I’m a generation X’er that is so out of touch that I hear “I guess you haven’t been on Facebook recently” from my mom. So I was not surprised that I was introduced to a new slang for perfect – which is Fleek – from our Pastor. However, even without knowing that term, I’ve definitely […]
I feel like I’ve been mentioning God’s peace a lot in recent posts. I’m sure you’ve heard it before – that if you believe in God, you will receive peace. The bible refers to that peace as “A peace that transcends all understanding.” But stop and think about what that means. I’ve definitely felt that […]
People don’t like change. It’s scary and unknown. Most of us like to stay in our comfort zones, where we have a sense of familiarity and know what to expect. Some of us are so opposed to change, that even if it’s change for the better, we still resist. I used to work for a company […]
If you were born into slavery, and never heard or experienced freedom, do you think you would even know that you were a slave? When I was young, freedom was not the word that I would’ve associated with church. My parents made us go every Sunday, there were rules that we had to follow, and […]
One of our members was commenting that everyone at work on Wednesday had been up all night worried about the election. When asked about her night, she responded that she went to sleep before the results. They asked her if she was afraid of what the outcome would be. Her answer was that she prayed […]
When I was young, I thought that being Christian meant that I was going to have to give up the things in life that I enjoyed – the things that made me fit in with my friends. I focused on how much I was going to have to change my life to become a good […]
What makes us who we are? Is it the age old debate of nurture vs nature? Is it the environment around us that defines who we are? How would you identify yourself if someone asked? Would your use current life situation; student, professional, parent, grandparent. Would you use your religion or belief structure? And would you […]
We are individuals. We have different strengths and weaknesses. We have different interests, different opinions. In fact, the idea of being an individual has crept into the way we interact in communities. There’s the idea that we are self-sufficient, needing only to rely on ourselves for getting our work done, raising our families and overcoming […]
What’s the purpose of church? What do people do when they get together every Sunday? Is it a place where we sit and listen to the Pastor for an hour, where we’re told how to live our lives to be more pleasing to God? Is it a weekly obligation that we blindly go to because […]
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 […]