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In the controversial movie, The Shack, God the Father was represented mainly as a grandmother. It was explained in the film that God was depicted as a grandmother because the main character’s own father did not embody God’s character, and the writers wanted God to appear in a form that closely represented God from the…

The one question that every human faces at some point is “Why are we here?” Religion in general tries to answer that. Leaving it unanswered is typically not possible; eventually, we come to wrestle with it. Atheists usually become a little unnerved and drop the question. For others, they oftentimes have been given a generic…

This post will be different from what I have been posting. It’s more about something I have noticed lately, other than something directly related to covenant living. Last year, there was a news story about a girl who took her life based on an A.I. chatbot. Sad as that is, I have also read snippets…

Petra recorded a song called “Thankful Heart” in the late 1980s. You can find the song here. It’s a great reminder of how Christ gives you a thankful heart when you are in a covenant relationship with Him. A thankful heart is a sign of the Holy Spirit in your life, and we are told…

If you have ever put together LEGO® sets, you typically have extra pieces when you finish the instructions. It’s not that you missed something (sometimes, but not if you paid good attention) because they always have some extras thrown in. I’m unsure if the reason is a machine error or deliberate, but there are always…

We were watching a Christian toddler show (as Judah is 2, almost 3 now), and they had an extended version of the “The Fruit of the Spirit is Not a Coconut” kids’ song playing with a puppet and a lot of singing and dancing. That got me thinking, so I reread Galatians 5. Galatians 5…

At first glance, laws, rules, and boundaries may seem interchangeable or synonymous, as they all describe a limit and the consequences if that limit is exceeded. However, upon closer examination, there are differences between the three. I stumbled upon this realization while exploring some interesting trains of thought and did not intend to write about…

Miracles are all throughout Scripture. I believe God loves to demonstrate His power and authority over and over again, and I think He enjoys our reactions to them. Although a lot of the time they seem rather random, I believe they are not. Because of the diversity of miracles, the somewhat randomness of the who,…

“I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; …” – Matthew 16:18a. This is the first occurrence of the English word “church” in scripture. At one point I imagined that when Jesus said this all the disciples gazed in wonder on the fabulous new word Christ used to describe what He…

I had the opportunity recently to be able to listen to “my” music. “My” music being the 90’s Contemporary Christian / Christian Rock such as Rich Mullins, Michael W Smith, Steven Curtis Chapman, Geoff Moore & The Distance, Degarmo & Key, DC Talk, Petra, and more… and while listening to Petra for a while, while…