Possibly the hardest thing to realize is that Christ does not look at the outward action, or the result of motive; he looks at the motive itself. What an absolutely stomach-twisting thought. How many times do we do things that are right out of the wrong attitude or motive? How often do we act in … Continue reading
At a secular university (most likely at any university, but this is not about any university), you are expected to be able to defend (in the sense of defining, logically explaining, supporting with evidence and/or logical steps originating from a proven premise, etc) what you think and believe, and why you think and believe it. … Continue reading
“‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future…You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.’” {Jeremiah 29:11, 13.} Continue reading
These are the places in my heart, the pieces of my mind. Their people are inscribed into my memories, their sounds and smells and sights emblazoned in my senses. I can recall the scent of Zambian bread, baked fresh in the fire, like anise and something sweet and something only Zambian, something like security and tea and comfort and warmth. And the whirls of dust in Egypt, like glittering gold flakes against the sun at dawn, a teasing reminder of long gone treasures of a long gone empire. Continue reading