Christianity/Religion


Pushing Through the Pain

I thought this was a fitting article, considering my next 5K is Sunday and I’m gonna have to push hard to meet my goal this time.
Here are some excerpts; read the full article at I Hate to Run via Relevant Magazine.

I have friends who love to run, who love to push themselves once they hit [...]

The Jesus Prayer

Coming recommended from my friend James, I decided to read Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger. It was an okay book, a little slow at times, but still a good read.
One of the major themes of the book involves The Way of the Pilgrim and The Jesus Prayer -
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of [...]

Stop Dating the Church

I had an insightful conversation with Dan S. a couple weekends ago and that has led me to make a decision about a church. As some of you know, I’ve been searching for a church home for several years. During that time, I’ve been to many of the area churches several times. [...]

Guess the Book of the Bible

Here’s some Friday procrastination material. Name the book of the Bible that goes with each clue. Answers will be posted in a day or two, if no one gets all before then. Some of these are cheesy, so beware

A wise king’s tune
If little Danny lets out a scream, it is [...]

National Day of Prayer

Today - Thursday, May 3 - is the National Day of Prayer. This year’s theme is “America, Unite in Prayer,” which is from 2 Chronicles 7:14.
“If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from [...]

Baptism

This is something that I’ve been wanting to post about for some time now but never got around to it. Now I’m making time for it.
I grew up in the Baptist church. When I went away for college, I still found myself in a Baptist church. Later, upon graduation from college, I [...]

The Resurrection

Matthew 28:1-10
After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And suddenly there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord, descending from heaven, came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like [...]

The Fork

This is a snippet from the book I just finished reading, The Last Jihad, that I thought was pretty cool, and applicable to this week’s poll.
[T]he woman had come to her pastor and told him exactly what she wanted at the funeral and what Bible verses to read and everything. And then, when she [...]

Crying Uncle

Quote from: In the Meantime: The Practice of Proactive Waiting by Rob Brendle.
Over the past several years, I have come to believe that the sincerely meant and dramatically expressed petitions of my early adulthood were entirely off the mark. In fact, it’s clear to me now that my pleas for God to use me [...]

National Day of Prayer

Today - Thursday, May 4 - is the National Day of Prayer. This year’s theme is “America, Honor God,” which is from 1 Samuel 2:30.
“Therefore the LORD, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I promised that your house and your father’s house would minister before me forever.’ But now the LORD declares: ‘Far be it [...]