“What’s the meaning of life?” How many times have you heard people talk about the meaning of life? Well, I believe you can perceive the meaning of life even if you don’t completely understand WHAT life is. But one thing life is, for sure, it’s relational. First your relationship with your Creator. Then with the people around you. And then your relationship with your … Read the rest…
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Did you hear about the dog that saved its master who fell in the frozen lake? Or how about the story of a mother cat that nursed a stray guinea pig in addition to her own kittens. And of course, you gotta love those stories about people helping others from burning buildings, car crashes, and natural disasters. Because helping others in trouble seems like … Read the rest…
Since I was 13 I’ve never felt all alone. That was when my Grandmother told me for the umpteenth time that Jesus was waiting to come into my heart if I’d just let Him. And that time I let Him. And I know now what I didn’t fully realize then. His love restored my soul. And spirit. And it gave me eternal life. I … Read the rest…
In 1 Corinthians 14:1-40 the Apostle Paul goes in depth on the politics of love. Oops, I mean the spiritual gift of tongues. My New King James Bible divides this passage into 4 sections: prophecy and tongues tongues must be interpreted tongues a sign to unbelievers, and order in church meetings. On the surface it might be hard to understand what Paul is talking … Read the rest…
OK, achievement hunter. Tell me about your big ideas, dreams, and plans. Or are you an achievement hunter with lots of awards and trophies? Maybe you can speak three languages, program computers, and engineer bridges. Or maybe you make sure people know you for your: philosophical meanderings, cataclysmic discoveries, geographical conquests, sharp ear for nuance, acute awareness of your surroundings, world-changing inventions, modern machinery, … Read the rest…
Fortunately you were designed with all your vital organs…fully developed and ready for about 75 years (on average) of non-stop use. You’re an awesome feat of engineering…not merely a random string of events. You didn’t evolve. So, you don’t have to evolve into anything better. Your designer loves you just the way you are. Vital organs are, by definition, absolutely necessary. Yeah, a missing … Read the rest…
Eat at home little social gnome
“If anyone is hungry, let him eat at home.” That quote from 1 Corinthians doesn’t sound very hospitable does it? There are times in Paul’s writings where he sounds a tad harsh. At least if you take his message out of context. But if you zoom out a bit and see what he’s actually talking about and why, it’s easier to understand the love … Read the rest…