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What Does Peace Look Like?

Peace may look different to others depending on their circumstances. It is hard to nail down exactly what it looks like. It is almost like nailing Jello to the wall. I may describe peace as being one thing but someone else comes up and says that it is something else. We can come up with all kinds of imagery in our heads to describe peace. In some instances, for me, peace looks like all four of my boys are in their rooms asleep (or at least being quiet), and I am free to sit in my dark living room while […]

Realities of a Faith Crisis

Acts 20:28-30 Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood. I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; and from among your own selves men will arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them. There is no doubt that usually verses 28-29 gets all the attention within this context. As people, when we surround ourselves with those whom we believe that we can trust, […]

The Difficulty of Apologizing

Have you ever encountered someone who was unable to apologize? It is frustrating but you are not alone. Without getting too far into this article, let’s take a moment to go ahead and make ourselves uncomfortable. We have been that person before. If we are honest with ourselves, we can look back in our lives and find a moment in our lives where we were being stubborn. No amount of guilt was going to make us apologize! But! Maybe our refusal to apologize is not as egregious as we believe. I believe there are three ways to look at why […]

Parents, Obey Your Father

We do a pretty good job focusing on the responsibilities of others more so than our own selves. Allow me to utilize a simple example. When it comes to submission within a marriage, many do an “excellent” job of pointing out that the wife must submit to her own husband. Some people go so far as to try to make the scriptures teach that all women must submit to all men in all things. Clearly, that is not what is in view but still, some do such a “great” job at pointing this out, their position is no longer scriptural. […]