In Perspective

https://pixabay.com/en/users/StockSnap-894430/ Scriptures share what involves the fear of God. Basically, the very word used for the word "fear" takes the meaning of fright or terror. But as used within the context of a child's fear of his God, it involves a lot more other things, the least of which is terror and fright. That being said, would it be wrong if you are somewhat afraid of God, if you are frightened by Him? Would being frightened of God mean there is no genuine love going on? Some love relationships begin with fear and sometimes a level of fear remains no matter how deep one's love for another has already grown. Babies who grow up in a loving atmosphere have experienced being afraid of their parents, especially during their very young ages. Teenagers who grow up with genuine love know the sensation of fear when they do something they know their parents do not approve of. Even while truly loving someone, you can experience being afraid in som...

The fight still continues for TimberCreek Bed & Breakfast. TimberCreek Bed & Breakfast in Paxton, Illinois was forced to pay a $80,000 in fines and attorney's fees for a 2011 incident of not allowing a same-sex couple to have their wedding ceremony in the venue. The 3-member panel (2 of which were either openly gay or involved in LGBT activism) of the Illinois Human Rights Commission rejected the  hearing of the appeal of Jim Walder, the owner. The Supreme Court turned down an appeal and the decision was upheld. The Christian owner is seeking for a reconsideration of their appeal. However, many think it highly unlikely for any further appeal to be reconsidered. Debate remains on the impartiality of rulings like this. On one side is the right of same-sex couples to marry. On the other is a person's right to exercise and live out his religious beliefs. Christian owner Jim Walder did not prevent them from getting married. He only pointed them somewhere else....

from knowyourmobile.com Brendan Eich is a software engineer who  created Java Script. He was co-founder of Mozilla (creator of Firefox web browser). He was its former CEO.  Christians might find it interesting to learn that Eich  was persecuted for donating $1,000 to California’s Proposition 8 bill which upheld traditional marriage between man and woman. In 2016, He  launched his very own Brave Web Browser which features less ads and intrusion to user.  Catherine Corre, who is part of the Brave project says: "We see third party ads and tracking as toxic, and we block that by default." Brendan Eich also co-founded with Brian Bondy the rising BAT or Basic Attention Token . It is a  utility token on the Ethereum blockchain. It is a unit of exchange between advertisers, publishers, and users. While Brave blocks ads and trackers, with the BAT, users can directly contribute to platforms that they value. This changes the way advertising and web browsing wo...

https://pixabay.com/en/users/kalhh-86169/ Summary Why do we become dissatisfied with life? Why is there discontent, why do we lose zest for life. Why do we become bored or simply resigned? Read: What You Will Ge t (My Utmost For His Highest) Mark: • "So many of us are caught up in accumulating possessions and accolades to show for. All these things that we so proudly show have to go." • "Once you do surrender, you will no longer think about what God is going to do. Abandonment means to refuse yourself the luxury of asking any questions." • "Once you do get to the point of total surrender to Him, you will be the most surprised and delighted person on earth." Meditate: "I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance [to the full, till it overflows]." John 10:10 AMP Learn: Life is the greatest of all gifts That God has given you life and noone can harm it is prize enough. Life is the greatest gift we can rece...

https://pixabay.com/en/users/pixel2013-2364555/ Here is a piece I wrote for Godinterest.com: What is the Holy Spirit?

https://pixabay.com/en/users/terimakasih0-624267/ Summary: God is our certainty in the midst of uncertainty. Remember your anchor. "Both nations and individuals have tried Christianity and abandoned it, because it has been found too difficult; but no man has ever gone through the crisis of deliberately making Jesus Lord and found Him to be a failure." MUFHH From The Love of God—The Making of a Christian, 680 R • We look upon uncertainty as a bad thing. • The nature of the spiritual life is that we are certain in our uncertainty. • Certainty is the mark of the commonsense life– gracious uncertainty is the mark of the spiritual life. • To be certain of God means that we are uncertain in all our ways. it should be an expression of breathless expectation. • We are uncertain of the next step, but we are certain of God. • Believing our belief about Him is NOT believing God. • The spiritual life is the life of a child. Matthew 18:3 • We are not uncertain of God, jus...

https://pixabay.com/en/users/WenPhotos-1798295/ Here's an article I wrote for Godinterest.com: Can a Christian Get Angry and Not Sin?