I am on a much needed vacation with our best friends. Each fall, around my birthday we go to the mountains to recharge and catch up on life. I am always up early and have my coffee and devotion time. Today I decided to write down my thoughts on the past few months. Our church has split due to irreconcilable differences over
Category: Faith
Discussion on Christian Faith
What I Believe
Christian Life can be hard
There are times when you have that “mountain top” experience. But there are also times when you hit a wall and nothing makes sense and your world seems to be falling apart. Think about Mary. Jesus saved her, yet in the end she cried when He died. She cried when she went to the tomb to finish the burial process. The world will try to bury him…and you may grow discourage. It is the abandoned tomb that gives you hope, for it symbolizes the life that is yours from your risen Lord. The empty tomb promises that nothing, not even death itself, can defeat the purposes of your Lord. Are you weeping beside an empty tomb?
Excerpts from:
Experiencing God Day by Day, Copyright © 1997 by Henry Blackaby and Richard Blackaby
Doctrines
With all of the news and activities surrounding the Methodist church over the last few years, I have struggled to understand why?! I have read hundreds of things across the diverse landscape to understand the different sides and comparing that to my understanding of the Bible.
I ended up this year, focusing on what I think are the 2 key issues behind schisms in the church: