conversations on living & sharing the Gospel
“I think all of us have ascertained how much adventure the physical actuality can generate. But what about the vivid factuality of the non-atomic world? How many mind-blowing experiences are therein hidden, discoverable only by those who penetrate beyond the veil of the ephemeral?”
“One of the most difficult things to remember when reading the Bible is this; the people you’re reading about didn’t know the end of the story. We get the privilege of seeing all the parts unfold while knowing the end of the story. Jacob, Joseph and his brothers were just living their lives when the famine changed their world…”
“Am I blessed? If I’m blessed now, was I not blessed when I was poor? Is this why it’s so difficult to understand Paul’s boasting in his weakness? Is it possible to have a Godly view of trials if we don’t have a Godly view of blessings?”
“We can hang on, tooth and toenail, to the old, wounded, angry, sullen, self-centered flesh we are so familiar with, and keep on being disappointed. Or, we can give it all up and let Him take over the reins…”
“Each year my employer attempts to quantify what I’m worth. The testimony of my co-workers, my self-assessment and my supervisor’s opinion determine my compensation. It’s based on my performance. The compensation never seems adequate. I loathe this activity…”
“I’ve found out through the years that the more I love God, the more I fall in love with my wife. The more I thank God for placing her in my life, the more I tend to notice that I am one with her…”
“Seeing someone you care about hurting is hard to watch. An important thing to know is that you can help. Here are three steps to go about doing that…”
“Before time began, God was. God was love. He knew me, even though there was no me. He had already seen my path. He had seen my heart and how I longed for Him. He wanted to breathe life into me…”
“In marriage, there will always be aging and change. Just because we get married and settled down does not mean that the world quits revolving around the sun. Seasons come and seasons go. All the while we live out our day-to-day schedule of events and before you know it, days turn into weeks, weeks into months, and months into years…”
“Being bullied was probably one of the worst moments in my life. When someone chose me as their victim I didn’t have a choice of what was happening to me, it just happened. Trying to avoid the situation made the bullier even worse in their actions…”
