Posts Tagged ‘genesis’
Coworkers in the Lord
When God created Adam He said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.” (Genesis 2.18) God didn’t mean a helper for the housework. God meant a helper to find God. Adam needed a coworker, so God created Eve. We all need help finding God…
Read MorePrestige is Nothing
We desire it. We honor it. We think we are better because of it, so we chase it our entire life. In the end we are placed in the same grave as those who never achieved it. In the end it is just our bones and theirs. Prestige is nothing compared to what comes next.…
Read MoreFalse Prophets are Real
There is nothing new about false prophets. Throughout history they have appeared to lead people away from God. Sometimes they are bold. Other times they veil themselves in Christian language slyly leading people astray. Even in modern Christianity they come. Don’t be fooled. One very powerful and relatively modern false prophecy is the ‘rapture’. This…
Read MoreEmpty Hope is Folly
All this talk about hope in the Church should make one wonder. What are we hoping for in the first place? Some use hope merely to lift our spirits in a difficult situation. We believe that hope will get us though, but if hope is empty then we are just fools. For Saint Paul, hope…
Read MoreTruth is not Subjective
Music can be defined as a series and combination of sounds pleasing to the ear. Music is subjective. What is a masterpiece to one, is garbage music to another. Nonetheless, music brings joy to every human being. The same can be said about God, but for a different reason. Some love God while others think…
Read More2026 Daily Lenten Journey Day 40 – The End is Never the End
We arrived at our destination only to realize our journey has just begun. We have two ways to think about that. Either we can get frustrated that ‘life never stops’ (until of course it does) or we can realize that every journey prepares us for the next one. When we think of spiritual journeys, we…
Read More2026 Daily Lenten Journey Day 39 – We’re in this Together
He isn’t fasting. She isn’t saying her prayers. They never come to Church. These are the sayings of those who forget an important truth of Christ. Instead of judging others we need to remember we are in this together. Great Lent seems to bring the worst out in Orthodox Pharisees. I’ve written many times against…
Read More2026 Daily Lenten Journey Day 38 – Why Don’t We Trust God’s Response?
If Great Lent is about anything, it is about hearing the Word of God and trusting His Word. His Word is Christ, speaking to us through the Scriptures and the Church. For some reason, when we ask God for something, we never seem to trust His response. Today’s reading from Isaiah made me think of…
Read More2026 Daily Lenten Journey Day 37 – Your Life is Your Evangelism
The other day I was asked by the Church doesn’t evangelize ‘like’ the Protestants in America. I was told that since we have the truth of Christ, we should be more vocal and more intentional with our outreach. We should have a plan. I don’t agree with the premise. Take a moment and read today’s…
Read More2026 Daily Lenten Journey Day 36 – Trust God’s Peace
It can be really difficult accepting that we have been forgiven by God. Our guilty conscience takes over and we’re filled with doubt. Can God really forgive us? As we learned yesterday, if God can forgive Mary of Egypt He can forgive you. You just need to trust His peace. There is just one week…
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