faith – Page 2 – Scattered Verses

Whack-a-mole, a Conundrum, and a Siren Song

Part 2 Judge not; do not hate; love, love, love…sounds so good and so right…this catch phrase with which we have disciplined our lives. The Deceiver revels in the perversion of Christ’s teaching into a diluted gruel that neither nourishes nor sustains us. The Deceiver (evil, Satan, Lucifer, the Enemy-whatever name you give to theContinue reading “Whack-a-mole, a Conundrum, and a Siren Song”

Whack-a-mole, a Conundrum, and a Siren Song

Part 1 The Deceiver stood toe-to-toe with God in his jealousy of the Father’s dominion and God’s choice to elevate man above the angels. The Deceiver rendered his judgment of our worth and pronounced us value-less. He sentenced us to sin, robbed us of our innocence, and smashed our free will to smithereens so thatContinue reading “Whack-a-mole, a Conundrum, and a Siren Song”

“The Day I Was to Die”

I have known three things all my life… 1. My death would be a spectacle… 2. The day that I was to die would be recorded in the annals of history, witnessed by hundreds… 3. To this very day, you would know MY name, Barabbas. My death was going to be nasty—the pain, the agonyContinue reading ““The Day I Was to Die””

What If Your Guy Loses?!?

No worries, truly. If you are a follower of Jesus Christ, you know that He has already won. He remains our King. His is the voice we continue to follow. His is the way we tread still. We carry on our life in Christ no matter who wins or loses. Not a follower? No worries.Continue reading “What If Your Guy Loses?!?”

Goats, Lambs, DOs & DON’Ts

Are you a goat? In today’s sports’ vernacular, GOAT is an acronym for greatest of all time. In the Bible’s vernacular, goats get sent into obscurity. In the Old Testament, the scape–goat gets sent into the wilds carrying a year’s worth of Israel’s sin. In Matthew’s Gospel, the goats, thinking they’ve done all that hasContinue reading “Goats, Lambs, DOs & DON’Ts”

Certain

Much is being made of faith these days. It is so easy to confuse faith with religion. Many people have religion without faith, gods that do not feed the soul but devour it. Others mistakenly understand faith as emotional pablum. Faith requires tenacity: tenacity is neither soft nor naive. For a Christian… Faith is notContinue reading “Certain”

Want Peace?

Do you want Peace? Yes? Prepare to submit. No? Eventually, you will submit to someone more powerful than you. Be it by choice or by domination, to achieve peace, submission is inevitable. Submission has such an uneasy connotation. Sacrifice and compromise may be easier words to bear. Yet, anything short of submission is not aContinue reading “Want Peace?”