What does it mean to be Christian? It seems like an easy question with a simple answer but in today’s world believing and being are miles apart. In a recent survey about faith and belief, 83% of […]
Category: THEOLOGY
CELEBRATING MY DEPENDENCE DAY
I really do love the July 4th parades, picnics, lake sports and the finale of the fireworks. It’s the climax of the holiday weekend to sit and watch the amazing colorful explosions created to celebrate […]
LOVE WINS WHEN…
I have been reluctant for some time to dive into the blog world because I never wanted to be another loud irritating voice of dissension and hurt. I finally did dive in recently but with […]
LEGAL NEVER MEANT MORAL
Our Supreme Court has now made same sex marriage legal, but is it moral? Is it what God designed for marriage? I am not surprised about what has transpired nor do I feel my moral compass has changed […]
THE HATE OF DYLANN ROOF
It hit me like a freight train when I heard the devastating news of the Charleston shootings. I found my heart heavy with pain for those who lost friends and loved ones, and a church […]
GIVING: OBLIGATION, OPTION OR OPPORTUNITY?
CNN recently posted an article called “How passing the plate becomes the ‘Sunday morning stickup’” that is focused on the distorted teaching around giving in the church today. I read the article and as hard as […]
FEAR: FIGHT, FLIGHT OR FALL
Our brains are an amazing creation from God. They are made up of more than 100 billion nerve cells forming a network of communications that serve as the starting line for everything we think, say or […]
WHEN FISHERMEN DON’T FISH
Hard core fishermen have endless entertaining “fish stories.” I am not really that interested in fishing but there is something very energizing about the stories they tell. They draw us in to the pursuit, the struggle, the […]
STOLEN IDENTITY? NOBODY IS TAKING IT FROM YOU
I am often moved in the deepest parts of my soul when I have a “divine intersection” occur in my life. It happens when what I am reading and processing in my life intersects with […]
RELIGION VS RELATIONSHIP
Recent media reports cite a shocking increase in the number of Americans who claim no religious affiliation, based on a recent Pew Research Center report. I’m not surprised because I believe we have a warped […]
Troy A Murphy 