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Faith is a choice (not a feeling)

He sat in ashes feeling utterly defeated. Once the envy of his friends, his life was now an object of pity. His immense wealth was gone, his children had died in a freak accident, his health was deteriorating, and his Read more…


Knowing God through faith

“Do you believe in God?” Most Americans still say “yes,” but studies have shown that the question is quite complicated and the answers pollers get depend on two things: how they ask it and how people interpret the word  “believe.” Read more…


Are you sure God loves you? (A Valentine’s Devo)

Most Christians know the song “Jesus loves me this I know…” from Sunday school. In fact, most consider the idea of God’s love for people so basic that they assume “everyone knows.” But do they really? I thought about this Read more…


Crazy Faith?!?

In the movie Evan Almighty, Steve Carrell plays Evan Baxter, a new junior United States congressman whose life is upended by an unexpected visit from God. When God asks him to build an ark, Evan is understandably (and hilariously) disturbed. Read more…


Faith vs. wishful thinking

Is my faith real? All Christians have probably asked this question at one point or another along their journey. I’ve sometimes wondered just how thin the line is between faith and wishful thinking, and I imagine that Abraham, being human, Read more…