Just Jesus
A couple months ago, my pastor gave a fascinating sermon about a common phenomenon found in Christian's lives. He called it Jesus plus . To sum it up, he was saying how we have a tendency to not be content with Christ alone, but to take up idols to serve in addition to Him. For the Israelites in the Old Testament, they often sacrificed on altars for both God and gods, of the literal, statue variety. However, Jesus’ teachings in the New Testament reveal that idols don’t have
13 hours ago6 min read
A Half-Decade in Review
I just spent three hours sorting through five year's worth of old blog posts. Ranging from 2020 to now, I went into all 195 documents and categorized them - for your reading pleasure - into five, easily-to-navigate groups: Artwork, Writing Excerpts, Mental Health, Faith, and Bible Studies (you're welcome). My brain's kinda fried, so we're not going to have a new post this week. However, with New Year's approaching, it seems like the perfect time to take a trip down Handiworks
Dec 31, 20255 min read
Longings of the Soul
You’d think a post right before Christmas would be full of well wishes and holiday cheer, right? Wrong. Considering that 89% of Americans find this time of year to be overwhelmingly stressful —with 41% naming it t he most stressful time of the year —I think there’s something more important to talk about. One of the main reasons why most of us have a hard time around Christmas—and I’ll be honest, I’m definitely in that 41% group who dreads holidays—is that we think about
Dec 23, 20252 min read
