Reflections on faith, prayer, our relationship with God, Christian living, grace, forgiveness, discipleship, and following Christ in everyday life.
People love to call it karma. Someone treats another person terribly, walks away without much concern for the damage they caused, and eventually finds themselves on the receiving end of almost exactly the same treatment. They abandoned someone. Then they were abandoned. They betrayed someone. Then they were betrayed. They made someone feel disposable. Then … More Grace and Mercy Do Not Exist in Karma
Has Satan changed with the times, or are his tactics exactly the same as they have always been? Many Christians wonder why temptation feels stronger today than ever before. The surprising answer may not be that the devil has become more powerful, but that modern culture has become more effective at delivering the same temptations … More The Devil Didn’t Change. We Did.
“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind…” — Romans 12:2 Every generation believes it is the first to face a culture that has drifted away from God. It isn’t. The Roman Empire celebrated violence as entertainment. The Greeks worshipped human wisdom. Israel repeatedly adopted … More When Christianity Changed the World… Until the World Changed Christianity
There is a point in life when patience stops feeling spiritual. It just feels uncomfortable. We can talk about trusting God’s timing when there is money in the bank, options on the table, and a backup plan sitting quietly in the corner. We can say we have faith when tomorrow is reasonably predictable. But there … More Sometimes God Waits Until You Have Almost Nothing Left
Every creator eventually faces the same question. “When is enough… enough?” When do you stop writing because the views are too low? When do you stop creating because no one seems to notice? When do you stop trying because success is taking longer than you expected? The world teaches us to measure everything. Followers. Subscribers. … More The Day I Stop Believing
There are days when it feels like everything is working against you. Not just one thing, everything. Your finances tighten just when you’re trying to be generous. Your health begins to fail just when opportunities start appearing. Relationships become strained. Doors close. Your patience wears thin. Even your own emotions seem to betray you. You … More When Doing Good Makes You a Target
There is a dangerous assumption many people make about faith and success. If someone is wealthy, healthy, influential, and comfortable, people assume God must be blessing them. And if someone struggles financially, fights through hardship, loses relationships, or barely seems to get ahead despite their faith, people quietly wonder if God has forgotten them. But … More The Difference Between Blessed and Comfortable
One of the hardest questions a person can wrestle with is this: “What if I never get to experience the promise?” What if I work hard, stay faithful, sacrifice, build, encourage, write, teach, love, and endure… only to never personally enjoy the outcome I hoped for? Modern culture teaches us that success means fulfillment in … More What If God’s Purpose for You Is Bigger Than Your Lifetime?
One of the strangest realizations in life is discovering that some of the prayers we are most grateful for today are the ones God never answered the way we originally wanted Him to. At the time, unanswered prayers often feel painful. We pray for the relationship to work. For the opportunity to open. For the … More The Blessings of Unanswered Prayers
“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” Most people have heard it. A lot of people can recite it. Very few people actually live it. Because living it requires something most people avoid: honesty. We … More The Prayer Everyone Quotes… But Almost No One Lives