Considering answers to those faith-questions we all ask…
Tag: Love
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? 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?
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 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
The kind of world we live in robs most of us of ever having the lover we long for... (APHEL PERIHEL, "Electronic Ambient") This sad fact applies not only to singles but also to plenty of people who are currently married or attached to their "significant other" and who may even appear at times to be happy and fulfilled. For the one-woman man, … Continue reading A WORD TO THE LONELY SINGLE
Fuel for Faith, Food for Thought 