There is a term that has intrigued me since early in my walk as a follower of Christ. No one seems to know who coined the actual term, but it is bandied about by mostly (though not limited to) those of the charismatic and Pentecostal persuasion. However, before I heard about it from them, I…
When I was pondering and praying over what to write for this week, it took me awhile to come up with what I was actually going to say. Sometimes I get ideas from external sources such as current events, sermons fresh or old, or an article I’ve read. Sometimes they come from my own life:…
My post today is a collection of blessings, scriptures, poems, and prayers, dedicated to all my single Christian sisters and brothers who have lost someone near and dear to them through death. Death of a loved one is that inevitable life event that no one wants to go through, but must, to stay in the…
I was thinking about how, a long time ago, I deliberately chose to work in secular settings rather than cloister myself in church or religious settings. I’d hear sermons and stories about how Christians and church staff members would lose touch with unsaved people by surrounding themselves completely with believers, and rarely have an opportunity…
“Don’t hoard treasure down here where it gets eaten by moths and corroded by rust or—worse!—stolen by burglars. Stockpile treasure in heaven, where it’s safe from moth and rust and burglars. It’s obvious, isn’t it? The place where your treasure is, is the place you will most want to be, and end up being.” Matthew…
