Prayer is an interesting thing. It is a vital part of our communion with God. We pour out are hearts to Him, we praise Him for His goodness and blessing, we ask for His provision, we lift up others to Him for their needs. Sometimes we pray because our hearts are full and overflowing with gratitude towards God. Other times we cry in anger towards Him, not understanding His purposes. We run to God in prayer for help in times of distress. Yet oftentimes our prayers can be mundan

I have few words to say, as while I know today is normally a day I write a blog, I came across an article that I felt is more important to share. Though somewhat familiar with the story, I did not realize that today was the anniversary of the death of missionary Jim Elliot. While I could try to write something useful in relation, instead I'm going to share this article from The Gospel Coalition. He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to that which he cannot lose - Jim E

While a bit heady, this is a really fascinating article discussing the history behind stellar astronomy (a branch of astronomy dealing with stars and suns). It's amazing to think that our current understanding of stars has really only been fully accepted for a few hundred years, that is the heliocentric view (that the universe does not revolve around the earth), as opposed to the geocentric (that everything revolves around the earth). Why's all this important? I believe firs