More than a friend – God and prayer

I watched a TV show where a child explained how to pray. “You just talk to God like a friend.” It made me think about friendships. What defines and retains those relationships? There’s a component of mutual familiarity, respect and camaraderie. You hear the term “relationship with God” often from church, and there is an element of […]

Fighting back with prayer

It’s a battle ground out there. Politics, violence and broken homes at every turn. How can we fight back? Do we have a chance at improving our environment, or are we helpless? There is so much injustice today that victimizes people based on race, gender or religious affiliation. I’ve been looking at these situations and […]

Do we need to feel sorry to be forgiven?

How does it feel when someone apologizes when they’re not sorry? It’s as if they were put up to it, or are simply trying to appease the person they’ve upset. When someone apologizes to me this way, I get frustrated because the other person and I haven’t rectified the issue, and what they’re apologizing for is just […]