Tag: Love

A SPIRITUAL DEFENSE STRATEGY: 66 JELL WAST-MUSH!

A SPIRITUAL DEFENSE STRATEGY: 66 JELL WAST-MUSH!

66 JELL WAST-MUSH! Is it an insect repellant, a conducting lubricant, or a hippy’s face paint? Is it a video game based on Darth Sidious’ ascent to power? Actually, it’s the third acronym I contrived to help keep and defend my own faith. This one, like the second, specifically concerns the God of the Bible. … Continue reading A SPIRITUAL DEFENSE STRATEGY: 66 JELL WAST-MUSH!

A SPIRITUAL DEFENSE STRATEGY

A SPIRITUAL DEFENSE STRATEGY

All of us who are people of faith have times of testing, do we not? It’s for such times that we need a spiritual “defense strategy” ready. Also we're called upon to  "always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have” (1 Peter 3:15). Faith does not … Continue reading A SPIRITUAL DEFENSE STRATEGY

WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU DON’T FEEL LOVED?

WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU DON’T FEEL LOVED?

WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU DON’T FEEL LOVED? Sometimes the world can be very dark. You can have people around you but still feel lonely. You can feel like there’s nowhere to find relief: there’s no place to turn, no-one to call who cares or who understands. Even if there is, they may not be … Continue reading WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU DON’T FEEL LOVED?

YOUR ONE TRUE FRIEND

YOUR ONE TRUE FRIEND

  How many of us know how to be a good friend? How many of us know the pleasure of having one? (SNUFMUMRIKO: "Some Distant Afternoon") Two years ago I wrote a post called “Profile of a good friend”, partly in honor of my good mate Terence Ruffle, who, unfortunately, lives on the other side of … Continue reading YOUR ONE TRUE FRIEND

THE OUT OF TOUCH CHURCH

THE OUT OF TOUCH CHURCH

The Church is so busy acting like a business, it’s in danger of forgetting what it’s supposed to be there for… Many years ago as a tender and wild young man, I was in Athens on a vacation gone wrong, and I was in distress. I went to a couple of churches in the evening for prayer, but … Continue reading THE OUT OF TOUCH CHURCH