by Kevin Murray | May 19, 2013 | Challenges
“Do your own thing.” No doubt, this relatively modern catchphrase has had its share of variations since the dawn of mankind. If spoken to express the idea that we have freedom to make choices through God’s gift of free will, this saying can convey a modicum of...
by Kevin Murray | May 8, 2013 | Encouragement
Remember as a young child, discovering the magic of words and getting lost in reading Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes, or delighting in the zaniness of a Dr. Seuss book? No, it wasn’t Shakespeare. It was just good old-fashioned, creative fun. It seems God instills in each...
by Kevin Murray | May 1, 2013 | Encouragement
After a tough day of being ensnarled in rush-hour traffic, there’s nothing like settling into a favorite chair and immersing your soul in a good book. A few weeks ago, I found solace in an old favorite, The Evidential Power of Beauty by Thomas Dubay. The premise of...
by Kevin Murray | Apr 24, 2013 | Challenges
The tragic events of the past week painfully remind us that we live in a broken world and that suffering is an all too common recurrence. This is nothing new. From the beginning, the instigator of suffering, the devil, “prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking...
by Kevin Murray | Apr 16, 2013 | Encouragement
This is paraphrased from Leonard Sweet’s book, I Am a Follower, so I take no credit: A man was on his way to Morgantown, West Virginia during a snowstorm and decided to stop at a shopping mall just before closing time to pick up some needed supplies. The snow was...
