John 6:66 From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him. I read a book from Dr. John Marriott, Going, Going, Gone – Why Believers Lose Their Faith and Suggestions for Preventing It. (He has also published: The Anatomy of Deconversion, and he speaks on the topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMkGl4CEW-Q). John was […]
The Faith of a Child
15 Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.” (Mark 10:15) My son and I had the pleasure of assisting with a week-long soccer camp at our church, which was being led by Athletes in Action. It’s a great organization and the leaders […]
Walking in Darkness
Isaiah 50: 10bLet the one who walks in the dark, who has no light, trust in the name of the Lord and rely on their God. I watched Karate Kid many years ago. It’s an underdog story of a boy, Daniel, who is trained by an unassuming karate instructor, Mr. Miyagi. Daniel was keen to learn to […]
Faith: Certainty in the Unseen
Hebrews 11: 1 Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the certainty of things not seen” I’ve often heard that elite athletes use visualization as a key component of their training. They visualize the result they are wishing to attain. A basketball player will visualize their shot swishing the net not even touching the rim. […]
Fear in the Clouds
Luke 9: 34 While he was speaking, a cloud appeared and covered them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. Clouds can be quite beautiful; lying on the grass staring heavenward on a summer day, or perhaps as you see them close up from an airplane window. But those same atmospheric aerosols can be […]
Losing Your Faith
John 6 66 From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him I read a book from Dr. John Marriott, Going, Going, Gone – Why Believers Lose Their Faith and Suggestions for Preventing It. John was actually once an NCAA Division I Triple Jumper, and he shares the story of meeting […]
