To the Romans Paul defined true sprituality, and true worship. He didn't mention tongues, or dancing and swooning to our favorite worship artist. Here's what truly spiritual worship is...
Category: DEVOTION
Faith and Feelings
A large number of Christians are dependent on feelings as a measure of their walk with the Lord. If they have warm, fuzzy, tingly feelings, or if they're losing control of their bodies, they think the Holy Spirit must be present. The corollary, then, is that if they're not losing control, and if they don't have those feelings, the Lord is not there. This, dear readers, is not the fulfilment of faith: it's the opposite of faith.
Doing Love.
I'm no expert on the subject of love, but I've been around for a while, and from my experience and perspective, passive love-the kind you feel inside-isn't of much use at all. If you can't show it or do it or speak it, with warmth and sincerity, it isn't love at all. Don't kid yourself that you're a loving person if you don't act it out: you aren't.
Standing Firm
My theme lately has been revolving around one central thought: standing firm in an age in which truth is being, or perhaps has been, thrown to the ground (1). Fotographer Ilgar Jafarov For the Enemy of our souls, where in the world did truth most need to be thrown down to the ground? It wasn't … Continue reading Standing Firm
The Endurance of the Saints
Sometimes I experience moments or even hours of despair, when I see the state of our world. Good is called ecil, and evil is called good. The immoral and the liars and the perverted seem to be on the ascendancy. Our governments seem to be wholly controlled by the corrupt, and those in media who should be exposing them are instead a part of the corruption. What can we do?
Fuel for Faith, Food for Thought 