From Questions, Two Applications
Of late my mind has begun to contemplate if I should have gotten married. First, marriage is an example, shadow, a kind of display of the true Marriage between Jesus and his Church. Second, I am a Christian. I am a part of that relationship. Maybe I should not have gotten married. Was marriage just …
Four years and one month ago to the day, I kindly yet firmly encouraged Hannah with the words: You were designed for this. I remember the day most clearly, and you may wonder why I know the exact date. I know it, and will probably always remember because it was the evening JÃ el was born. …
Have you ever heard the questions that go something like: "Can you be (blank) and a Christian? Can a Christian do (blank)? The question I wish to explore is: Can a Christian be an Atheist? I answer yes. To be clear, you did not misread my previous statement: Yes, a Christian can be an atheist. …
Have you ever set aside that which was important to you for something greater? Time spent on you instead given to another. Fifty dollars that you needed was given to someone in need. Maybe it was more than setting aside, it was you willfully losing forever that precious part of your life? No one took …
Continue reading "Servanthood: Submissive, Suffering, Sacrificing & Strengthened (Pt. 3)"
I seldom flip open my computer after midnight to write and publish in the same sitting. However, when those occasions come where something is pressing on my mind I role with it. This post is really the convergence of two things in my life at the moment: If you have been tracking with this blog …
The Reforming Raker 