CAREFULLY CARELESS

Have you ever known someone whom you just couldn't get close to? Despite sharing a best friend, or a close community, you feel as though you're the only one who just can't cross the comfortable line with this person. There's nothing you can put your finger on that's wrong with this particular person. No glaring flaws. No incongruities. No drama or discord. No bad habits that irk you. Just a strange discomfort in getting close to the person. The invisible window we open to tho

Our brains are meant to learn. We know this is the purpose of our cerebral organ. It's very structure is based on the absorption and process of information. We have all heard about studies showing how children's brains more easily sort information (like languages), and we are strongly advised to challenge our adult brains with new knowledge in order to keep our mental muscles firing on all cylinders. Knowledge in and of itself is not an enemy. However, when we are in the cro

"God is clearly blessing us." "Thank you Lord for how much you've blessed our efforts." "Our growth is no doubt because of God's favor on us." The world, even the Christian culture, is claiming God's blessings as signs of approval. There were absolutely instances in the Bible, specifically the Old Testament, where good gifts were signs of God's pleasure and hardships were attributed to His divine disdain. However, Jesus clearly abolished this singular mentality when a blind m

The greater the gift, the greater the demands. I'm not sure if anyone has quoted that before, but I think it stems from Luke 12:48, which says, " From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked." It hit me recently how much this relates to marriage, but how we only associate it with gifts other than marriage. Think about it: if work requires our time or dedication, we'll oblige. If getti