Forgiving God may seem like an unusual concept in Christian theology. After all, isn’t God, who is perfect and sinless, the one who forgives us?
Cultivating a Positive Mindset: Harnessing Biblical Wisdom for Hope and Resilience
Because of our daily trials, tribulations, and occasional uncertainties, positivity becomes a beacon, lighting our path towards hope, resilience, and personal growth.
Another Mass Shooting, Where Do We Start? Lament.
How do we weep with those who weep when the fog of a national crisis descends?
Lessons from the little drummer boy.
I’ll start with a confessional. Sometimes, Christmas music gets on my nerves. But before you call the grinch squad on me, I’ll explain. And I will use The Little Drummer Boy as a jumping off place.
I love Christmas carols. Love ‘em. I might listen to them year round. But some of the secular stuff can really wear thin. White Christmas? Good with that. I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day? Check – I like it.
But Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree? Santa Baby? Mariah Carey? The whole Bob Dylan Christmas album, which is like some sort of surreal fever dream? No thanks, ma‘am.
Then there’s The Little Drummer Boy. More carol than secular. And for some reason I’ve done a deep dive with this one recently.
How to suffer well.
Christianity doesn’t give us a free pass out of suffering. You will suffer. I guarantee it. It’s right and proper to acknowledge you’re hurting, and hurting bad. Just because you’re a Christian doesn’t mean your suffering will be any easier or more endurable What it does mean is that you can see your suffering as one point in a timeline that stretches out into eternity. For Christians, that means that the best is still ahead of us.
Queen Elizabeth and The Gate of the Year.
The Gate of the Year gave comfort to the Queen Mother all her days, and was a real inspiration to Brits in the Second World War. She had its words engraved on stone plaques and mounted on the gates of the King George VI Memorial Chapel at Windsor Castle.
Eternity now.
Eternity now. Doesn’t that have a nice ring? Recently I was given the opportunity to review a copy of the new NET Eternity Now New Testament. The legal folks at #biblegatewaypartner tell me that I need to mention that I received this Bible for free as a member of the amazing Bible Gateway Blogger Grid. […]
Lament for Uvalde – 8 thoughts.
At this writing, the funerals have begun. We are all impacted, and while we don’t grieve in the same way as those who lost loved ones, we still grieve. I don’t know how I should respond, but I will offer some thoughts. We certainly can all use some comfort right now.
3 reasons God wants you to be uncomfortable.
Really, now, who wants to be uncomfortable? I’m saying that I do, and you do, too. That’s the only way we can grow.
Living in fear.
There are plenty of Very Bad Things that can cause folks to live in fear. At the Easter season, it seems right to deal decisively with fears and embrace the cross.
My fake relationships – 3 points to ponder.
When it comes to fake relationships, I’ve learned that I can be nice without being honest.
4 reasons God allows you to suffer.
Why does God allow you (and me) to suffer? We are going to suffer in this world. Count on that. We don’t have to wish it on ourselves – that’s sort of weird – but we need to be ready for it.