Before we look at this doctrine in more detail, let’s start by asking ourselves a question. I will randomly insert these questions as we read on and perhaps it will aid us in trying to pick apart and understand this doctrine. Can you leave Jesus and take your salvation with you? What does the term […]
As I watched the classic, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens starring Jim Carrey, multiple thoughts ran through my mind but what caught my attention was the phrase, “speak comfort to me!” The first ghost that visits Ebenezer Scrooge is his old deceased business partner named Jacob Marley. Jacob is there to warn Scrooge how […]
A few months ago, around August 2019, I was in a rut spiritually. I felt stagnant, as if I was slowly becoming weaker and I didn’t understand why. I use the term slowly loosely because this anemic state has been progressing for an unknown amount of time. Our physical bodies can adjust to extreme circumstances […]
I don’t know where this idea came from that Christians, because of their relationship with Christ shouldn’t experience life just as everyone else does. The perceived outside pressure that we should live in a state of continuous joy and peace can feel dehumanizing. The reality is that being a Christian doesn’t make us less human, […]
As Christians we are called to a lofty standard. We are supposed to love our enemies (Matt 5:44), our neighbours (Mark 12:30-31), disciples should be known by the love they have for one another (John 13:34)… It really is a whole lotta love smorgasbord. Anyways, for a person like me, who wasn’t naturally in the […]
A friend sent me a link to a good documentary called The Fool. What I liked about it was observing how God can use things we perceive as failure and mistakes work towards spreading the gospel message and personal growth. If you watch the movie, you see that on more than one occasion Ray could […]