Christianity

The Mouse, the Mousetrap, the Chicken, the Pig, the Cow, the Farmer, and his Wife

This one’s not my original work, but it’s too good not to share. I did a bit of re-writing, but if anyone knows the original author, please let me know. I’d love to be able to give proper credit for this wonderful parable. The mouse peeked through a crack in the wall to see the […]

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Home From Church

I stayed home from church this morning. It was hard, because I couldn’t really rationalize missing this time of fellowship with my brothers and sisters in the Lord. After all, the Bible instructs us not to forsake the assembling of ourselves together (Hebrews 10:25). In church, there would be singing, rejoicing, praising, and worshiping. The

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Deep Water Faith

Dark waves swelled like a great black claw, ravaging the small craft, threatening to capsize it as each oscillation crested across the bow. The cruel wind thundered in their ears and bit savagely into their flesh as the disciples fought against the storm, battering their oars against the unrelenting sea, struggling to reach the far-off

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Meekness isn’t Weakness

Meekness is not weakness – In fact, it’s just the opposite. Modern English has lost the original meaning of the Greek word praus, which was used to describe a soothing medicine, a gentle breeze to sailors, and a broken colt to farmers. What do all these definitions describe? Great power under control. If we look

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