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The Kingdom
I love imagery where God is compared to the King, with the war between the Kingdom of Light and the Kingdom of Darkness. There are numerous Bible verses that describe this truth. Colossians 1:13 says, “For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves.” Psalm 145:1 declares, “I will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise your name for ever and ever.” God is often described as majestic. 1 Chronicles 16, which talks about the Ark of the Covenant, includes a song of praise. Verse 27 says, “Splendor and majesty are…
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Child of God
Ever since I was little, I have known that when you hear the jangle of keys on a nametag it meant that my mom or one of the other church staff was near. The sound is very distinctive and hard to miss. I learned to listen for it when I was trying to find my mom, or at least someone who could tell me where my mom was. As I grew older, I started to identify more things that the jangle of those keys on the nametag meant. If you had those keys on your nametag, it meant you had…
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Welcome to My Blog
I am making this blog to practice writing before an audience. If I choose to take a path that involves writing, one of the things that publishers look for is a blog presence and followers and whatever. (I mean, they still look for that even if I don’t become a writer, but whatever.) I also don’t have much experience writing about much besides fiction, and so I would like to practice that too. As an introvert, I thought it would be good to start a sort-of-blog with just friends and family aka people I trust. (So congratulations for qualifying.) I…
