‘Faith’ Archives
Is food obsession linked to spirituality?
By Stephanie Chen, CNN STORY HIGHLIGHTS "Women Food and God" explores obsession with food and how to stop it Author Geneen Roth spent decades struggling with dieting and body image Roth encourages women to use relationship with food as way to study how they live "Eating guidelines" tell people to eat when they are hungry, among [...]
Ritual Human Sacrifice
photo credit: scazon Ritual sacrifice. It happens everyday though we don’t refer to it in such terms. As a part of their every day lives men and women across the globe sacrifice their base human desires for something else. I started thinking about this a couple of weeks ago as I prepared a lesson about Abraham and Isaac from the Old [...]
Getting What you Deserve
Recently my dear sweet wife gave me a shocking and abrupt slap in the face. I don't think she knows that she did it since it was not a physical slap but a principle slap. By that I mean she reminded me of a key life principle that perhaps I had been neglecting. We were having a discussion and I was commenting on my frustration that I have yet [...]
God's Will – It's not about you.
A perinnial of the Christian life is the question, “What is God’s will for my life?” One great response I once heard teaches that this is the wrong question. The right question is “What is God’s will?” Louie Giglio, whose Passion Message Podcast can be found on iTunes, talks about the question, “What is God’s Will for God’s [...]
Santa Banned – Replaced By Trio Of Gift Givers
Early in our marriage, even before we had children, my wife and I were influenced by the acts of a wonderful woman in our church to not allow Santa Claus to play a major role in our Christmas celebrations. This immediately caused strife with some members of our extended families. Questions about whether or not our childhood holiday memories [...]
Dysfunctional Jesus
A recent Sunday school lesson was about the importance of family. Similar lessons have been scattered throughout the manual and I felt like we had adequately covered the topic and wasn’t sure what else I could add even with the material in the lesson. However, there was one thing that I had been wanting to say all year and up to this point [...]
Self Proclaimed Scrooge Reconsiders Spirit of Christmas
Personally I have a hard time getting into the Christmas spirit every year. I have, in the past, proclaimed personal allegiance with Ebeneezer Scrooge and the Grinch personas prior to their redemptions. As a catering chef I am crazy swamped with work some years right up to Christmas Eve. This year is no exception though I am greatful to even have [...]
7 Habits For Highly Stressed Out People…Like You
Perhaps the number one cause of most health problems today is stress. If not dealt with, it can have a devastating effect on your life. There are many different methods to deal with stress let’s look at seven habits that you can develop that will help reduce your stress levels in a healthy and effective manner. 1. Talk about it. Engage a [...]
Give Me My Change
The safest road to Hell is the gradual one — the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts. (- Screwtape Tape Letters by C.S. Lewis) My wife and I went through some marriage counseling some time ago with our bishop - LDS version of a church pastor - and then, at his suggestion, with a [...]
Fear Not – Dare to be a David
A few weeks back my wife and I had a conversation regarding the difference of living a life of faith versus living a life of fear. One thought that came from our discussion was that a life of fear is a life where a person is in constant distress about what might happen. Fear is such a destructive power. Fear has the power to destroy men, it [...]
