Category: DEVOTION

WHEN LIFE STINKS…

WHEN LIFE STINKS…

Sometimes life isn't so wonderful. Sometimes life stinks. Sometimes it seems that if there is a God, he must have gone away on a long journey to some distant part of the universe, and doesn't realize or care what a mess you're in and how terrible you feel... Those Christians who are "super-spiritual" will be … Continue reading WHEN LIFE STINKS…

THE POWER OF HELLO

THE POWER OF HELLO

How we greet people, and who we greet, can say a lot about who we are, and about our spiritual and mental condition... (Photo by Kenny Louie, who hasn't endorsed this post) If we only want to say "hi" to the beautiful people we're probably vain and shallow. If we avoid greeting people who've offended … Continue reading THE POWER OF HELLO

COLD LOVE, WARM LOVE

COLD LOVE, WARM LOVE

Perhaps I’m being a little cynical, but I can’t help thinking we’ve all become rather chilly towards each other. I’ve thought this through many times now: I have more fingers than I can count people who’ve ever treated me in a warm and loving way... And before you accuse me of being rather self-centered, I’ll … Continue reading COLD LOVE, WARM LOVE

BECOMING A KID AGAIN

BECOMING A KID AGAIN

While my faith is strong, there are still one or two things that trouble me about my God and the Bible… We all have questions and issues with our faith, whether we admit it or not, don’t we? And that’s not surprising, because as finite beings we only “see through a glass darkly” as Paul … Continue reading BECOMING A KID AGAIN

BEAUTY AS A REFLECTION OF ITS CREATOR

BEAUTY AS A REFLECTION OF ITS CREATOR

  Human nature praises and rewards beautiful people, as though they had made themselves beautiful...* Being aware that one day soon just finding a woman attractive may be deemed "sexual harassment", I will take this opportunity to say that some of them do look rather fantastic. And to balance out this "sexist" remark, I also wish to observe that … Continue reading BEAUTY AS A REFLECTION OF ITS CREATOR