What if a movie were written to make you think about your life in a different way than you ever considered? Have you ever thought about why you view life the way you do, and when that began? The movie “Parable” on the Angel streaming network is not a love […]
Religion
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I remember, as a kid, getting a small New Testament Bible and thinking, “This is all I need to know about God.” When I learned about the thief on the cross next to Jesus, I thought maybe being saved is easier than I thought. Then, when a Sunday School teacher […]
If God is sovereign and knows all things in advance, can prayers change the outcome? What does Jesus tell us about praying that should guide us with all our prayers in what we know as “The Lord’s Prayer”? We need to understand what He says before the text of the […]
Nothing ever remains the same. As we age, our abilities and responsibilities change, forcing us to adjust our expectations. For most of our lives, we continually increase our skills and knowledge, taking on additional responsibilities. We associate “self-worth” with those responsibilities and provide a source of income. There are several […]
Life is unpredictable, and we want to be in control. This may account for the majority of our disappointments. From our birth and during our early years, our parents take care of our needs, and the only part we play is crying when we are uncomfortable; they take over from […]
I would be surprised if anyone planned for negative events to be part of their future. I doubt any of us will ever get through our lives without at least one of them. Most of us will have multiple, some small, and some I will call life-changing. Regardless of the […]
For at least the first 35 years of my life, words had meaning that never changed. Although new slang terms might emerge or become more popular, the English language itself remained unchanged. However, certain words have always had multiple meanings or pronunciations depending on their usage, which made the English […]
Several years ago, Bill Morgan, Pastor of Jersey Village Baptist, told a story during his sermon that has stayed with me all these years. That is because of where I was in my faith walk with Jesus. Here is how I remember the story. “After the service was over, the […]
I watched a video featuring Jordan Peterson in which he mentioned an intriguing question he had once asked his parents. “If you could go back to when you were 18 and know everything you know now, would you want to?” Initially, I thought I had already struggled to make the […]
We make decisions every day, and often we do so automatically without giving them much thought. Do we turn on the light when we walk into a room? If it is dark in there, then yes, without thinking about it, but if not, then what will you be doing in […]