Should be Pray before Meals?

Earlier, I wrote a post about the benefits of praying aloud, specifically when gathered with Christians before eating.
Recently, Fool’s Gold has written an excellent question: Should we pray before snacks as well? I want to also pose the question: what is the purpose of specifically praying before we eat fulfilling?
In other words, what’s so special [...]

A Senseless Death? The Other Side

This past summer my family I and went to Body Works at the LA Science Center. While I don’t remember too many things from it, one things continues to stick in my mind. It was a poster about a girl who had received a heart transplant. She had heart trouble from age 4 or 5 [...]

Why Comment?

Welcome to my blog! My hope is that you will be encouraged to stop and think on the things of God. I hope that you also will bless others with your thoughts. Don’t be afraid that it might be “not profound” or anything, or that I will academically butcher your comment.
But do it unto the [...]

Loving Other Christians

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.
— John 13:34–35

Not too long ago, I wrote a post surmising that, as [...]

Why I Hate (Most) Chick Flicks

Yes, I actually do, but not for the reason you’re likely thinking.
We’re raised in a culture that plants in us a take-out romance. Ever notice that almost every single Disney/Pixar movie involves a romantic relationship (only Toy Story and The Fox and the Hound come to mind as exceptions)? Boy meets girl, <insert rest of [...]

Daily Bread?

In our modern world of preservative-laced bread, we’ve lost an appreciation for the illustration that’s referenced in the Lord’s prayer
Give us each day our daily bread.
—Luke 11:3

Ever made bread for yourself from scratch? From the basic ingredients of flour, eggs, salt, butter and water come fresh from the oven a taste that supermarket breads can [...]

A Word of Encouragement

Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith
— Hebrews 12:2

Let us grasp onto the only One who can save us from ourselves and give us a life worth living.

Going Forward

I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe.
— Ephesians 1:18–19

Paul, even being considered the [...]

Prayer is Not Punishment

Let me make this clear: Prayer is not Punishment.
“Of course,” you say, “it’s obvious it’s not punishment.” Oh, really?
Then why do we play games like “nose goes” to decide who’s going to pray? Why must people be forced into praying? If prayer is such a privilege as some people crow, then why aren’t we lining [...]

Salty?

As Christians, we’re referred to as “the salt of the earth.” We’ve heard all the illustrations, all of the pop-subculture cliches like “salt makes people thirsty, go and make people thirsty for Jesus.”
We’ve also heard that we’re to be out in the world to preserve it, to be among non-Christians, that salt in a salt [...]