I have heard people say this and I’ve even said it myself, “I consider myself spiritual but not religious.”. Some thoughts have formed around that idea in my consciousness and an analogy presented itself to me that I thought was pretty helpful. What I believe most people mean when they describe themselves as spiritual but […]
From Genesis Chapter 6 5 Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of mankind was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of their hearts was only evil continually. 6 So the Lord was sorry that He had made mankind on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. 11 Now the earth
2 Samuel 7:1-17 Now it came about, when the king lived in his house, and the Lord had given him rest on every side from all his enemies, 2 that the king said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I live in a house of cedar, but the ark of God remains within the tent.” 3 Nathan
1Thessalonians 5:16-24 16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus. 19 Do not quench the Spirit, 20 do not utterly reject prophecies, 21 but examine everything; hold firmly to that which is good, 22 abstain from every form of evil.23 Now may the God of peace Himself
Literal-mindedness is a kind of stupidity, or, better, a kind of stupor, an insensibility or deadness of spirit brought about by the shape our lives have been forced to take by the pressures of the world we have made for ourselves through violence and irresponsibility, vanity and abuse, ingratitude and unchecked ambition, consumption and apathy.
“Only deification is capable of justifying creation. It is the only theodicy.” Sergius Bulgakov Lately I have been wondering what the point is for us being here. Why did God create us. None of us ask to be born and we can’t rightly leave. And life is hard and there is pain and suffering and
Psalm 80: 80 Listen, Shepherd of Israel,Who leads Joseph like a flock;You who are enthroned above the cherubim, shine forth!2 Before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh, awaken Your power,And come to save us!3 God, restore usAnd make Your face shine upon us, and we will be saved. 4 Lord God of armies,How long will You be angry with the prayer
Mark 13:24-37 24 “But in those days, after that tribulation, THE SUN WILL BE DARKENED AND THE MOON WILL NOT GIVE ITS LIGHT, AND THE STARS WILL BE FALLING from heaven, and the powers that are in the heavens will be shaken. 26 And then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great
Christmas Magic When we are kids, Christmas is a magical time. Nostalgically we carry our Christmas memories with us into adulthood. Even though Christmas is very different for us as adults, our childhood Christmas memories fill out adult Christmases with a childhood magic. But Christmas is just not the same when we are older. When
Isaiah 64:1-2 Oh that you would tear open the heavens and come down so that the mountains would quake in your presence,2 as when fire sets brushwood ablaze or causes water to boil. The world we live in, requires almost no waiting. We can get what we want almost instantly. We microwave our food. We can google just
