When I was a brand new Christian, certain passages in the Bible gave me serious heartburn. I found myself stressed out because my faith was so weak.
A penguin surgeon? His patients better start worrying. So why did God create penguins? Well, why did He create you? God has a divine reason for you being alive today.
The bird of prey perched on the falconer’s glove is valued and loved. Hours of training have created a bond between this falcon and it’s owner. God seeks a bond with us too, but it’s different in a key way.
Whatever the Trinity asks us to do has a divine purpose and our obedience is never a waste of time. Here’s a story I enjoyed as a young Christian.
St. Francis successfully paraphrased John 1:5 when he said, “All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.”
The woman is trapped in a bitter, cold, barren wasteland. She’s standing frozen in place, yet the entrance promises a world of warmth and sunlight.
A sheep’s thick coat in winter is a good thing. But if the wool keeps growing, it’s shear misery. One poor sheep grew the heaviest wool coat ever.
Launching into the unknown requires a dependence upon something greater than ourselves. Mariners relied on the compass. We navigate by faith.
Here are seven of my favorite memes and below each one is a link to the post it’s attached to.
they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles… (Isaiah 40:31 RSV)