myTakes: Religion & Spirituality

As a Christian I forgot to pray. I thought that bible reading and service and obedience were all you needed to please God. Having not prayed for God’s people for years I became desolate insides It wasn’t until my 30s that...

I remember attending a Christian event at the university and the pastor who was so good at his previous architecture job that he got hired to design the local cancer wing of the hospital, told us he quit his architectural...

1. They judge people by their character and not by their religion or theology 2. They see value in all faiths and learn just as much from deeply flawed people as they do from deeply virtuous ones 3. They are equally...

Jesus said if the world hates you it’s because it hates him first. And you do not belong to the world but were chosen out of the world by God. And this is why the world hates you. One guy hated me because I told him I got...

Luke said in Chapter 6:22-23 that persecution is good because if you are mistreated for your virtue and goodness, you will be given a blessing from God and your blessing will outweigh any social privileges you lose as a...

If I had to describe 2020 I would say it’s the year of global sensory deprivation No more restaurant food No more restaurants No more vacations No more swimming in lakes and rivers No more movies or dances or concerts But...

A pastor at my old church once mentioned false humility in one of his sermons. And I rejected a guy for trying to teach false humility to his friend’s child by attempting to embarrass the 4-6 year old for having...

In the bible Jesus gets annoyed with the pharisees for not seeing the sign of the times. The pharisees are able to predict positive social reaction and negative social reaction based on the escalating tension of mounting...

Jesus said that a good tree bears good fruit and a bad tree produces bad fruit. What this means is that a good leader produces outcomes that delight and satisfy and nourish and sustain you. While a bad leader produces...

When I was doing manual labour at my old job, I never questioned whether or not I should keep the sabbath: My body hurt so much after some of my shifts that I could not climb up the stairs to get to my bedroom at night...

I was at church one day and the pastor asked us what we thought the kingdom of God was. Around 9 different people responded and each one gave a different answer. I’ve also had varying responses to this idea during the 20...

So let me ask you a question: Who has a better body? A fitness trainer or professional model who spends 14 hours a day trying to look good or a medical student who studies for 16 hours a day and has almost no time to...

I believe the light is a symbol for love in the bible while the darkness is a symbol for resistance. Jesus said those who do evil hate the light and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. I...

I believe the Mark of the Beast is a symbol for those who worship the wrath of God or the wrath of men instead of worshiping the love of God and charity of men. People who carry the Mark are fire and brimstone preachers...

God gives me useful advice in my dream pretty often. It’s not a daily occurrence but when God tells me something that I remember the revelation lasts a lifetime. One dream I got from God was that if I trust in the Lord;...

In Luke 14, Jesus says you must be willing to hate your birth family, your married family and even your own life to be a disciple of Jesus What this means is you must become aloof to the passions of your married and birth...

I believe God puts people in your life to challenge and inspire you to make you better and help you reach your goals I used to know a guy who claimed to be really religious and he said God promised him that he would make...

So half of this idea is original and half of it was copied by a YouTube I found online Each day or week or month write down 7 key areas you are going to set goals in These Categories are Health / Social / Spiritual /...

In the bible Jesus tells a parable about a master who after his slave has finished his work tending sheep or plowing in the field, tells him to prepare his supper and get himself ready and wait for him while he eats and...

12 Relationship tips I learned from studying the bible Until you figure out what you were designed to do you cannot find stability with those who know what they were designed to do You cannot build a relationship with...