On MY Terms
Trust in the Lord.
Lean not on your own understanding.
Easier read than done.
For sure.
Free Indeed
If you feel condemned or have been hurt by the Church in some way, perhaps this will encourage you.
The “Judiazer” is a live and well today. These folks want to convince you that the only way to heaven is adherence to a set of standards, many of which they’ve laid down, in order to be classified as a “real” Christian.
I’d like to talk to you about that today in light of Paul’s words in Galatians.
Spring Glory: The Cherry Blossoms of UW in Full Bloom
Last week, I visited the University of Washington’s campus to capture the cherry blossoms at their peak.
With my Nikon on the ground and drone in the air, I witnessed spring’s glory from every angle.
One photo from this series was honored as the KOMO #SoNorthwest (100k plus members) cover for April—a reminder that beauty shared can speak to many.
Peace In Pain
Often, we find turmoil and personal pain in life. Things hit us that we seemingly do not deserve. Often times, we do not. Yet, God can and will take every one of these situations and use it to grow us, teach us, and help us.
We simply need to learn to rest in and trust HIS processes. He’s in control, regardless of how it may seem in the moment.
The Irony of Gimmicks
Gimmicks. They never work.
Yet, the American is constantly on the lookout for a way to avoid effort, or so it would seem.
Hence we are a country full of enterprises promising easy fixes to any number of our problems.
Yet, we deny the easiest fix of all!
If In Doubt
There are so many among us today in the Christian world who seem to believe they have the corner on salvation.
It seems they have assigned themselves the responsibility of being the gatekeepers here on earth governing who and who will not gain entrance to heaven when they die.
These Christians among us stress and “worry” over the salvation of others using as their primary motivation Matthew 7 where Jesus talks about the narrow gate, the bearing of fruit and the false teachers and “wolves” among us.
I want to dissect this a little bit and in the event you have encountered one of these types, or perhaps even ARE one of these types, provide some of my own personal thought and insight on the topic in an effort to provide hope and assurance to anyone who now doubts their salvation.
Persistence Pays
There is a lesson in our adventure to find the Desert 5 Spot plant during the spring wildflower blooms we experienced.
The lesson taught was about persistence. I learned a lot about persistence and I wanted to share that with you here.
We’re Not Worthy
The mindset of our unworthiness in the sight of God troubles me.
Far too many Christians seem to practice severe self loathing and deprecating talk.
I am not sure about the right posture to actually take and how we really must think as it relates to our relationship with God.
In this post, I’d like to write out some thoughts I have related to the matter and how I believe we may want to reconsider such talk.
The Stars Humble Us
Psalm 8 mentions the night sky and the work of His fingers.
What a great chapter from which to contemplate the art of Photographing the night skies in Death Valley. In today’s post, I’ll share with you a few thoughts as well as some images recently captures of the Milky Way over the Harmony Borax Works in Death Valley.