Prayer is like oxygen to the spirit and without it a believer’s relationship with God will suffocate. Though most believers would agree with this, still many find themselves stuck when it comes…
Practical Christian Living
Got Patience? God Does
I was frustrated. Really frustrated. I had just spent over two hours writing a blog post and I despised the whole thing. So I gave out a little Jersey scream, and stormed out of my writing room. I mad…
UPS Driver Praising God After 43 Years on the Road Accident-Free
In America alone, over 143-million commuters are on the roads and highways every day. We try with the highest effort to focus and drive with safe practices. Still, on average there are six milli…
Biblical Remedy for the Bully and the Bullied
In the face of bullying, the idea of taking an unbiased view is quickly thrown out the window. The bullied wins our hearts while the bully, we scrutinize without sympathy. Yet Jesus tells us to pray f…
This Trappist Monk’s Call to Contemplation to the Digital Generation
“My silence is part of the whole world’s silence and builds the temple of God without the noise of hammers.” Sometimes it feels like we live in a world of hammers banging ceaseless…
Be in the World But Not of It: Separation for the Benefit of Others
“Be in the world, but not of it.” As Christians we’ve heard this saying over and over again, so much so that it can get watered down and become just another saying. But the truth …
God’s Not Fair; He’s Good!
We all have moments where we see someone who has something we want. When we see others receive a blessing we don’t have, we sometimes ask, “Is God treating me fairly?” The Parable…
When Did Christians Stop Lamenting?
If you’re anything like me, you are often ill-prepared for the curveballs life has undoubtedly thrown your way. And, maybe, like in my case, you have faced several different curveballs all at on…
Celebrities, Interruptions And The Local Church
I was nervous and a bit anxious, but I was excited. And as I walked through the doors of the Embassy Suites, I could feel the halls exuding love and acceptance. I was finally at “She Speaks 201…
When Did Submission Become a Dirty Word?
When did it become a word that makes many women recoil in disgust? Why have we let an important Biblical command become so misconstrued and misunderstood? As believers, we are called to be submissive …