For I have put my trust in You. That would not have been possible if it weren't for things I considered storms. Events that happened that I didn't like at the time. And yet, also events that enabled me to do things that wouldn't have been possible without those storms.
Here in the U.S. the push is for Christians to say Merry Christmas. Actually, it’s more of a push by Christians to make everyone say Merry Christmas? But is that even appropriate, for various reasons? One of which is the word merry. Isn’t blessed, as in “have a Blessed Christmas”, much better?
How can I leave you again? The lyrics to the song can tell the story of us talking to God! It's real. It's true. It's part of my story.
But I wonder, how many people go about their daily lives, doing things they say are their "constitutional right" or "god-given right", or whatever, without the slightest thought as to the destruction they're bringing to healthcare workers, their families, loved ones and friends.
It’s a question that must come to a lot of people – Christians and non-Christians alike. I know for me, as a Christian, it’s a concern both ways. Why some Christians appear to act like they don’t know God. And wondering if non-Christians don’t want to know God because they have strong misconceptions about God. There are lots of reasons for this happening, but …
Have you ever thought about how you're dealing with life in a COVID world? I heard a restaurant owner on the news this morning talking about Darwin and COVID. He was talking about how Darwin didn’t say that the strongest survive. Rather, Darwin said it was the most adaptable who survive. And this particular person wanted to be one of the adaptable ones who survive.
Should religion, society and the government fit together? I know - the title says "can". But as soon as I typed it, I thought "should" is a better question. But I left the title as it is, because lots of people are trying to make religion, society, and government all fit together.
Is Christian transformation still a thing? Do we still believe in it? Maybe even more important, do we still even expect it? Or, have we truly reached the point where someone says the sinner's prayer, and we're instantly a complete Christian?
The Barna Group released a new survey looking at the changes among church attendance after the COVID-19 pandemic grew in the US. The result: Research…New Barna Survey Finds 1 in 3 Christians Stopped Attending Online or In-Person Church Services During Pandemic — CBN News feeds Check out the stats from this https://www.barna.com/research/new-sunday-morning-part-2/site. It's very disappointing... Continue Reading →
With all that, if you're missing in-person church services, you're not alone. The question though is how much are you missing them?
God and me - this life and the next 