Category Archives: christianity
It Is Well With My Soul
My favorite hymn, by far, is “It Is Well With My Soul” but not just because of the beautiful message contained in those lyrics but because of the incredible backstory that led Horatio Spafford to write those lyrics. Spafford was … Continue reading
A Tough Prayer
As a Christian, I’m a firm believer in the power of our prayers but there is one particular prayer that I am fearful of uttering. Sure, I pray for the health and protection of my family, revival in my country, … Continue reading
Kids Ask The Best Questions
When I put my 9 year old son to bed tonight he asked me two very thought provoking questions. Here is the first one: “Are there people on other planets?” I was very happy with this question because that means … Continue reading
You Can’t Earn Your Way To Heaven
Ex NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg thinks he has earned his ticket to Heaven: “But if he (Bloomberg) senses that he may not have as much time left as he would like, he has little doubt about what would await him … Continue reading
Embrace Holy Week
Christians attended Palm Sunday worship service yesterday but unfortunately any make the mistake to move quickly to Easter and forget about the week’s events that led up to the resurrection of Jesus on Easter Sunday. Do not make that mistake. Jesus … Continue reading
Merry Christmas 2013
If I was the Creator of the Universe and I wanted to offer Salvation to the humans on planet Earth, I would not have done it the way God chose. Think about it: The Son of God was born to … Continue reading
Is There No Hope For Change?
The United States is coming apart and I don’t know how we save it. We have reached a point where our overreaching Government has become so big that it is out of the control of even those who support it. … Continue reading
He Is Risen!
He is Risen Indeed! Allow me to share 3 songs that have spoken to me this Holy Week. Glad – The Easter Song It’s an old song from the early 1990’s by the acapella group Glad and it was one … Continue reading
So What Happens After Easter?
It’s Holy Week and Christians all over the world are experiencing this very emotional week of extreme highs and lows. It began with the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem riding a donkey to fulfill prophesy as the chosen Messiah. … Continue reading
Bitterness, Forgiveness and Politics
21 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?” 22 Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy times seven. … Continue reading
Losing Our Religion
In October 2012 there was a report from the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life that reveals people in the United States are losing their religion. Here is the main graph from the report: From the poll, 20% of … Continue reading
Theotokos
Over the past few weeks we’ve heard lots of people pontificate on what the true meaning of Christmas is, but sadly most got it wrong. It’s not about peace, giving, family, gifts, snow or helping out those less fortunate. Don’t … Continue reading
In The End, We Win
What kind of monster goes into an elementary school and kills 20 kids? What kind of God allows this to happen? Where is the justice for this crime? On Friday 14-DEC-12, In Newtown, Connecticut: There were 20 homes that had … Continue reading
Are You Willing To Dream Again?
The following video from Dan Stevers, was shown at the beginning of my church’s worship service today and I found it incredibly inspirational and motivational. I hope you do to. The text of the video is below and a link … Continue reading
The Meaning Of Life
There are questions that are as old as time itself. Why are we here? What is my purpose? What is the meaning of life? There have been untold variety of answers to these questions and my hope with this post … Continue reading
Focus Like A Laser
I have no doubt that you have heard a politician or someone at work say that they are going to “focus like a laser” on some particular area but for someone who understands the actual workings of a laser, that … Continue reading
My Favorite Christmas Present
I received many wonderful presents for Christmas but my favorite was from my son and it came a couple days after Christmas. We went on our first “guys trip” yesterday and saw my alma mater (University of Louisville) play football in … Continue reading