If you were to ask me to summarize what the bible is about in one sentence, I would have to say that it’s about human failure and God’s desire to reconcile those failures. From Adam to Paul, it has been one failure after another. Adam doomed humanity, Abraham slept with his wife’s servant, David murderedContinue reading “I am not a good person and why that’s good news! – Easter edition.”
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Personal or Platitude
I was asked by someone recently what it meant to have a personal relationship with God. If you have spent any time in church, you have surely heard the phrase, “Christianity is not a religion, it’s a relationship” or something of that sort. It’s one of those things that you hear often, that it beginsContinue reading “Personal or Platitude”
The Cross of Understanding
Since childhood, there has been a sense that true intrinsic meaning and fulfillment is just around the corner. It is something I can almost reach, but can’t quite grasp. It appears like an apparition that once discerned, vanishes before it takes its final form. It dissolves like a myst in a windy harbor. Somewhere, liesContinue reading “The Cross of Understanding”
The Idolatry Of Defeat
There once lived a king. He was a great warrior who led his army into many victorious battles. He was loved and infamous throughout the land. One day a man came to him with a terrible grievance. “There were two men in the city. One was rich, and the other was poor. The rich manContinue reading “The Idolatry Of Defeat”
Wisdom and the Sword
In recent years, there has been a major push proclaiming personalized truth. You will hear, “I need to live out my truth”, or “Who are we to question their truth.” What this really is, is a clever way to shut down conversation that would possibly contradict or question their narrative. What they fail to understand,Continue reading “Wisdom and the Sword”
Rogue Journal 