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God Gives Us Faith to Trust that He Will Provide

Posted on February 18, 2024 by Writing & Photography by David K. Carpenter

As the pages of our lives turn, each chapter filled with its own set of triumphs and trials, it’s easy to get caught up in the whirlwind of the moment. Just a few weeks ago, I shared reflections on how … Continue reading →

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Emotional Support God

Posted on February 5, 2024 by Writing & Photography by David K. Carpenter

My son, now grown and living with his wife, recently faced a poignant loss—the passing of his pet ferret, Ollie, who had been his emotional support animal for many years. Despite Ollie’s surprisingly long life for a ferret, his absence … Continue reading →

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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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What Kind of Dirt Are You?

Posted on January 29, 2023 by Writing & Photography by David K. Carpenter

In the fourth chapter of Mark’s Gospel, he recounts Jesus’s telling of one of his stories that has come to be known as the Parable of the Sower or the Parable of the Soils, among other things: “Listen to this! … Continue reading →

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Beyond Belief – What Does God Have To Do with My Longings?

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Writing & Photography by David K. Carpenter

Another way you might say this to me is: OK, so maybe you have provided some logical, philosophical, and even scientific arguments for the existence of God, but so what? Why should I care? Here’s the short answer: because God … Continue reading →

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Beyond Belief – Is Jesus Really Divine?

Posted on January 16, 2022 by Writing & Photography by David K. Carpenter

Let me start today with a prayer that I will speak (write) respectfully and truthfully regarding a comment I received on a post I made a couple months back, earlier in this series on apologetics (explaining your faith to non-believers … Continue reading →

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Beyond Belief – Wasn’t Christianity Made Up by Weak People to Deal with Life?

Posted on October 25, 2021 by Writing & Photography by David K. Carpenter

Continuing in this series on apologetics (being able to explain our faith and help it make sense to non-believers), today we come to this common theme in modern and post-modern thinking: Christianity (or religion in general) is a made-up idea … Continue reading →

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Beyond Belief – Do You Believe in Miracles? Yes!

Posted on October 6, 2021 by Writing & Photography by David K. Carpenter

On February 22, 1980, sportscaster Al Michaels uttered the greatest phrase in the history of sportscasting: “Do you believe in miracles? Yes!” The occasion, of course, was at the end of one of the biggest upsets (if not the biggest) … Continue reading →

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“You Bad Christians” — A Lesson in Christ-Control

Posted on May 2, 2021 by Writing & Photography by David K. Carpenter

This week I came across an article ranting about bad things Christians do or say and hurling damning generalizations at the lot of us. If I’m being transparent here (which, painfully, I feel called to be), I have to admit … Continue reading →

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