Tag: God

10 Reasons You Should Fast and What It Actually Does

Fasting has become one of those Christian practices we admire from afar. We love the idea of it, but we rarely step into it. Yet when you look at Scripture, the people God used most seemed to treat fasting the way modern people treat their phones. It was always close. It shaped their decisions. It kept them awake to God in a way comfort...

Living a Faith That Speaks Through Action

There’s a sobering thought that has followed me this week - that one day, my faith will be weighed not just by what I claimed to believe, but also by what my life revealed. The thought surfaced after a recent Bible study where my small group focused on James chapters 1 and 2. Our discussion centred on how genuine faith perseveres through trials and...

Hedonism: The Pursuit of Joy

If you pay close attention to the news or social media, you are sure to find the things that divide us as humans. Whether...

What to do in a spiritual drought

Apathy. A feeling where we lack interest and enthusiasm, a word that can be applied to various situations such as work, and studies but...

Understanding God’s Call for Violence in the Old Testament

Only in the cities of these peoples that the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, you shall not leave alive anything that breathes.  But...

Why Is It So Hard To See God As Father?

This is not a question that exists simply for people who may have difficult or non-existent relationships with a father or father figure. This is a...

Is the Bible One or Divided?

Is the Bible one or divided? Is it just a book filled with many stories of different people? Can we read just one Testament...

Dear struggling Christian, God isn’t threatened by your questions

I think if we are being honest with ourselves, a lot of us as Christians, are afraid of questions. How often do we shy...

The Origins of Pain and Suffering

"Israel gained by education. The Lord was not going to lead a mob of slaves into Canaan, to go and behave like slaves there....

God does not ‘exist’.

I recently came across a story of a systematic theology professor who opened his lecture by stating ‘God does not exist’. The professor then took...

GOD: Should I Burn Your Bridge?

Like me, you’re probably familiar with dealing with the trials of friendship, and the ways you will extend yourself to make things work. But...