Author: realfaithmatters

Many have compared the Coronavirus Pandemic of 2020 to some type of apocalyptic event that will change the world forever. It certainly feels like that, doesn’t it? I will have to admit, I’ve scoured the scriptures to see if this time we live in looks like anything we see in the Bible. I reminded myself, … Continue reading As We Rise Out of the Ashes of Coronavirus

It’s Monday after Resurrection Sunday. The disciples are getting the word that Jesus is alive. In the next forty days, many will see Jesus, interact with Him, and receive the blessing of His presence. His disciples will also accept the mission that their Lord will give them … to go and make disciples of all … Continue reading He is Risen!…Now What?

It is my nature to approach life as a realist. Sometimes, given the conditions in which I find the world, being a realist might come off as being a tad bit negative. Ok, maybe I’m negative from time to time. True confession … when I realize that I’m being negative about a situation in life, … Continue reading Think About THESE Things

We have learned over the past few days to detest the appearance of the actual novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 cell … better known as COVID-19. Terms like “social distancing,” “flattening the curve,” and “NV95 masks” have become new terms to our personal lexicon. We have, as a society, never experienced before what we are enduring now: … Continue reading Is Coronavirus a Result of Sin?

I’m teaching a class at church right now called “Fairy Tales or Miracles?” It is part of our Faith Matters series, an apologetics type of teaching. Did you know that a lot of people don’t believe in miracles? How can that be? Any walk into a hospital nursery after a baby has been born, or … Continue reading Do you believe in Miracles?

Why not take the idea of marriage on a “test drive?” Give it a “trial run” before signing on the dotted line. It makes perfect sense, right? Cohabitation before marriage, for the purpose of just making sure all is a “go”, is something our culture has embraced and it has become a very natural means … Continue reading Marriage…It isn’t a Tesla!

One scroll through Facebook and you realize that we are a people who worry a lot! I have to admit, I probably fit into the category of what is traditionally known as the “worry wart.” It is something that I fight every day. For some reason, during the grey days of an Indiana winter, it … Continue reading What are you worried about?

Well … it’s Valentine’s Day. Have you prepared something for your sweetheart? Guys, even if she says she it's ok if you don’t go out and there is no need to get her anything … please, error on the side of doing something special and at least purchase a nice card. A box of candy … Continue reading The Story of St. Valentine

“Then God said, ‘Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us’ … So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them."Genesis 1:26-27 We are image bearers of the Creator God. Mentally, that’s a pretty significant thing to … Continue reading Making God in Our Own Image

Waiting for the NFL Pro Bowl to begin this past Sunday, I saw the unbelievable announcement made on TV with Kobe Bryant’s picture and written underneath 1978-2020. What? No. Nooooo! Stunned and shocked would be the common emotions I think we all felt as we learned of the recent tragic deaths of Kobe Bryant, his … Continue reading Making Life Count