-
-
Find topics you are seeking by using the search bar below. If a topic isn’t here, mention it on my suggestions page, and I will try to write on it.
Given’s YA Suspense Novel
To learn more about this book click the book!
The Eighth Ransom Book Trailer
Given’s YA Action/Adventure Novel
To learn more about this book click the book!
-
Recent Posts
- Why is Age Important?
- Punishment is Different From Evil
- When the Going Gets Tough
- Finding the Truth for Every Lie
- No Regrets: Facing Darkness and Not Becoming It
- How Do I Know That Jesus Cares?
- Why Does God Allow Heat in Our Lives?
- Sabbatical (Until Labor Day)
- Winning Friends While Not Compromising Your Christianity
- How Are We Using Our Words?
- What Unconditional Love Is and Isn’t
- Who are We Allowing to Influence Us?
- Accomplishing Goals For God vs Pursing a Relationship with God
- Are You Focused on Your God Given Gifts or Your Flaws?
- Grieving and Rejoicing
- The Proper Ratio for Maturing in Christ
- Assumptions that Turn Into Lies
- Was Phoebe Really A Deaconess or Just a Servant?
- The Danger of Trying To Please Your King Without Knowing Him
- What Does it Mean to Find My Identity In Christ?
Discussion
This blog is intended for discussion. Please, comment on new and old posts. I’d love to hear what you have to say.FYI
I have no say over the adds on this site. I have been told they change each time you pull up the page, so exiting and reentering might help. If you are a concerned parent, please check to confirm the adds are not inappropriate before your child gets on. Thank you.
Worldview Definition
Worldview: as defined by The Free Dictionary 1. The overall perspective from which one sees and interprets the world. 2. A collection of beliefs about life and the universe held by an individual or a group.The 4 Killer Questions
What do you mean by that? How do you know that's true? What difference does it make? What if you are wrong?
Tag Archives: Relationships Matter
Why is Age Important?
This is a repost from Nov 7, 2016 Why do we have ages? What difference does age make? Obviously time does pass and we do change with “age,” yet what is age really? And how does it affect the way … Continue reading
Posted in Facts from the Bible, Personal Evaluation
Tagged Are we focusing on God?, Communicating, Community matters, Does your age matter?, Older people, Our Value, Relationships Matter, Treating others well, Using out talents, Wanting Relationship, Where do we get our value?, Why is Age Important?, Young people
Leave a comment
Winning Friends While Not Compromising Your Christianity
I’ve recently been reading Dale Carnegie’a book How to Win Friends and Influence People. There are many tools he suggests that have a lot of merit. He talks about how if you express genuine interest in someone else, smile, remember … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Defining a Christian, Personal Evaluation
Tagged Be light, Caring about others, Caring about the person, Communicating, Communicating who God is, criticism, God is Light, How we speak truth matters, How you use your words, Light vs. Darkness, Love others well, Rebuilding Relationships, Relationships Matter, Speaking gently, Speaking significance, Speaking Truth, We are carriers of light, Why do words hurt?
Leave a comment
Assumptions that Turn Into Lies
It’s often startling to realize the amount of influence our preconceived ideas have over the way we respond to things like someone’s youth, singleness, physical or mental handicap, alternative education, ethnicity, etc. What is even more startling is our lack … Continue reading
Posted in Worldview
Tagged Are you living out the golden rule?, Assumptions that turn into lies, Don't Make Assumptions, Finding the Truth for Every Lie, Forgiveness, Forgiveness of sin, How we treat people, living different, Living Out Christianity, propagating a lie, Relationships Matter, Showing God's Love, Speakers of truth, Speaking Truth, Truth Matters, What do you assume?
1 Comment
As A Believer Do You Have Belongingness?
I know, right about now some of you are probably like “belongingness” is that even a word? Actually, yes, it is. It’s also something that really needs to be talked about in relation to Christianity and more particularly in the … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Problems in Christianity
Tagged Are you new to a church?, Are you struggling to get connected?, Belongingness, Caring about others, Christian community, community, Community matters, Do we need God?, Finding Belonging, God created community, God given community, Loving Others, New to Church, Relationships Matter, seeing people the way God sees them, The Body of Christ, The Church is one body, Unity in the Body, We were meant for community, We're meant to belong
1 Comment
Who Do Millennials Listen To?
The post below is one I originally published October 1, 2018, and I think it is even more relevant now than it was then. We are a culture steeped in lies. Millennials expect deception and disregard; they need people willing … Continue reading
Helping God’s Way
Have you ever been helping someone and really wished you could make them make the right decisions? Helping people is a messy business, because unlike working with items or technology, where you can count on them staying in place or … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Sharing the Gospel
Tagged A free Gift, Free Will, Given Hoffman's blog, God first loved us, God gives us the choice, Helping God's Way, Living Free, Love Declared, Love others well, Relationships Matter, The Freedom to Choose, What is Love?, What kind of love should we have?
1 Comment
For the Love of God, Respond.
Have you ever sent someone an invitation, request, or question and gotten no response but instead simply been left hanging? In the age of easy social media, instant e-mail, and phone messaging, one might think responding would be more likely … Continue reading
When the rocks speak 