How many times have you heard someone say, “Pull yourself up by your bootstraps”? What about “You don’t need others to be happy. Make yourself happy”? From age 14 until
Year: 2016
What I Experienced in a Week at RFKC
I’ve been home for about 3 hours after a week spent with children who have been through more than any child deserves to go through. These past 6 days I’ve been
Living for Today
We have a tendency to live our lives for tomorrow. That is, we all have the tendency to continually look towards what’s “next” to make us happy. What’s next may
Note to an Impatient Self: It's Good to Wait
“‘Though it tarries, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry’ (Hab 2:3). That’s the hardest thing for the Christian, waiting for God to keep His
The Dullness of Familiarity
It’s easy for us to become accustomed to even the most amazing things as they become familiar to us. For example, when my brother and I first switched to using
What Will I Say?
Every spoken word. Every act. Every thought. God sees them all. The little white lies that we have all told to keep ourselves from getting in trouble. The rolling of
The True and Better Covenant
Covenant is perhaps one of the most driving themes throughout Scripture. This theme is easy to see in the Old Testament, as God declares His covenants with Noah, Abraham, Moses,
The "Untold" Power of the Spirit
The Holy Spirit is often the ignored member of the Trinity. We remember to praise the Father for His creation and power and for giving up His Son. We remember
Why the God-Man?
In ancient Greek and Roman mythology, there were stories of creatures known as demigods. These were people who had both a god/goddess parent, as well as a human parent. They
The Greatest Miracle
With a mere spoken word, the universe came into existence. The concept itself is hard to imagine. A word created everything. The trees, the rocks, the birds, the people, and even