Philippians 3:14,15-I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.15 All of us, then, who are mature should take such a view of things. And if on some point you think differently, that too God will make clear to you You soon realize in […]
It is infuriating to see that the wicked prosper and the good suffer. Why is it that those who are striving to live for the honor of God suffer in silence and loneliness but those who have no care for God and only live for themselves are prosperous and become famous? Where is the justice […]
Good morning everyone 1 Corinthians 2:11-12-For who knows a person’s thoughts except the spirit of that person, which is in him? So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.12 Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might […]
When I was in High School, kids were categorized into the jocks, the nerds, the ASB, the pretties, and the losers. Now that I live in a real world, I see that it’s still like that. There are the athletes, the business moguls, the politicians, the movie stars, and the rest of us… Although the […]
One way we know we are growing in Christ is that our spiritual self is becoming more dominant over our physical self. We have physical desires that are natural and necessary for survival (eating, drinking, sex). However, as we grow in Christ, our spiritual desires to be like Christ, to find pleasure in Him, to […]
Mark 14:37-Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. “Simon,” he said to Peter, “are you asleep? Couldn’t you keep watch for one hour? If you ever experienced intense moments of heartache, sickness, or loneliness of some kind, and you desired support from a person and just couldn’t find any, such moments make […]
I learned a new word this week – “Colorism.” It is discrimination based on skin color. Usually prevalent among colored people (non-whites), those who are of fair skin color are preferred over those who are dark skinned. In other words, the only thing that determines a perceived value of a person is her skin color. […]
Good morning everyone, Mark 14:36-And he said, “Abba, Father, all things are possible for you. Remove this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.” Have you ever wondered why relationships struggle to see "eye to eye", or come into an agreement? We walk away from arguments wondering why the person […]
Burnouts are caused not by too much work, but by “perceived” meaningless work. Isn’t it true that if the work we are doing is fun and meaningful, time goes by so fast, but when we don’t see what good it really does for anyone, time really slows down? And when we continue to work in […]
The harder we try to obey the law and be moral, the more deviant we become from the law. In other words, our effort to be good will result in exactly the opposite effect. Think of the scandalous Catholic priests. I don’t believe they went into the ministry thinking that they will take advantage of […]