Month: January 2019

Good intentions are necessary, but not the only thing we need for helping others and showing God’s love. We must also take action and do good for others and show mercy. It has been said that we tend to judge ourselves by our intentions and judge others by their actions. I think this is one… Continue reading Intentions

Virtues — In Plato’s ‘Meno’ dialogue, Socrates struggled to define what they are. Are they good? Are they works? Are they only concerned with the results being good? He wasn’t able to define it, but he did conclude that virtues are innate and instilled in your soul by ‘the gods’ and that you become virtuous… Continue reading Virtues

Maps are useful for planning and we all need plans. We should always plan to do good works and to serve and glorify God. However, you also have to accept that God may throw a curveball to help you grow spiritually and to become more like Christ. This isn’t always what we want in the… Continue reading Maps

Author Michele Cushatt talks about true sacrifice in her book Undone — God called her by bringing the mission field to her and her husband in an unglamorous way — by raising three high-needs preschoolers of a mom who could no longer care for them due to addiction. This, instead of becoming permanent traveling missionaries… Continue reading Mercy & Sacrifice

We must forgive as Christ has forgiven us. We tend to judge and condemn more for particularly heinous sins. What we forget in these circumstances is that God views all sin the same. None of us are perfect and we all need to be forgiven. Humans put levels of sin on an offense. You can’t… Continue reading Planks