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In no way should this be considered as an exhaustive discussion about faith. But I did want to indicate the 3 ‘descriptions’ I felt were foundational, crucial to any understanding or appreciation about faith. We’ve briefly looked at the definition that talks about the unseen attributes of faith. Next is the realization that we can […]

Faith is a word like love, we all have our own definition of the word but typically without ever really thinking about the definition. However, it really is incredibly important for us to know our definition so we can recognize the behavior when we see it in ourselves or in others. And faith is not

Most people familiar with this teaching automatically think in terms of finances. While this is true about money, this is a limiting approach. Sowing and Reaping is a law. And laws are far more pervasive than merely applying to just one subject. “Laws’ are givens – they are in effect regardless of the circumstance, they

Because of the nature of who we become when we accept Jesus as Lord, I would argue that finding yourself is even more important. When we are born again then we discover we are no longer our own, we were purchased with a great price. We are a new creation. We are ambassadors. But… who

I believe we all are in a life long quest to discover, to find ourselves. It’s nearly like the reverse of pealing layers off an onion. As we go through life we add layers to who we are. It’s almost like we complicate ourselves… even to ourselves. That was not a critical comment… merely a

It’s difficult, but I can exist without hope… for a short while. And I can exist without promise. But it is completely impossible to live without meaning. How could I go on if there was no purpose to life, if I had no reason for living? Probably I could exist…. for a while but there

I suspect all of us, Christian and non, do not want our living to have been in vain. We all want to ‘make our mark’ and, I would argue, all want that mark to be an important one, a positive one. And I would suggest that while there is a part in us that wants

I would strongly suggest that the problem many of us face is asking the right question. ‘Why me?’ is not the right question. I’m not saying that it isn’t a question that shouldn’t be asked, but it isn’t the first question. Actually the first question needs to be, ‘Now what?’ If (when) you find yourself

When you hear the word, accomplish/accomplishment what springs into your mind? I always think of ‘victory’ – gaining victory over something, not someone. For me, accomplishment is typically defined in terms of self success. Webster says that accomplish means, “to succeed in doing” and then stops at defining ‘doing’. I like that because I can

“And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind…” (Romans 12:2). As you can see from this scripture we have 2 statements – to not be conformed and to be transformed. However, this is what we do. A magic wand is not waved over our heads so