Why I Write Linking letters andwielding words to create artfor God, my patron My haiku first appeared in Imagine This! An ArtPrize Anthology. After having one of my longest posts last week, The Seven Transformations of Peter DeHaan, today I’ll...
Four Lessons from Job about Devotion to God Job Professes His Spiritual Practices The words of Job’s friend Eliphaz fail to comfort him. Instead they stir up anger. With a friend who speaks like Eliphaz I’d be angry too. In Job’s reply to his...
Sometimes God’s Instructions Are Temporary After Jesus rises from the dead, he spends a few weeks hanging out with his followers. He tells then to stay in Jerusalem, waiting for a surprise Father God has planned for them: the gift of the Holy...
Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord Almighty Celebrate the Holiness of God The prophet Isaiah has a dream, a vision. He sees into heaven. God sits on his throne over the temple. Six-winged angels, seraphim, hover above him. They sing out, “Holy, holy...
Don’t Fight Against God Too many people fail to see God at work and instead oppose those who follow him into his new ways Jesus warns his followers what awaits them. First, they’ll get kicked out of their church and then people will kill them...
What Sycamore Tree Do We Need to Climb? There was a man in Jericho who was boss of the people who collected taxes. He was quite rich. He wanted to catch a glimpse of Jesus, but couldn’t because he was a short rascal and the taller people...
Satan Is Not on a Par with God In the Ultimate Battle Between Good and Evil, the Winner Is Clear For the first part of my life I assumed God and Satan were equal yet opposite forces. I picked up this inaccurate image from culture, starting with...
5 Biblical Truths about God Discover Who God Is from Scripture We can learn a lot about God from the Bible. After all, we do sometimes call it the Word of God. Every book in the Bible, even every chapter reveals truth about God. This includes...
Do You Want More From Life? Seeking a Spiritual More I’m not talking about more money, power, or prestige. I’m not even talking about more love or respect. I’m certainly not talking about the latest gadgets, a new car, a nicer home, tastier food...
Feasting on the Religious Buffet The Western World, especially the United States, is largely an individualistic, narcissistic society. In applying this mindset to religious matters, the in thing is to seek spirituality in an individualistic...
