I hate cynicism. That being said—I can be a terribly cynical person at times. I don’t like this about myself and I would like to blame someone else for my cynical nature. Perhaps it was all the tv shows that I grew up watching. They featured overly cynical people—Archie bunker, George Constanta, Chandler Bing, and …
For the month of March, I plan to take a sabbatical from certain social media platforms, namely Facebook, Youtube, and Twitter. Recently, I’ve realized that these platforms do more harm to my mood than good. This might not be the case for you, and if so, that’s good. But for me, I have noticed that …
“Hold me now, it’s hard for me to say I’m sorry” -Chicago Can we all agree that it’s not easy to apologize? It takes a lot of humility to admit that you were wrong and then say you’re sorry. Some people will go their whole life without offering a single apology to another person. During …
Recently, I was moved to read about the story of 13-year-old Hannah Foy, a young girl from Missouri who had decided to read the whole Bible in one year. She completed her goal a week early and proudly shared the news with her mom and friends. When telling her mom about her Bible experience she …
According to a recent USA Today survey, almost half of all people surveyed are unhappy with their jobs. Do you ever feel that way? Are you happy with your vocation? I’ll admit, I have been very disappointed with my work at times—and I’m a pastor! If you’re honest you’ll probably admit that you’ve had struggles …
This is a guest post by fellow Tribe Writer, Leonard McElveen. He is an ordained minister at Word of Faith church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. You can follow him at www.leonardmcelveen.com My wife and I have been married for almost 10 years and we’ve overcome many obstacles through the power of prayer. We realized that we …
A while ago my family took a trip to an indoor amusement park. While we were there, we jumped onto the bumper cars and spent the next 5 minutes bashing into one another, laughing and trying to cram each other’s cars into the corner of the ride. It was a ton of fun. Life is …
The other day I was talking with a friend when he told me he was being “messed with” by the Devil. I told him that was impossible and that Satan (the Devil), probably didn’t even know who he was. This led us into a fascinating conversation about the spiritual realm and supernatural phenomena. What stuck …
I will admit it. Praying isn’t that fun—I’m just being honest. Perhaps you don’t agree with me, but I would guess you don’t look forward to praying, at least not in the same way you look forward to things like movies, sporting events, or hanging out with close friends. It’s okay, I’m the same way. …
Last week I wrote a post called 3 Simple Suggestions to Help You Start Reading Your Bible and my goal was to encourage people who feel the Bible is intimidating. I received great feedback on that post, but several people told me they had trouble finding time to read their Bible. I certainly understand that …
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