Love & Stories

I read a short fiction book this week called The Beatryce Prophecy by Kate DiCamillo. It’s message is not specifically Christian, but one can find underlying spiritual themes. The concluding message of the book is that love and stories are what change the world....

Obedience

Psalm 119:105 – Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. This verse from Psalm 119:105 reminds us that God’s Word is our guiding path in life. What does that mean? How can we apply this? I believe there is a simple yet not so simple answer to...

Self-Discipline

1 Corinthians 9:24-27 24Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. 25Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it...

Parables

Jesus was a master storyteller. Jesus knew that the mystery of The Kingdom of God was not the easiest to understand, particularly as it was so counter to the religious culture of the time when Jesus walked the earth. Jesus’s parables are seemingly simple and...

Reflecting on Time

I re-watched the Lord of the Rings movies a couple weeks ago and parts of it have been rolling around in my head ever since. If you are not a fan, please stick with me for a bit, I promise you don’t have to know the story to understand my point. But I’ll give you the...