Category Archives: Christian

Our Long and Winding Roads

Posted on January 21, 2024 by Writing & Photography by David K. Carpenter

We may think of our journeys from cradle to grave as long and winding roads, and that’s entirely appropriate. We can also break our lives into smaller segments, which can seem lengthy and circuitous, especially while we are going through … Continue reading →

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Running toward Heaven or Fleeing from Hell?

Posted on January 14, 2024 by Writing & Photography by David K. Carpenter

There are, of course, many different reasons people choose to follow Jesus, but I would assert that most of them can be reduced at their core to one of two driving forces: running toward heaven or fleeing from hell. For … Continue reading →

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Even Abraham Didn’t Always Get It Right

Posted on January 7, 2024 by Writing & Photography by David K. Carpenter

Since the Daily Audio Bible’s annual journey through the Bible returned to the starting gate at the beginning of the year, we’re once again getting reacquainted with Abraham, who is basically each of our father in the faith. This is … Continue reading →

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D-Day in the War Between Good and Evil

Posted on December 24, 2023 by Writing & Photography by David K. Carpenter

Christmas is the culmination of God’s plan to liberate us from the clutches of evil. A modern-day analogy of this event is known as D-Day–the date upon which the Allied forces launched their daring assault on Hitler’s “fortress Europe”. One … Continue reading →

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Running Away from God

Posted on December 17, 2023 by Writing & Photography by David K. Carpenter

This past week in the Daily Audio Bible, we read the book and story of Jonah, the reluctant and annoyed prophet of God. It’s a famous story and a short book, so I won’t recap it here. Also, there are … Continue reading →

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A Very Expensive Free Gift

Posted on December 10, 2023 by Writing & Photography by David K. Carpenter

Most of us like free stuff, to an extent. I’d likely accept if you wanted to give me a free T-shirt or pen unless there was something weird about them. However, if you offered me a free car or a … Continue reading →

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We Couldn’t Get to God, So God Came to Us

Posted on December 3, 2023 by Writing & Photography by David K. Carpenter

Christianity is the only world religion that doesn’t subscribe to the belief that followers can achieve enlightenment or some other sort of oneness with God by behaving in just the right way. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. It’s the … Continue reading →

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The Dependence of an Infant

Posted on November 26, 2023 by Writing & Photography by David K. Carpenter

And so it begins. With Thanksgiving behind us, we are wading–or perhaps diving head-first–into the Christmas season, the time when we commemorate God’s invasion of our planet to eventually eradicate evil. As I pondered this, an image flashed into my … Continue reading →

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What’s There To Be Thankful For?

Posted on November 19, 2023 by Writing & Photography by David K. Carpenter

Thanksgiving is coming this week here in the US. With everything going on in the world, it’s easy to wonder what there is to be thankful for. On a personal level, I’ve learned that my consulting engagement is ending early … Continue reading →

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An Alternative to Prayer

Posted on November 12, 2023 by Writing & Photography by David K. Carpenter

Lately, I’ve noticed another insidious way secular culture has tried to replace religious notions with “safe”, watered-down (and therefore meaningless) imitations. The attempt to replace “Merry Christmas” with “Happy Holidays” is a classic example. Another is one I’ve written about … Continue reading →

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