Category Archives: hope
Can Christians Be Depressed?
Mental illness is real, Christian or not. It doesn’t discriminate, and it’s not shameful to have it. But it can be deadly to not admit it. The first step is acceptance. And the second is honesty. If you’ve been trying to “hold it all together” on your own, and pretending everything is better than it really is, know that you’re not alone. Continue reading
SOAP: Day Eleven – Free Indeed
I don’t think I’m alone in saying that once the newness of relationship with Christ wears down (and ideally that should never happen!) then the old emotional baggage of traumas, negative thinking patterns, fears, and resentments seem to bubble back up from someplace long dead and buried. Continue reading
SOAP: Day Ten – For Whoever Believes
18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. 19 Continue reading
SOAP: DAY 9 – To See The Kingdom Of God
As mentioned before, there are so many deep theologically significant relevancies to our daily life found within God’s Word that 50 people could look at the same passages and come up with 50 different viewpoints on relevancy. For today, these are mine.
Did you become aware of something different? Continue reading
SOAP: DAY 6 – How Glorious To Be Seen
I realize now that throughout my entire life I was aware that something was missing, that I was being pursued and many times had the invite to “follow Him” but I wasn’t done chasing pleasure, career, and worldly securities. Continue reading
SOAP: Day Five – Come And You Will See
Many argue that the Bible isn’t relevant any longer, that it is simply a collection of stories from ancient times long past.
SOAP is the answer to that misconception. The Word is alive and if we come to it with a hunger and thirst for finding relevance, we will find it, because it is there. Continue reading
SOAP: Day Four – BEHOLD!
There seems to be some relational psychology involved, for when you trust and love your Father, a good smack-down is welcomed because you know that He only provides insight into the things that will improve your life. Continue reading
Soap: Day Two – Unfailing Love and Faithfulness
Jesus is God and lived among us – this is truly beyond human comprehension. How can anyone truly believe that to be true? Do I? The very foundation of Step Two of 12-step recovery work is “Came to believe that a power greater than myself could restore me to sanity.” Continue reading
SOAP: Day One – The Word Became Flesh
This is the Gospel, this is how everything began. Do I believe this? All of it? If not, nothing else in the Bible matters, this is ground zero for our faith… Continue reading
A Season of S.O.A.P
Powerful worship service, a good sermon and times of prayer are all rewarding experiences, but an intentional time of getting deep into God’s Word seems to draw me closer to the heart and mind of Christ unlike anything else. It’s like a cup of coffee with a mentor, where you find yourself hanging on every word because each word matters. Continue reading
One Man's Journey of Redemption 