Seeking God within scripture, meditation, and real life interactions with people can pose many questions. Here, I hope to explore some of those questions with all of you in an effort to encourage thoughtfulness and faith.
If I Am Made in God’s Image, Then Why Am I Sick? (Image of God, Part 4)
God’s image is a tough concept to understand, probably because we don’t know exactly what it means. What we do know is that the Bible states that we are image bearers and that the Bible also doesn’t shy away from talking about sickness and malformations. Our world is riddled with disease and hurt and we…
Image Bearers yet Depraved? (Image of God part 3)
If you have grown up even a little bit in the evangelical church, you have probably heard the term ”depraved” at least once. You may have an idea of what is meant by it, but then you may hear someone tell you that it means we are just sinful and wicked by nature. Well, if…
What is Man? (Image of God part 2)
”Lord, our Lord, how magnificent is your name throughout the earth! You have covered the heavens with your majesty. From the mouths of infants and nursing babies, you have established a stronghold on account of your adversaries in order to silence the avenger. When I observe your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon…
Looking in the Mirror (Image of God, part 1)
It has been a while. I only wrote three posts, but I hoped to write one post a week, but then a year passed and I hadn’t written anything. I have thought a lot and read a lot and my life has been changed more than I could have ever imagined, but I hadn’t organized…
Why Do I Struggle to Believe? (part II)
A story in Mark 9 tells of a centurion who approaches Jesus. He asks Jesus to heal his son who is suffering from an unclean spirit. Jesus asks about the phrase he used, though, which implied a lack of faith. The father said “if you can,” and Jesus wanted him to have faith, which by…
Why Do I Struggle to Believe? (part 1)
God, by definition, is an entity that no person could ever understand. If he could be understood, he might not even be worthy of our worship. Yet we get constantly bombarded in Christian circles and in secular circles with definitive statements about God. Little sayings like “God helps those who help themselves” (which is not…
What Do I Do About Sin?
Have you ever done something that seems too bad to admit? Have you ever covered up your mistakes and moved on while silently suffering by thinking about them all day? Have you ever felt that you are seen as too Christian to sin and that your confession will damage your image? All I have to…
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