"For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few." – Matthew 7:14 ESV
I'm trying to eat healthier these days but this last week has been a struggle. Flashback to about an hour ago where I'm sitting in my local pizza joint enjoying a nice NY-style slice of pizza when I hear the workers upfront start talking about designing tattoos and how one of them wouldn't do any … Continue reading The Devil in the Pizza Shop
"[The crowd] replied, 'We want to perform God's works, too. What should we do?'Jesus told them, 'This is the only work God wants from you: Believe in the one he has sent.' "John 6:28-29 I think there is a strong tendency in us to want to "do" something, to take action. We want to fix … Continue reading Just Believe
I'm prompted to write this post because I have recently heard from many non-Christians that they are sour on Christianity because of the perceived hypocrisy of Christians who do not practice what they preach. I think this is most salient for those non-Christians who have been raised in a "Christian" home by parents who may … Continue reading On Hypocrisy and Evangelism
"One of the men lying [at the pool of Bethesda] had been sick for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him and knew he had been ill for a long time, he asked him, 'Would you like to get well?''I can't, sir,' the sick man said, 'for I have no one to put me into the … Continue reading Ignore the Naysayers
"...John's disciples came to him and said, 'Rabbi, the man you met on the other side of the Jordan River, the one you identified as the Messiah, is also baptizing people. And everybody is going to him instead of coming to us.'John replied, 'No one can receive anything unless God gives it from heaven. You … Continue reading On Being the Best Man
This is more of a tease because these are not my tips but I like my fellow blogger and fellow Christian Lily Pierce's tips for improving your blogging style and potentially increasing your audience. I have already started to put some of her suggestions into practice and feel it has improved by writing style. Thanks … Continue reading Blogging Tips
I'm writing this post in response to a comment by blogger christenfindenruhe to my post on John the Baptist. To give a quick summary the post analyzed the answers that Jesus addressed to the crowds about the questions they had about the authenticity of John the Baptist's ministry and his credibility as a prophet. Jesus … Continue reading We All Have Doubts
