The Journey of Bliss

The Journey of Bliss

This is the first of three messages which build upon one another and shall culminate in a peak of clarity—hopes the writer—and an enduring optimism about the goodness of why we are here. bliss: perfect happiness; great joy God has created all human souls such that...
The Truth Seeker’s Creed

The Truth Seeker’s Creed

I spent years in unbelief, followed by years of searching for truth wherever that led, followed by a moment when I realized Jesus was my Savior and I transferred my trust to Him. Intellectually, the following is what that journey looked like: THE TRUTH SEEKER’S...
Freedom For The Hurting Soul

Freedom For The Hurting Soul

A friend sent me a video recently of a young man singing his heart out. This YouTube-instant-sensation, plain-speaking, country boy comes out of the Appalachian woods and out of musical obscurity to sing—to wail really, to plead his case from his stripped down,...
The Triumph of an Eternal Perspective

The Triumph of an Eternal Perspective

In speaking to the disciples, Jesus said, “Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows” (John 16:33). If you’ve transferred your trust from self to Jesus, you have likely found this to be true in your own life, or you will. When the foundations to which you...
Our Christian Condition

Our Christian Condition

In our dear Christian faith, we learn that going to church and sharing the experience of worshipping God together is wonderful; that opening the Bible at any time and mining the riches of God’s very words is divine; that, most astonishing of all, from the inception of...