Is fitness an idol, or essential to your faith? The Role of Fitness Does fitness play any part in your relationship with Christ? Should it? Fitness is not generally noted as a pillar of Christianity, yet we place a lot of importance on avoiding sins against the body (e.g. sexual immorality, violence, abortion, etc.). It’s…
The Church’s Idol
Stop giving this advice. Idol worship, putting someone or something above God, has always been a problem in the church. Ironically, while Moses was being instructed to put no other gods before the one true God, the rest of the Hebrews were busy worshiping a golden calf they had made themselves (Exodus 32). Golden calves…
Are We Missing the Point?
“You believe that God is one. You do well; the demons also believe, and shudder.” James 2:19 NASB How can I achieve eternal life? If you’ve ever wondered this, you’re in good company. Mankind’s search for the eternal is aptly summed up in the famous Groucho Marx quote, “I intend to live forever or die…
Learning to Pray
Practice We know certain things in life require practice to master. Learning a new sport, playing an instrument, or preparing for a test all take work. There are other things at which we assume everyone should be naturally adept. If we find we do not intrinsically know them, they are given up easily. Prayer often…
Hebrews 11:15-16
Christians are not ‘sinners saved by grace.’ We were sinners, have been saved by grace, and are now saints (Ephesians 2:19, Colossians 1:12). So, why do we still sin? “And indeed if they had been thinking of that country from which they went out, they would have had opportunity to return.” Hebrews 11:15 NASB If…
2020
May our first thought beCompassion, not suspicionSelf-reflection, not judgmentLove, not hate.May our first and last thoughts be filtered through Your eyes, not the world’s.In Jesus’ Name, Amen