We are now into the second week of Lent. Even before I understood what it meant to be a Christian, I understood (or I thought I did) what Lent was all about. It was about giving up something, usually food, which you would miss until Easter when you would be … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2013
V-Day Redo
We are such a get it done and move-on society. This week it seemed as if there were so many things happening – cruise ship literally gone viral, manhunt concluded, state of the mis-union, blade runner murder, meteor attacks and the Grammys. We had very little chance to focus on … Continue reading
Hello…..Jesus?
I walked by the TV today and caught a commercial. I stopped because I saw the word ‘god’ on the screen – that always stops me. It doesn’t happen that often so I am always interested in seeing what the message was going to be. It was in the form … Continue reading
Don’t rock the boat
I volunteer at our church middle school youth program. Last week one of our instructors, Michelle, made reference to this canvas by Rembrandt called ‘The Storm on the Sea of Galilee’. It depicts the scene from Mark’s Gospel 4:35-41, where Christ and his disciples are on a boat in the midst of … Continue reading
The Angels Among Us
Is it just coincidence that my belief in coincidence has diminished as my trust in God has increased? I have found that once I accepted salvation, I felt a greater desire to alienate myself from ‘this world’. Not so much the physical earth, which God created and is beautiful, … Continue reading
Look Him in the eye and have a little talk.
Posted on January 21, 2013 by bryan trygstad The main reason that I believe that God will save all is, I can look Him in the eye and say it. God I have come to believe that for you all things are possible, therefore the salvation of all is possible. If … Continue reading
A new 20/20
I met two people today – both elderly and both terminally ill. They were both comfortable, and in no apparent physical pain and very much aware of everything going on around them. Both also seemed to be at peace – they understood what was before them. They were not bitter or … Continue reading
Quandary Resolved
For most of my adult life I faced a quandary most of us have faced. At some point in our lives we have been asked for a hand-out by a street person, homeless person or pan-handler. I think that I have gone through all of the responses. Earlier … Continue reading