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 […]
Tag: PRACTICE
WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE GOD IS NOT THERE
There are times in my life where I feel like God is gone, not present, at least not around me. They are terrifying lonely spaces of time in my journey where I don’t see him. These […]
THE GIFT OF ADVERSITY
Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides. You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors. So don’t […]
THE PRACTICE OF BEING WHERE YOU ARE
A 4-month-old baby rescued from the Nepal earthquake disaster – 22 hours after the earthquake struck. An amazing moment for the mother. An unforgettably rewarding moment for the soldiers who rescued him. Could you imagine the […]
I SEE ELEPHANTS!
I feel the sheer size of their presence instantly as it crowds out honesty in a room. I see their massive shape block the loving view of others the creator instilled in us. I watch […]
WHAT’S IN YOUR CLOSET?
What are you hiding? Something that no one knows about you? Maybe you have hid it for so long there are times that you forget. It’s still there. In the closet. Behind a door that masks […]
Troy A Murphy 