Find Our Salvation In The New
Something that causes many Christians a bit of confusion is the Old vs. New Testament. There are some Christians who seemingly dwell only in the Old, despite being taught that our future salvation lay in the New. Continue reading “Find Our Salvation In The New”
I’ll do it later. I’ll go back to school to get my degree some day. I’ll take that dream trip to Paris one day! We’re all guilty of putting things and people off — how often have we promised to reach out to a friend, only to discover years have now passed?
Every day we have the opportunity to wake up and start fresh – to begin a new day and to commit to making it a good one. One vitally important thing we should do, is tell ourselves how much we matter.
There are those who adamantly believe that it’s how we respond to a situation that matters most. I don’t know if that is always the case, but in some circumstances, it makes perfect sense.
We hear a great many people proclaiming what “good Christians” they are these days and this begs the question, “are they?” And we should also ask “are we?” We all want to be good Christians, so how do we do that exactly?
We’ve come to recognize red flags in people in order to protect ourselves from their toxicity. But what about what are known as green flags in people? Do we still have the ability to see the kindness and good in people?
Why is that we are quick to compliment another person, but when it comes to ourselves, we’re often our own worst critic? While we don’t want to be egotistical, we do need to routinely recognize our own value.
I’m baffled by people who say “we need to keep Christ in Christmas!” — as they put out 8 Santa statues, but none of the Nativity. These same people become apoplectic if the Ten Commandments plaque is removed from a public place.
A good friend recently lamented that we have become a celebrity obsessed culture that elevates people to a faux sainthood, often less for the good they do and more because of the bad things they do. And he really does have a good point.
At some point, most of us pause to self-reflect on where we are on this journey called life. We ask ourselves if we’re happy, if we’re successful, if we are a good person…or a bad one, and if we even matter in this world.