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Faith, Meaning, Purpose
Faith is not the belief that God will remove all our problems in this world, necessarily (2 Corinthians 12:9). Faith is the determination and willingness to maximally grow or stay in truth, love, goodness, justice, fairness, kindness, generosity, trustworthiness, self-control, sacrifice, empowering others, etc. It’s the realization/acknowledgment that all these
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Living Right, Dying Right
1. What Does It Mean to Walk in the Light? John says in 1 John 1 that God is light and that we should walk in the light by being in Him. But what does it mean to walk in the light? 1 John 2:10 says, “He who loves his
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Let Your ‘Yes’ Be ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ Be ‘No’
1. The Vows We Break Many of us may have taken wedding vows before God, that runs something like this: “..to hold you from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part…
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Response to Crisis in Our Lives
1. Response to Injustice – Positive Purpose or Bitterness All around us, we see things that are not right and we go through hurts and suffering (could be a family dysfunction, manipulative religion/politics to exploit and control people, etc). There seem to be two different ways that people react to