thoughts on life and faith
Romans 6:1-14 11 So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus. 12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions.(Romans 6:11-12) There is a difference between being alive and living. The distance between a heartbeat and a purpose is a mile wide. It is one … Continue reading Day 5: A Easter Week Devotional
Romans 6:1-14 9 We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him. 10 For the death he died he died to sin, once for all, but the life he lives he lives to God. (Romans 6:9-10) So we now live post-resurrection. Our old selves have been slain with our savior, … Continue reading Day 4: A Easter Week Devotional
Romans 6:1-14 7 For one who has died has been set free from sin. 8 Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. (Romans 6:7-8) Many religions hold many differing views of life after death. To some, it means release. At the end of life, or many lives, you simply end extinguished with little fanfare. … Continue reading Day 3: Easter Week Devotional
Romans 6:1-14 The next few days we will be examining Holy Week through Romans 6 6 We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. (Romans 6:6) The practice of history urges us to look back in … Continue reading Day 2: A Easter Week Devotional
Romans 6:1-14 The next few days we will be examining Holy Week through Romans 6 3 Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4 We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, … Continue reading Day 1: A Easter Week Devotional
"I think God is the most unexplored territory in rock and roll music." - Billy Corgan Musicians have the loudest voice in my life most days. Of these artists, the "secular" ones largely outweigh those who are steeped in a genuine but often too commercial "worship" industry. There is a certain freedom in rock music … Continue reading All Songs Are Sermons
I haven't been writing as much. It feels foreign. There is some sacred art found in simply putting thoughts on paper or digital media. It connects you to those who have come before, both professional and seasonal writers who crave an outlet, a connection to the larger world. Some good, some great, all looking for … Continue reading Why A Writer Writes
How do you know this applicant loves Jesus? I came across this question while I was plowing through the typical mountain of references for teens who wish to spend time serving at summer camps. While I appreciate the mode of protection, I feel these questions are pretty ridiculous. As a writer, I feel the need … Continue reading Nothing Against Kirk Cameron
"Confession is an act of honesty and courage - an act of entrusting ourselves, beyond sin, to the mercy of a loving and forgiving God" - Pope John Paul II In modern Protestantism, the art of confession has been lost. Many are so scared of embracing a practice from Catholicism that they disregard some of its … Continue reading Monday Morning Confession
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