As I was driving home on a Sabbath, I saw the sign of a large Lutheran church. It read: “Traditional Music: 9:30am | Contemporary Music: 11:00am” It’s like a menu to the passerby Christian looking for a church. Oh, traditional music sounds a little old and rusty, so let me try out the contemporary music at… [Read more…]
January 13, 2012
Sometimes the questions of the world seem too complex for the mind to wrap itself around, too overwhelming to grasp for meaningful answers. What is wrong with my spirituality? What’s wrong with my ministry? What can be done to achieve more balance in my life? When will I find the right one? Have I been… [Read more…]
August 23, 2011
Perhaps Christ knew what kind of theological controversy the church would be embroiled in, because He gave a single method by which we can know for sure whether what one believes or does is right – their fruit. Christ said, “Ye shall know them by their fruits,” and He was perfectly wise in saying so.… [Read more…]
June 28, 2011
Saying no is harder than saying yes. Waiting is unfairly longer than enjoying. Longing is a stronger feeling than having. Time makes all things steady. Suffering now brings healing later. Giving up is to never receive. Hunger is usually better not fed.
June 22, 2011
Self. Therein lies the root of all evil in mankind. Every vice, every horrible act, every inconceivable thought comes from this place called self. Self is within each one of us. We are born enslaved to self. Self is parasitic to our soul. Self drives us to look at itself, to focus all energies, attentions,… [Read more…]
June 3, 2011
The miserable life of a man who was both deaf and mute was transformed the moment Jesus touched him, looked up to heaven, and said “Ephphaptha”. In their amazement, the people said “He hath done all things well; he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.” As a child, it’s so… [Read more…]
May 19, 2011
I’ve been able to have some meaningful conversations lately with friends and mentors about the love of Christ. Our Lord is full of strength and might, but we don’t often think that He is very weak. God is love, and it is love that makes Him weak. This isn’t the kind of weakness that has… [Read more…]
April 26, 2011
Perhaps what it means to have faith and trust in God is to understand that He is omniscient. Simply put, having faith means to know that Jesus knows – knows everything. That thing that you’re worried about. The struggle that you’re experiencing. The desires that you possess. The failures that you encounter. The heart that… [Read more…]
April 11, 2011
Least favorite ice-breaker of all time: highs & lows. Besides to draw praise or sympathy, I can’t think of any meaningful reason why sharing the quality of certain points in my week has any real significance to anything or anybody at all. See, I’m tired of highs and lows. Let everything be either high, all… [Read more…]
April 6, 2011
Lately, I’ve come to a point where I’ve accepted the fact that I’m lactose-intolerant, and I need to cut down on dairy drastically in order to stop torturing my digestive system. It’s been three or four months since I’ve had a slice of pizza. Almost four years since I’ve had a bite of beef or… [Read more…]
May 5, 2012
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