Positive thoughts from a Christian Perspective
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Peace that Isn’t Pitiful
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you I do not give as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” John 14:27 Have you ever attempted to bring peace to a difficult situation and failed? This happened to me once with a room full…
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Peace That Isn’t Pitiful – Part Two
For God hath not given us a spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7 I’ll just throw this out there: I come from a family of worrywarts.My dad was a floor pacer, my mom a hand wringer, and my three brothers and I followed suit.…
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Think Big, but Start Small
“The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining ever brighter until the full day.” Proverbs 3:18 When I was in high school, I woke up every morning at 4:30 to milk a herd of cows. It was hard work, but there was at least one perk; plenty of mornings I…
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Not Random, PLAN-dom!
For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:10 As a child I loved to do those connect the dots activity sheets. Maybe you remember them too? The problem was, at least early on, I didn’t know to follow the…
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One Stop Shop
“His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and goodness.” 2 Peter 2:3 My wife and I recently fell in love with a particular cream-filled chocolate cake bar that is hard to find. Wouldn’t you know, our local…
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The Proof is in the Putting
“Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.” Prov 4:23 Visitors to Union Square in Manhattan, NYC are likely to encounter the street performer, Matthew Silver. Described by one YouTube contributor as, “A guy who runs around NYC in his underwear saying and doing radical things,” Matthew paints himself as…
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