What has been made, which we call beautiful, by chance?Has the sculptor put chisel to rock and perchance a sculpture appears?Has a builder built with no skill or knowledge, and a structure appears from his labor?What more so the complexity of the world, was it by chance that all came…
Some sights take your breath away; we aw in the magnificence of what we can only call beautiful. Beauty has a subjective nature to it, one piece of art is called beautiful by one, and another says it is trash. Is that true beauty, then? Can beauty be so subjective?…
“A moment is more than you think and at the same time nothing.” Life is made up of many small moments; they impact us, change us, and ultimately shape us. These little moments in time make up our entire lives. They are simultaneously in the perspective of life, nothing, little…
Who are you, who will you beMy precious daughter, I can only wait and seeYou are a creation of the most highHe knew you before the foundations of the universeCreating you in His holy sovereignty Creator hold hear fast to youLet her be filled with your SpiritWalking in Your ways…
My heartbeat jolted me from my sleep – the crack of thunder that shook our house quickly turned my fight or flight mode. Recognizing that there was no imminent threat, my fear subsided, and I soon fell back asleep. Fear can come in many forms: fear of attacks, injury, loss,…
Matthew 5:13-16 “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.” This verse comes from a well-known section of Matthew, called The Sermon…
The self-help industry has grown over the years, there are bestsellers, there are conferences, and there are conventions. The industry tells you, “you can fix yourself, if you think more positively, try harder, you will find true life long fulfillment.” I am a lover of self-help myself. I love learning…
You would not confuse love for a selfish act. Love is pure and kind, with no alternate motives. It turns out I have confused selfishness for love for most of my adult life. How Can Love Be Selfish? I think the best way to explain this is with a few…
The other day my wife Sarah got new glasses. She had been wearing her old one for a number of years and needed an updated prescription. When she put the new glasses on the first thing she said was, “Wow, I can see things more clearly, the edges of objects…
What does it mean to be good? Good is very relative. If I kill someone, I am not a good person; if I break into someone’s house and rob them of their possessions, I’m not a good person. If I harbor ill will towards a coworker, I can still be…
