Those who have been saved by Jesus are left with a common call: be citizens of his kingdom in our present world. Our faith is spilled out in our actions. This is not in an attempt to save ourselves, but to be ambassadors of Jesus' kingdom.
Category: Spiritual Warfare
Halloween and the Victory of Christ
As daytime shortens, our ensuing depression causes us a struggle to function or to find any joy in our relationships, even with God... Perhaps this is why it is appropriate that Halloween falls at the cusp of such a season.
The Lent Trap
Lent. Otherwise known quite often in my mind as six weeks without soda--or something like that. Oh, it starts off well enough. The first few days I'm really into it. I go to my church's early morning Ash Wednesday service. I'm reading the scriptures, prayers, and devotions of the season. I'm challenged by fasting from … Continue reading The Lent Trap
Ghosts
"There are more things in heaven and on earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in our philosophy." – Hamlet (William Shakespeare's Hamlet, Act 1, scene 5) It's a phenomenon at least as old as written history. You're alone in a house, and yet you don't feel alone. You see a shadow, or perhaps a strange reflection … Continue reading Ghosts
