There’s a place in the Bible where it says to “Set your mind on things above, not on … Read the rest…
What God is not When you talk to little kids about where we came from and how we got here, they’re really “open” to the discussion. In other words, they’re like sponges. They’ll soak up whatever information you give ’em. And it’s vitally important to describe who, what, and how He is to us. But it’s just as important to let them know what … Read the rest…
The Bible makes two main and distinct points about seeing God. On the one hand God, himself, says, “You cannot see my face, for no man can see Me and live“. So, no one has seen God. On the other hand Jesus said, “He who has seen me has seen the Father“. And to take this one step further…even though we may not see … Read the rest…
Science has shown us the earth revolves around the sun. So, scientifically speaking…there is no such thing as a sunrise. But for those of us who know we were created by a living, loving, artful God…the sun does rise. A sunrise is a metaphor, an allegory, or even a simile. It’s how our creative minds “see” things. Either as we’d like them to be…or … Read the rest…
