Considering answers to those faith-questions we all ask…
Category: DEVOTION
We dream, we plan, we think, we strategize. We try to manoeuvre the pieces of our lives in the hope that one day...one day...everything will be just right. But somehow things never turn out quite as we imagined. In fact, they often turn out very differently. Just as we think we're getting used to things, … Continue reading IT’S LIFE…(your name)… BUT NOT AS WE KNOW IT…
Have you ever felt so down that you were ready to give up on your faith? Sometimes our circumstances, or our view of them, can make us think that up is down and vice-versa. In those times we may begin to see God as the bad guy, the failure, the trouble-maker, the liar. We can … Continue reading A VIEW FROM THE BOTTOM
We humans frequently under-estimate people because of the way they appear to us. If they look unattractive or sloppy, or if we decide in our minds that they're unintelligent, we mentally put them in a certain category and treat them accordingly. Such judgmental attitudes have always been part of the human psyche, but perhaps they're particularly rife in … Continue reading LOOKING SMALL, THINKING BIG
Self-destruction can be good or bad...it depends on you! I'd like to address two motivations for self-destruction. Don't worry, I'm not encouraging anyone to consider suicide. I've considered it many times, and finally lived to realize what a disastrous, wasteful, sad and selfish decision that could have been. God brought me into the world for a purpose: I don't have … Continue reading SELF DESTRUCTION AND SALVATION
I've lived long enough to have frequent moments of regret. I've done and said far too many stupid things. I've missed far too many great opportunities. I've neglected far too many lovely people. And far too many times I've said "Why did I...?" or "Why didn't I?" Before you start fretting on my behalf and … Continue reading THE “WHY DID I?” MOMENTS OF LIFE
Fuel for Faith, Food for Thought 