(un)Complicated Ramblings (Chapter 2)

Here is the continuation of my late night (un)complicated ramblings… Let me knwo if I am stupid or if this is something that you too might be struggling with… So this is the second night in the last three days that I haven’t been able to sleep when it was already way past my bedtime. [...]

It’s Not About WHY You Became a Christian…

In a class I taught today I asked the question, “Why did you become a Christian?” The answers covered the spectrum. But the point I wanted to make was this: that is a far less important question than what we must ask ourselves everyday. Here’s the question: WHY DO YOU STILL WANT TO BE A [...]

Philip Jakob Spener on Scripture and the Christian Life…

This is an excellent quotation (although rather lengthy) from Pia Desideria (“Pious Longings”) by Philip Jakob Spener written in 1675. Listen to what he has to say. I think that there are some great things that we could take away from his message.         Thought should be given to the more extensive use of [...]

Starving to Death While Surrounded by Food…

Do I have your attention yet? I know some people that are in that very situation: Starving to death while surrounded by food. Seems stupid doesn’t it? No, I’m not talking about physical food (especially since I am not struggling in the waistline department) but I am talking about people who are spiritually starving, malnourished, [...]