I remember enjoying writing those, theres two clues of a gift: you enjoy doing it and people enjoy you doing it.

I believe a personal relationship with God is healthy, but organized religion has potential for danger, in whatever faith.

You don't have to be dishonest to communicate the gospel.

No matter who wins, God is still sovereign regardless if my preferred candidate wins or not.

God wants you to know that he gets you.

When we look at the love of Christ, we make a wonderful discovery. Love is more a decision than an emotion! Christ-like love applauds good behavior. At the same time Christ-like love refuses to endorse misbehavior. Jesus loved His apostles, but He wasn't silent when they were faithless. Jesus loved the people in the temple, but He didn't sit still when they were hypocritical.

If the purpose of life is just to live this life and then die, it's hard to answer the purpose of pain question; but if we can help people see from an eternal perspective - that all of this is working together to prepare us for something higher than we've ever imagined, more noble than we've ever dreamed - then we discover some hope that we can hold on to.