What needing to feel physical pain, teaches us about the dangers of ignoring sin. [24 Oct 2006: Originally, this was a post (in truth, a redirect) that was going to stand on its own. However, with the continuing fallout from the Gene Robinson issue, I have decided to make a “series” of it, linking it… Continue reading Ignoring Sin Won’t Lessen the Pain
Category: faith
Faith and Depression
The first thing that needs to be covered, even before covering depression, is faith. One of the first misteps is confusing happiness with Christian Joy. Happines is, as a great many people throughout history have observed, short-lived. As defined in this series of posts, happiness must be short-lived. It is a human pursuit (the United… Continue reading Faith and Depression
What and Wherefore
How can someone who has the knowledge that they have been saved in Christ be depressed? Faith is the key. Having faith that Jesus Christ died for your sins is easy, in comparison to living the life that displays that faith. Someone who hasn”t survived depression cannot fathom it. Too many people confuse this with… Continue reading What and Wherefore
ECUSA Disfunction
I’m sure you’re familiar with the current hullabaloo surrounding the nomination and subsequent installation of Gene Robinson as a “Bishop” in the Episcopal Church, USA. This is my perspective on the matter. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 1:1 As a supposedly “confessing”… Continue reading ECUSA Disfunction
A Penny for Your Thoughts?
Another one of those forwarded emails that always ends up clogging my inbox. However, obviously, it made me think, so I have added to my website so that others might be similarly affected. You always hear the usual stories of pennies on the sidewalk being good luck, gifts from angels, etc. This is the first… Continue reading A Penny for Your Thoughts?
Jesus Really Does Love You
Every Sunday afternoon, after the morning service at their church, the Pastor and his 11-year-old son would go out into their town and hand out Gospel tracts. This particular Sunday afternoon, as it came time for the Pastor and his son to go to the streets with their tracts, it was very cold outside as… Continue reading Jesus Really Does Love You
Friend or Angel?
One day, when I was a freshman in high school, I saw a kid from my class was walking home from school. His name was Kyle. It looked like he was carrying all of his books. I thought to myself, “Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday? He must really be… Continue reading Friend or Angel?
Whose Freedom Is It?
The United States of America though young by historical standards, is still one of the oldest democracies (an aside: in truth, we are actually a representative democracy. Read that “Republic”) in the world. I won’t say absolutely the oldest, but it’s close. As a country with such a standing in the annals of history, it… Continue reading Whose Freedom Is It?
Moral Relevency of Mainstream Christianity
Reprinted from NewsMax.com Is ‘Mainstream Christianity’ Morally Relevant Right Now? Tom Marsland Thursday, March 20, 2003 Pope John Paul II recently condemned America and Great Britain’s “alliance of the willing” for wanting to liberate the Iraqi people and stop Hussein’s proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Clearly, Pope John Paul II is a decent… Continue reading Moral Relevency of Mainstream Christianity
A Few Steps Along a Journey of Faith
My journey to/of faith, like all such journeys, has lasted my whole life. My story (the greatly abbreviated version) starts, of course, before my birth, but as we humans look at it, it started upon my baptism a few months after my birth. I was baptised on 6 May, 1973, at St. Clement’s Episcopal Church,… Continue reading A Few Steps Along a Journey of Faith