Step One
I was all alone. There was no family or anyone I knew. I found myself sitting in my room wondering how I ended up in a treatment center, hundreds of miles from home. They asked me question after question as though I
The Lies of Bondage
I can still feel it, even today, almost 16 years later. Isabelle, our oldest daughter, was 4 years old when she looked up at me and said, “Mama, will you be at my soccer game or will you be drinking that alcohol?”
Do Not Conform, but Be Transformed
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. Romans 12:2 NASB If ever there
Watch Out and BEWARE!
And Jesus said to them, “Watch Out and Beware of the Leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” – Matthew 16:6 (NASB) Anyone who knows a little about baking may put together leaven is what causes bread to rise. No, this is not
Let Him Who Is Without Sin Cast the First Stone
With all the things going on in the world today, it seems as though many are confident they are in a position to throw stones at each other. In light of that, I was pondering the following: John 8: 6b-7, “But Jesus
So Great a Cloud of Witnesses: Hebrews 12:1
First off, I apologize for the delay in this article. As some of you know, I have been working on my masters and more specifically completing my thesis. I am happy to say that I have just gone through four proof-readers, thank
Faith, Reason, and the Truth – Part 3
Here we are at the last installment of this series. If you have not read Part 1 and Part 2 I would recommend you do so for the full context of this piece. How Do We Know what is True? Recall that
Faith, Reason, and the Truth – Part 2
We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:5 (NASB) “Faith, in the sense in which I am here using the word, is the art of holding
Faith, Reason, and the Truth — Part 1
The inescapable presence of doubt is a constant reminder of our responsibility to truth in a twilight world of truth and half-truth. — Os Guinnes, In Two Minds Many people whose faith journey that began in their childhood is often characterized by