myTakes: Religion & Spirituality

Jesus said many people would feast in Heaven with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob but the sons of the kingdom would be thrown outside where there would be weeping and gnashing of teeth, so what does that mean? To me the sons...

Lately, I’ve been reading a library book where the author talks repeatedly about how God pursues and woos him and I realized that not everybody has that experience, not everyone views God as the sweet man in the clouds...

Jesus talks a lot about humility in the 4 Gospels and I believe Jesus meant that the followers of the human religious leader, are just as important as the human religious leader because without people who follow the human...

In Matthew 6, Jesus says that God knows what you need without you reminding him about it and if you try to serve God, God will give you the things you need, it doesn’t mean you will never struggle, but it means you will...

I know a guy through family friends who is obsessed with fitness, he exercises for 2.5 hours a day doing cardio and drinks less than one can of Coke every 2 years, his diet is so austere, most people would be bored within...

While in University, I learned to play the academic game and got top grades, even breaking records with my academic performance and university taught me courtesy, civility, humility, tolerance, grit, respect, confidence,...

The bible describes trust in many ways and I do not have time today to discuss them all but I will give you a very brief list Trust to me means trusting God to do His job instead of trying to take the matter into your own...

I’ve been a Christian for around 22 years and one thing I love about being a Christian is the churches I get to visit. These people are inclusive and kind, offer unconditional care and respect and love you for who you are...

In the bible Jesus says, Matthew 6:22 “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light. 23 But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then...

Ecclesiastes 7:16 Says those who are overly righteous or overly wise destroy themselves So what does that mean? To me, being overly righteous, means you rely on your own effort, exertion and self-absorbed social devices...

The bible says you shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk, and the way I interpret that verse is, you should not add insult to injury, meaning when somebody falls down, you don’t stomp on their knees so that...

In Psalms 41 of the bible, it says Psalm 41 1 Blessed is he who has regard for the weak; the LORD delivers him in times of trouble. 2 The LORD will protect him and preserve his life; he will bless him in the land and not...

When I was 20 years old, a stalker hacked into my email account and impersonated me online to over 600 people on my contact list, and when the stalker Ed learned I had discovered his identity, he tried to protect...

Jesus said nobody lights a lamp and hides it under a bushel but they put it on its stand and it gives light to everyone in the house. The way I understand that verse is you should be confident in your obedience to God,...

When I was interested in earning money to buy luxuries for myself like crab legs or art supplies or vacations or iced wine, I would struggle like crazy and not be able to come with a good business idea, like squeezing...

The bible says not to be fear deceivers because there is no secret people try to hide that will not be revealed to the world Years ago a sick minded person with a very high iq pretended to be virtuous and attracted a very...

This month, I’ve questioned whether somebody was trying to sabotage my life due to extremely untrue comments they had made about me to some influential people in my life, and not knowing how to delete what they said, I...

A doctor I was friends with in university said our personalities are like flames burning in a home, they can’t be hidden because the smoke will always reveal your secret. The bible says people who do good acts of charity...

The bible says a gracious woman gets honour but ruthless men gain only wealth, meaning, if you want honour, it’s not enough to be strong and tough and hard working and serious and ambitious, you also have to measure...