I was watching a video the other day about the origins of karate. Tracing its roots, modern-day karate finds its origins in Japan; however, prior to that, karate’s journey led through Okinawa, with its ultimate beginnings in China. So as karate evolved, with its techniques and reason behind the techniques, it had to go from […]
The Right Way To Kick and Pray
If you ever train to do something, you’ll learn the right way and the wrong way to do it. Sometimes you learn that after you’ve done it wrong for so long. At that point, it almost becomes easier to remember the right way to do it because the pain or discomfort of doing it wrong […]
You’re The Problem
Have you ever had times where you just didn’t feel like things were working? No matter how hard you tried, no matter how much effort you put in, no matter what you did, it just didn’t work. And after all that, have you ever found out that the corrective solution was as simple as following […]
The Foundation of Faith
The other night in our karate class, we started out the second class (the intermediate class) with warm-ups. These warm-ups consisted of stretches and a variety of kicks. In fact, this is how just about every class starts. In fact, I would say 99% of classes start this way. Those 99% of classes include doing […]
Stay on Guard
The other night at karate, I was sparring with this kid (I’m old enough now, I guess I can start saying that) who has massively long legs. He’s a less advanced belt rank, so he’s still learning some things (we all are). Every time he would come in for a kick, he’d get right next […]
Loving People Is Not The Most Important Thing
I’ve previously talked about the proper place of relationships when it comes to our relationship with God and other people. You can check it out on the website. I wanted to look at our relationship with other people a little more because sadly, most people’s closest relationship is with other people, not God. And of […]
How To Get Your Prayers Answered Every Time
Did you know that God is not obligated to answer your prayers? No matter how hard you beg, and plead, and cry, He is not obligated to answer them. It doesn’t matter how many times you pray, it doesn’t matter, how hard you pray, He is not obligated to answer them. He’s obligated Himself, for […]
No Mere Man – Part 2: The Results Of Carnal Christianity
What are the effects of living as a Carnal Christian? Living a life of carnality as a Christian might seem appealing at first—doing whatever you want and still thinking you’re headed to Heaven. But in reality, it’s a slippery slope that can lead to denying Jesus Christ and going to Hell (yeah, not so appealing […]
No Mere Man – Part 1: The Carnal Christian
Imagine you’re at a party with your friends and a bunch of other people that somehow know your friends.All seems to be going well. The music is blasting, the energy is high, and everyone is having a great time. But amidst the excitement, you notice something strange going on. People are doing all sorts of […]
Our Priestly Service As Believers
As believers in Christ, we have been made a priest unto God (1 Peter 2:9; Revelations 1:6,5:10). But what does that actually mean? As a priest unto God, what are our obligations to Him in this position of honor? Because it is a position of honor. Hebrews 8 gives us a good understanding of this. […]