Category: Christian Perspective
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Those of you who have been following this blog for a while have heard bits and pieces of the story with my father. My biological father passed away when I was a year old. I grew up with my amazing grandfather as the male influence in my life and when I was eleven my mother…
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A good friend and I were having a conversation a few nights back and we somehow ended up on the topic of Christianity and proselytizing. For anyone who doesn’t know, proselytizing is the act of trying to convert someone. He isn’t a Christian and he’s been very open with me that Christians make him uncomfortable. …
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I’m not a fan of the Game of Thrones series. I’ve never watched an episode but I read a little bit of the book and it wasn’t really my cup of tea. Given that I’m not a fan, I think most people have heard about the outrage over the shows depicting the rape of one…
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“They said they were sorry. They picked up their toys with force and temper. They mouthed ‘yes, sir.’ Though you’ve taught them the form of what to feel, do, and say, you recognize in these moments how helpless you are to change their hearts. This is when we need the same thing Ezekiel did that…
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This question is timeless. It’s one that we’ve all heard many times, and it’s one that will continue to be asked until Jesus returns and puts an end to it. But how do we, as Christians answer this question? Rather than offering a simple answer, I want to break down the question itself and go…
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Today at church the pastor’s sermon focused on the miracle of the feeding of the 5,000. It was a good sermon, and I am always moved by his passion for preaching the Word of God but it wasn’t his points that jumped out at me. It wasn’t the passion with which he spoke, and it…
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Happy Thanksgiving from Ancient Abandon!
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Click here to read part 1 I’ve heard Hozier’s Take Me to Church in a number of places in recent days and it’s been on my mind a lot. The song is amazingly well-written but I am troubled by the message of the song for two reasons. It offers, yet another, insight into why non-Christians…
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A quick reflection on the struggles with perfectionism and self-reliance.
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Praying for our leaders.
Ancient Abandon 