Tuesday, July 31, 2012




Believer's Baptism: Why I Chose to Get Double Dipped

I am what people in the church call a double dipper.  That means that I got baptized as an infant and again as an adult.  This article describes why I made that decision.

Wednesday, July 25, 2012




Who Needs God When Things are Ordinary?

It is easy to believe in God when things are very easy or very hard.  It is when life is ordinary or even mundane that belief can be more difficult.




Was it Just a Dream or is God Trying to Reveal Something to You?

When Christ ascended into heaven, He left us with the Holy Spirit for spiritual guidance.  This article explores if dreams are one way that the God uses to reach us.






When women in troubled marriages seek help from their church or pastors, they are often shamed into keeping quiet or blamed for the problems themselves.  Today's Christian church has a long way to go in holding abusive men accountable for their actions.


 


During the toughest few years of my life, I clung to the hope found in these Bible verses to see me through and that's just what they did.











When Hope Checks Out: Dealing with Depression as a Christian

Christians can be held to impossible standards of behavior by the rest of the world and feel like they can't admit it if they feel depressed.  If that is how you are feeling, learn to recognize depression for what it is and get the help you need.


I came away from this dramatic movie with one conclusion:  Absolutely anything that happens in life can be used to grow in Christ and to lead others to His saving power.