Persecution

It has once been said to me that unless we are being persecuted for being Christians we are not doing something correct. Jesus promises troubles and persecutions, “you will be hated by all for my name’s sake” (Luke 21:17), but should the area of persecution be something we strive for, especially in light of Scripture when [...]

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Meekness…(Part2)

Mahatma Gandhi expressed and displayed meekness in fasting and exhibiting humility through nonviolence in the movement for an independent and civil India, which had more impact than any argumentativeness or mutiny. He is now even referred to as the “Father of India.” Why did Gandhi use such a tactic, and how did it work? In [...]

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What is meekness? (Part 1)

Meekness is not to be confused with weakness. It is the wisest attribute that one can hope to attain. Who has walked this road? The Catholic tradition has penned the path of meekness in the Latin, “via dolorosa,” or the way of suffering. It is choosing the narrow path and resisting pride and anger in [...]

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Confessions of a Madman

For many “intellectuals” now-a-days, the idea of believing in a god is simply irrational. In the academic circles atheism is the prevalent belief system. “Any other belief is simply foolishness,” they would argue.
Well I would like to propose…

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Allegory of the Slave

And as I dozed off in class, I dreamed a dream…
I saw myself as a slave and my master was a cruel, ill-tempted man. But as it were, he has me in a trance in which whatever he beckoned me to do I did. I loved my master though he treated me foully. The more [...]

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Jesus Calms a Storm – Meditation on Salvation

Matthew 8:23-27
And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep.  And they went and woke him, saying, “Save us, Lord; we are perishing.” And he said to them, “Why are you afraid, O [...]

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Sacrificial Sacrifice: what of worth does a Christian really give up?

What is sacrifice?
Giving something I desire,
So that I’ll avoid the fire,
but then one day I’ll just tire,
 of fighting off these desires?
What is sacrifice? 
Or is it taking something I don’t think is better,
 because it says to do so in the Letter,
since Romans tells me I’m a debtor, 
but my hearts still be bound by chain and fetter?
What is sacrifice? 
Giving something that defines me, 
so [...]

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Wimpy Theology Makes Wimpy Women

TRUE WOMANHOOD -John Piper @ 2008 True Woman Conference notes.

The opposite of a wimpy woman is not a brash, loud, pushy, sassy, arrogant, controlling, amazon woman. The opposite of a wimpy woman is 14 year old Marie Derront getting arrested for being a protestant and saying she refuses to recant Christ and thus spends 38 years [...]

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We and They: mediations on a God who loves us despite ourselves.

They wanted comfort,
But  Jesus offered them a cross.
They wanted comfort,
But Jesus gave them cannibalism.
They wanted comfort,
But Jesus promised persecutions.
They wanted comfort,
But Jesus promised them death.
They wanted comfort,
But Jesus gave them nothing.
But WE want Jesus,
And He has promised HIMSELF!
But WE want Jesus,
And we find our comfort in Him.
But WE want Jesus,
And HE has given us ALL!
BUT [...]

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YHWH

You saved us. Not by us, but according to Your own mercy (Titus 3:5)
Having forgiven us and nailing our sins to the Cross, we are alive by You (Col. 2:13)
With the new heart You have given us we believe and are justified (Rom. 10:10)
Height nor depth nor anything else in all creation will be able [...]

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