Not far away

Deuteronomy 4:29 We can sometimes feel very far from God. Perhaps it is because of something we have done, and we cannot bring ourselves to think that He is even interested in us. Perhaps we have difficulty in believing He exists. Perhaps we think that He is too busy to be concerned about us. MoreContinue reading “Not far away”

Don’t forget your brain

2 Corinthians 10:5 Faith is often considered a mindless belief. Some would even say that to have faith we need to leave behind our brain and blindly accept whatever we are told. This might be true for superstitions, legends and fairy tales but a faith in Jesus is founded on solid evidence. Historical records outsideContinue reading “Don’t forget your brain”

The problem with faith

Faith is not as easy as it may seem. That is the difficulty in believing without always seeing, hearing experiencing and feeling something tangible. There are always doubts, temptations, excuses, hardship and discouragement that we battle with. The struggle to stay faithful can at times feel like it is not worth the effort. Paul remindsContinue reading “The problem with faith”

Keep it to yourself

You might have heard or even said “keep your religion to yourself” or something similar.  The message there is that people don’t want to hear what we believe.  They would be disappointed however if we failed to live out what we believe. People may not necessarily agree with the message we have but are generallyContinue reading “Keep it to yourself”