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Why is it that something so simple—a moment-by-moment, abiding relationship with Jesus—becomes tangled up in a complex mess of additives? Unlike all the religions in the world requiring a strict adherence to a list of rules and regulations, Christianity offers a simple message: Jesus does for … [Read more...]
How much time do I focus on adding to, or subtracting from, my life? I look at what I don’t have and think if I could just get this or that—practical and spiritual things—then I would be a happier person. Or, if I could remove the unwanted from my life, those things once holding me back … [Read more...]
Time has a beginning and an end, a past, present, and future. I have a beginning and an end, a day to be born, and a day to die. As I walk in the present moment with eyes toward the future, I carry behind me memories of the past. I am thoroughly engrossed in time, yet there’s something inside … [Read more...]
Life ends in death; death is the beginning of Life. What a paradox. Life on this earth doesn’t beget more life, meaning I’m not extending my time here as I go. I’m losing, not gaining. In reality, I live like a rose does in a vase; everyday I’m learning to live, I’m really … [Read more...]
Knowledge has become the narcotic of choice that the Christian community runs to when it wants to get high. There, I said it. Do you have any idea how long I had to stare at a blinking cursor before I finally found a way to express my true sentiment? If this opening statement comes across as … [Read more...]
In my last post, I said that your relationship with God works itself out in one of two ways, but never got around to explaining the second way. Recently, I took a business trip to Orlando, Florida and stayed at one of the Disney resorts. Seeing as how the airport was a significant distance … [Read more...]
What happens when you wake up and realize you’ve been asking the wrong question? Like me, maybe you’ve asked God, (in one way or another) what you must do to have a heart after Him. But recently, I’ve discovered that’s a wrong question to ask. So what should you be asking instead? … [Read more...]
Living the Christian life requires a constant stream of energy. Without a power source behind your activity, the Christian life falls into an endless list of unattainable commandments to keep. To do the impossible—to go the extra mile, to turn the other cheek, to return evil with … [Read more...]
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