Keep The Faith

I was awed (I know, not a word) today by something my wife told me. Her mother, my mother-in-law, broke her left ankle in an auto accident about three weeks ago. Yesterday they took off the splints and put on the cast. The surgeon who worked on her mom’s ankle explained to my wife and her mother how the bones in our body have polarities similar to magnets. When a bone breaks, the polarities at the break shift so now there is an attraction instead of what would normally be a repelling motion. This shift lasts for about three months and then the polarities shift back to normal. Since the discovery of this phenomena, they have found a way to prolong that shift before shifting back to normal. This stretches out the healing process which is sometimes needed for older people or people who need that extra time.   When I think about how God has put together our bodies, it awes me (I wished I could find better words but I just cannot find any words good enough to describe my th...

Sometimes an older piece of writing still carries a truth that deserves to be revisited. This reflection is one of those moments—a reminder of how God invites us out of striving and into relationship. God’s Way God gave humanity His laws through Moses. In a sense, it was God saying, “If you want to direct your own lives without Me, then here are the laws you must follow. But remember — disobedience has consequences. If you break these laws and ignore the sin that follows, you will not have peace.” And this is exactly what we see in ourselves. Something within us — our sin nature — makes it impossible to keep God’s laws perfectly. Because of this, we live without peace. But God, in His wisdom and compassion, did something astonishing. He sent His only Son, Jesus — Yeshua — to earth, becoming human like us. He obeyed every law Father God gave, the very laws we cannot keep. He became the spotless Passover Lamb, taking our punishment upon Himself. He died ...

Why So Many Religions? Intro: We live in a world filled with countless beliefs, traditions, and faiths. Many people wonder why so many religions exist if there is only one God. This reflection explores that question by looking at creation, humanity, and the way God reveals Himself to us. Seeing God Through What We Can Understand Have you ever wondered why we have so many faiths or religions? I have. There is only one God who created all things—seen and unseen. Yet Scripture speaks of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit as though there are three. Maybe this is simply the only way our human minds can begin to understand Him. God brings His knowledge down to a level we can grasp. Look at His Creation Have you looked closely at His creation lately? I mean really looked—beyond the surface. Take a moment to ponder just one thing He made: a tree, a flower, a butterfly, a cloud, an animal. Pretty amazing, isn’t it? Now pull your mind back from that one thing an...