Running the Race Towards Life

Running a race is difficult. A person must train for months before it starts and condition the body to be prepared for any possible difficulties. They must eat the right food and be strict in the way they live their life in order to be strong when the race comes. There is no slacking, or …

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Living a Life of Love

In this culture, do we really know what love is? Do we even know what it looks like? Do we know what it is to have someone admirable to imitate or aspire to be? What is it like to be a dearly loved child? And do we know what true sacrifice is? In a culture …

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Why Do Good Things Happen to Bad People?

Note: I apologize that this post runs together like it does. I don't know why the spaces between the paragraphs won't show up when published. Over the summer I have been blessed with the job of watching two young kids ages 10 and 6. Both are smart kids and full of questions and curiosity. We talk …

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Calling Evil Good

One of the most dangerous tactics that the devil uses to trap people is making what is evil look good. He is an angel of darkness masquerading as light, from the garden he questioned God and made something that was bad look like it might be pleasing. Now I want you to take a moment …

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Remembering His Suffuring and Our Calling

To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example that you should follow in His steps. ~ 1 Peter 2:21 ~ “We are little Christs, not just Christians.” This is something my pastor said a long time ago, and it is quite true. I think a lot of the time …

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