A Christian Devotional
Arthur has just left the Apple Tree Inn after a pleasant breakfast of warm French toast topped with powdered sugar and maple syrup, scrambled eggs, bacon, and a cool glass of milk. Amidst his many feelings after such a captivating experience, he found himself beginning to wonder as he resumed his journey to RonDanne. “What […]
Read More The Trials of Arthur Tellman: Chapter 2: When Wrong Makes RightEnter the Red Room
Read More The Trails of Arthur Tellman: Chapter 1: The Red RoomA new adventure begins.
Read More The Trials of Arthur Tellman: PrologueOur Choices reveal our Desires. Our Desires reveal Who We are Becoming. Who We Are Becoming reveals our Destiny. To change our Choices, we must first change our Desires. To change our Desires, we must first decide Who We Want to Become. To decide Who We Want to Become, we must choose our Destiny. Think of destiny in general as the impact or change we will have brought about on this earth when our time here is finished. The […]
Read More The Journey of BecomingWhere there is Evil, Reckoning always follows For the wrongdoer will be paid back for the wrong he has done, and there is no partiality. Colossians 3:25 As harsh or critical as it may be to accept the rules of the reality around us, one thing will always be clear, evil and immorality will always […]
Read More True Justice (Part 2: Retribution)What is Justice? Though most of us might associate this term with police activity or proceedings in a courtroom, justice in its most rudimentary and conceptual form as actually something quite different. Justice can be described as any behavior that could be considered impartial or objective. It can be described as such a state of perfect neutrality within the scope of any conflict […]
Read More True Justice (Part 1 of 3: Truth)In life, we are constantly in the state of becoming our future selves. At this very moment, our likes and dislikes, our dreams and fears, and our motivations and anxieties all play a large part in not only the present condition of our daily lives through the influence of our current rationality and decision making but […]
Read More Buildings Friendships That Last (Part 2: Our Best Friends)As much as many of us interpret our friendships as a means of enjoying the lives we have in the world we live in, friendship by its core concept holds far more significant insights about ourselves than we may realize. When we deem someone to be our friends, what we are actually doing […]
Read More Buildings Friendships That Last (Part 1: The Importance of Values)As we have concluded in Part 1, so long as we resist the feelings doubt and disbelief that arise in a circumstance of defeat, defeat will have no power over us. When we refuse to tear ourselves down in our losses, we have truly begun to walk the path of victory in the presence of […]
Read More Finding Victory In Defeat Part 2: Accepting TruthNobody likes to lose. Whether it’s in sports, academics, or even finances, it’s only natural to feel ashamed or uncomfortable when we feel as though the goals or rewards that we spend so much of our time chasing after seem to only move further and further from our reach. However, despite its many negative qualities, […]
Read More Finding Victory In Defeat Part 1: Resisting LiesMaturity is one of the closest friends we will ever have. It makes us aware of an oncoming danger, it helps us find strength in moments of uncertainty and weakness, and it allows us to do the work we need to do with a sense of pride and conviction. Yet one of the most unattractive things […]
Read More Growth46 So he came again to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water wine. And at Capernaum there was an official whose son was ill. 47 When this man heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went to him and asked him to come down and heal his son, for he was […]
Read More MiraclesI’d like to begin by asking a simple question. What is the greatest possible joy anyone could ever possibly have? Though this question may seem simple and straightforward, many of us are bound to try to answer it by relating to our own life experiences. Maybe to some of us, the greatest joy a person […]
Read More JoyIn our lives as human beings, tragedy is simply inevitable. No man who has ever lived on earth has ever gone through life completely without experiencing at least one really bad day. Just as this was true for even Jesus Christ, it is also true for us. However, despite this unavoidable facet of the human […]
Read More Fight Tragedy with TruthWhether it’s at home or in the workplace, almost anyone would agree that a majority of their problems seem to come from the people around them. From doing things we don’t want them to do to saying things we don’t want them to say, it seems as though a vast majority of the pains and […]
Read More Self ControlLife is a sea of responsibilities. Upon the daunting waters of duty and obligation, a man sails aboard an iron ship of maturity built by the strict guidance of his father’s discipline and maintained with the loving devotion of his mother’s wisdom. He endures through the storms of adversity and torment. He persists through […]
Read More A Story of ComplacencyFor most people, humility is just vital for living a good Christian life as it is undesirable for living life in general. Humility is often associated with weakness, frailty, and powerlessness and while most anyone would agree that it is completely necessary for living the life that God compels us to live, quite few would […]
Read More The Importance of Humility5 groups of verses on the subjects of uncertainty, finances, relationships, suffering, and hope. Consider using this guide in another tab for enhanced effect. Clear your mind of any and all worries and distractions and allow yourself to be completely present with the word of God. 5 verses for Uncertainty: “For I know the plans […]
Read More 25 Verses for DevotionOf every obstacle and impediment that we will ever face in our lives, nothing is as critical or as inevitable as our confrontation with boredom. We feel as though the activities that had once kept us firmly engaged with the exciting and delightful sides our lives have suddenly become dull and uninteresting leaving us in […]
Read More BoredomYour life isn’t yours anymore. The day you accepted Jesus Christ into your life as your Lord and Savior was the day you became different. You are a child of God, you are a symbol of truth, you are an instrument of righteousness, you are better than the person you were before. Therefore, if […]
Read More PersistThroughout the course of our lives, nothing is more significant than our never-ending search for peace. With peace comes a certain freedom from the incidents and circumstances that make life difficult and we become truly able to simply enjoy living. Yet before any one of us can begin to grasp the peace that we all continuously strive […]
Read More PeaceLiving by example can be a tricky thing to do as we each have our own ideas of what that lifestyle actually entails. Fortunately, I’ve managed to pin down 3 characteristics that are necessary for every person for anyone who strives to live by example. Firstly, to live by example means to live selflessly. […]
Read More What it Means to Live By ExampleWe’ve all heard the saying “there are only two types of people in the world, a person who sees a glass half full, and a person who sees a glass half empty. To put it simply, a person who practices constructive thinking in this situation will look at a glass filled halfway and with water […]
Read More The Power of Constructive ThinkingIt’s no secret that there are people out there who only pretend to be Christian then go around doing whatever they want to do. It’s just the world we live in. Yet my purpose is not to judge but rather to bring attention to the truth of what it actually means to walk the walk […]
Read More Loving God for Real vs Loving God for ShowTo properly anticipate goodness, one must know what is truly good in the first place. And that can be a difficult thing to do. Some of us believe money is the one good thing that we will ever need to solve any of our problems while others may think it is a relationship, a […]
Read More Anticipating Good Things The Right WayThis is a difficult subject to write about for me. It’s difficult because, while some simple research and thinking can allow me to at least begin to answer a lot of the questions I have about in life, righteousness is just in a league of its own. I’m not completely righteous and I don’t think […]
Read More RighteousnessWisdom is a good thing to have. If there’s anything that any two people can agree on, it would have to be on that. Yet it appears that anywhere you look, everyone has their own opinion of what it means to be wise. From scholars publishing academic journals in prestigious universities to average joes posting […]
Read More How to (Really) be WiseNobody wants to be foolish, yet it is an escapable fact of life that we will all be foolish at some point or another. Foolishness is a danger not only to the individuals who manipulated by it but also to their friends and families and ultimately serves to make any aspect of a person’s life […]
Read More How (Not) to be FoolishBeing selfless is a confusing thing to do. Whenever I try to think of what it would really look like to be truly selfless, I imagine giving away all my possessions including all of my money, food, and even the clothes of my back to anyone who asked for it until the day that I […]
Read More How to Be Selfless the Right WayMy story begins with me and my testimony begins with my desire. For as long as I can remember, I have only lived my life for one single purpose, to discover the meaning of my existence. And so it was that at the age of 6 years old, I found my purpose in life in […]
Read More My Story, My Testimony, My LifeHow is love different from affection? Click here to find out.
Read More Relationships: A Harmony of Love and AffectionOne of the most important tools we will ever develop in our lives is the ability to distinguish the bad from the good. The most natural way we go about this is by having a series of experiences of certain things before, via our use of comparison, determining which among is the best or most […]
Read More Who do you live for?The Need for Mercy Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven; Luke 6:37 Justice revolves around equality, a good for a good and an evil for an evil. Through justice, we are justified to bear grudges towards those who have […]
Read More True Justice (Part 3: Mercy)