Rewired for the Journey

  This Christmas I wanted to give my witness to why we celebrate the birth of Jesus. Jesus’s birth is celebrated because the great Creator of the universe wanted to rescue us from our fallen state that happened in the Garden of Eden. No other religion or philosophy has an answer to solving our sinful condition but Christianity. I witness to you that from reading the Holy Bible and pondering the salvation message from it that the story of Jesus spoke to my soul. I received confirmation from the Holy Spirit that the story of the birth of Jesus is a reality. The reality of the reason for God to take on human form was to pay a penalty we could not pay ourselves. Another witness to me is creation itself for nothing but a great Creator with all knowledge and all power could explain the vast intricate detail of all life and its precise woven connection.     Jesus Christ taught me how to live an earthly life and prepare for a Heavenly life someday. When I look at the cross, I am reminded o

  In modern days Christianity is filled with busyness. Church programs and activities can saturate a member throughout the week. Is the Christian faith all about being busy? What about time to gaze at the Lord in adoration. Faith and looking at the Lord are in unison. Believing is done with the heart and so gazing upon the Lord is a way of faith coming from the soul. In a Monastery, we think of monks and nuns just sitting and gazing at icons all day long. But their day is like ours in that there are jobs to be done but they make it intentional to set aside some time throughout their day to gaze at the Lord. Now gazing is not to mean a blank stare or being in some hypnotic state. But engaging our thoughts toward God in a prayerful attitude of contemplation. When we are looking up at the Lord you can be sure His kind eyes are looking back at us. When we direct our eyes upon the Savior then our eyes are no longer focused on ourselves. Sin wants us to cast our gaze inward to ourselves whic

  The Lord gave us five senses to explore, learn, and warn us of danger as we live this mortal life. Also, Jesus Christ gave us five senses to enjoy different types of pleasure while in the mortal flesh. What is interesting and not well known is that these senses can help us go deeper into our spiritual life and open up our sixth sense or spiritual sense. Many times in the Bible God talks about using your senses to know Him more intimately. I would like to explore these with you in a summary list so let us start with the eyes.  The Lord has given us eyes to see the very world He created and all its beauty. Our eyes help us at work and play. We also use our eyes in worship as we look at the cross, altar, icons, and as we read our Bible. 1 Samuel 16:7   New International Version (NIV) 7  But the  Lord  said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The  Lord  does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance,  but t