Monthly Archives: October, 2011
Do Justice
I need to say a few words about the Occupy movement. The movement that started in New York City on Wall Street has spread to numerous cities throughout the world. It’s an outgrowth of how messed up our country is, due to the policies of the Bush Administration and the tax cuts given to the …
What Is The Gospel?
The gospel is the good news that God has not given up on the world that He is active in the world. The gospel is the good news that God loves you just as you are , but loves you way too much to leave you that way that God is changing you into the …
Sometimes The Answer Is No
If God really cares, why don’t we have what we want? Maybe the answer to that question is in the question itself. We want. How often are our wants beneficial to other people? Could our wants harm someone else, sometimes this could be true. Other times maybe not. Søren Kierkegaard said, “The function of prayer …
Jesus Is Lord
We will say that Jesus is a great moral teacher, a philosopher, prophet, a wise person, and even savior, but many of us refuse to call Jesus Lord and to respond to him as such. I have been guilty of such ignorance. I once claimed that Jesus is good that I love him, but he …
Why Go To Church?
I don’t go to church to look good or win friends. I go because I want to honor God. I want to worship Jesus and celebrate what he did on the cross and does for me every day. Some go to church to look good or please a spouse or parent. They go through the …
When The Rains Come
Life doesn’t always work out the way we want it to, or the way we think it will. Life doesn’t always make sense; things often happen for no discernable reason. Sometimes we don’t even see it coming. Sometimes we are living are life the best as we can, minding our own business and the next …
My Thoughts On The Rapture
I don’t believe in the rapture. There I said it. I know that in some circles what I just said qualifies me as a heretic and dissenter. Yet, I hold to that statement. I don’t believe the rapture is something God would do. I don’t think God would ever abandon his creation or children. I …
A Personal Look at The St. Francis Prayer
My favorite quote is by St. Francis (“Preach the gospel always, use words when necessary.”), and October 4th is the feast day of St. Francis, so I would like to say some words about The St. Francis prayer. I hope these words help you. If they don’t ignore them, they’re only one man’s thoughts on …
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