Simple as A, B, C (and D)

June 5, 2015

"Draw near to God and He will draw near to you." James 4:8

An elderly neighbour of mine (John) has been working as a full time school teacher for many years. John is both a good friend and a mentor to me as well. He gives me great advice on teaching kids – advice that has helped me over the past 11 years as I’ve been teaching Bible lessons to young children at school.

One of the pieces of advice that John gave me was to occasionally stop everything and listen to the children – their comments, their questions, their insights (which turned out to be pretty good parenting advice as well).

What is Faith...Really?

May 30, 2014

"Faith is not belief, faith is behavior born out of belief....to say you believe [have faith] in the Resurrection means to say you acknowledge it mentally and then manifest that faith with action." --Fr. Anthony Messeh

One thought hit me after hearing those words: “Man, I’ve spent my whole life believing in God without ever having faith.”

Those who know me know that I am a pretty emotional person. But when it comes to matters of salvation and spirituality, I have made it more of a “study” and less of a reality. I’ve been a student in Christianity 401 – a student who had all the answers but never showed up for a lab or practicum. I’ve mastered writing the right things when I am called to circle "A, B, C, or D," but I have forgotten to choose the right answers in my day to day life.

I’ve shown up for hundreds of lectures, but never felt I could introduce myself to the Rabbi. I believe that God created the heavens and the earth, that Emmanuel came to show us the way, that He sent forth the Holy Spirit to dwell in us; but in all of my belief, in all of my logic and surety, I think I’ve missed faith.

Spiritual Sweat Part 2 - SIMPLICITY

January 21, 2013

Round two of Spiritual Sweat at STSA. This week's topic, SIMPLICITY - a message that we all NEED to hear, even though we probably don't WANT to hear. Take a listen and see for yourself.

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