Faith
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Monday, December 1st, 2008I stumbled across a clip from Oprah a while back. In it, Oprah tells her audience there can’t possibly be one way to God. Then, when someone stands up for Jesus, she argues a little, and finally says, “I can’t get into a religious argument with you.” The clip bothered me, because she was trying [...]
Thriving for Wilderness and Sanctuary
Wednesday, November 26th, 2008This last week during our hiatus, our plan was to get away from the site, the comic, and anything not related to family, work, or survival. Personally, I had gotten burned out for a time, not feeling driven and just writing for the sake of writing because I needed to post that day. I was [...]
How to Handle Spiritual Warfare (It’s not fun!)
Tuesday, November 25th, 2008The Plan: Hello again! It’s been awhile since we’ve posted anything here… a week. We took a break from the site, and from other distractions, to get back to what was important… God and family.
Things did not go as planned. We had some good prayer and Bible time. We had some great family moments. But, [...]
“Freethinkers” Aren’t!
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008Marc and I were recently talking about the term “freethinkers”. We’ve seen it used so much the past few years. And yet, so often the thoughts of the “freethinkers” are just adaptations of a million different things we’ve heard a million other places for years.
“Freethinkers” often criticize people with religious beliefs saying we just believe [...]
Heaven and Hell. God and Satan. What Does America Believe?
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008What does America believe in? Is God real? If so, how do we picture the nature of the being?
My personal story: When I was a very young boy, our family went to Mass every Sunday, my sister and I went to Catechism (Sunday school for Catholics), and I never thought much about the existence of [...]
How to Overcome Inadequacies: Stop Thinking About Them
Friday, November 7th, 2008Sometimes I feel so overwhelmed by everything I have to do, and want to, that I end up feeling I can’t get anything done. I’m sure I’m not the only person who’s felt that way. But when I allow a constant “to do” list to stream through my brain, it floods my alertness, and I [...]
Obama Elected: How to Cope, Biblically, with Winning and Losing
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008Barack Obama was elected president of the United States last night, bringing to a close the most heated, and emotional election I can ever recall. It was a long road to get here. I’m glad it’s over. But with the elation and let down of the election, there is a lot of emotion surging through [...]
Israel Asks for a King: A Story for Election Day
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008Today, this Election Day, millions of Americans are reporting to the polls to place their votes for the candidates they feel worthy to lead them. If you haven’t already gone out to do that great civic duty, please take a few minutes to ponder the choices laid out before you. 1 Samuel 8 (NIV):
Is Celebrating Halloween Wrong for Christians?
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008I’ve heard the arguments my whole life: Halloween originated as a pagan holiday, a grotesque one at that! Christians have no business celebrating a holiday whose origins go so far against God. Even if it has changed, it’s hardly an innocent holiday now! I mean, look at all those children, dressed up as ghosts and [...]
How to Read the Bible Every Day
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008For a lot of my life, I told myself I didn’t have time to read the Bible. I occasionally cracked it open. But then a week, or month would go by until I touched it again. I did pray, though not as much as now. My prayers were shallow. I didn’t understand Who I was [...]
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