How to Read the Bible: Four Steps

How do I read the Bible? Here are four simple steps.

Things Too High For Me

Do you ever feel unqualified? I have to admit I have and often do. For example, I haven’t written here for a while because I felt I had nothing to…

This Ain’t Love, It’s Clear to See

We’ve all heard the song: Guess it’s true, I’m not good at a one-night stand But I still need love ’cause I’m just a man These nights never seem to…

The Longing: A Take on Love

  What is it that we are looking for? If you could describe what humanity has the biggest longing for — what would that be? Proverbs 19:22 says it plainly: What…

Remove Worry, Pray Differently

Thoughts. They have the power to heal and the power to destroy. How many hours have I wasted dwelling on things I have no control over! The future, current circumstances,…

When God is “Late”: God’s Timing vs Our Timing

If you’ve never been to Chicago, it is almost a requirement that you visit the Sears Tower (or, if you’re a tourist, you call it by its actual name: the…

Women and Flowers

I love flowers and have yet to meet a woman who does not. I think flowers are great for representing femininity: beautiful, gentle, delicate…even smelling good! (I would hope!) Flowers…

It. Was. Good.

As some of you know, I’m on a Facebook break. I found myself struggling with so many distractions that were hindering me from true undivided attention and devotion to God,…

When you just…can’t! Overcoming doubt, fear and other things.

You can do it! Ok! I can do it. You can do it! It’s not working, but I’ll try again. You can do it! I’ve tried. You can do it!…

(Don’t) Hide the Bagels! GIVE.

Scenario 1: Every Friday, my job has “Bagel Friday”. This means that a freshly-baked, warm batch of bagel goodness is delivered to our break-room every Friday morning. Then the “Hunger…