Does God want us to be happy?
Jon, A friend of mine is struggling with the question “Doesn’t God just want me to be happy?” – how would you respond to that? Great question! This might surprise some people, but God is not solely concerned with whether we are happy or not at the present...
God moves in mysterious ways: Scripture or modern-day proverb?
God moves in mysterious ways. Where did this saying come from? Many believe this was popularized by a poem written in the eighteenth century by William Cowper entitled “God Moves in Mysterious Ways.” Whether this popularized the phrase or drew from an already popular phrase no one can be...
James 5:16: Another bad translation bites the dust
James 5:16b “The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” This passage might be the most misquoted English Scripture of all time (“money is the root of all evil” comes in a close second). The reason for the confusion is that it is a direct quote from...
I blog therefore I am
I used to think all bloggers were narcissistic with delusions of their own self-importance. That may yet be, but I want to throw my hat in the ring just the same. When God told me to leave the church I was attending almost three years ago, I embarked on...