Forgiveness is absolutely essential, but sometimes our hurts are just so big. Here are some steps I have found useful in getting to a point of forgiveness. 1. Be realistic about your pain and what it is you are forgiving. If you are angry, be angry. If you are hurt, be hurt. Don’t pretend it’s not as bad as it is. If you are destroyed, … Continue reading Steps to Forgiveness
1. “Lord, please make this idiot stop being a moron.” 2. “Lord, please help this person stop doing terrible things.” 3. “Lord, please turn this person’s heart towards you so he can change.” 4. “Lord, help me show this person your ways through how I deal with him.” 5. “Father, if it fits with your will, please bring a miracle to … Continue reading Ways To Pray For An Enemy
. At the very end of my book The Upside Down World – A Book of Wisdom in Progress, I have a section which I called “Quantum Christianity”. It consists of several pages of fairly random notes about a variety of subjects ranging from quantum physics to abortion. I don’t usually makes notes, but I do usually think about a variety of odd things. I … Continue reading I think about weird things
– Paul to the Phillipians Life is stressful. Remembering to pray is hard. So, some years ago, I read this verse and decided to kill 2 birds with one stone. From that point on, I decided, being anxious or worried would be the universe’s cue for me to check in with the divine (you know – pray). Sometimes the prayer was just a “hey – … Continue reading Anxiety -> Prayer -> Peace
I am not God (just in case you were confused – lol), but based on what I know about God and how he works – which admittedly may be all wrong – I have certain hypothesis about what God would want us to be saying about a variety of topics. And although it may seem blasphemous to those who think that we already know all … Continue reading What I think God would say about abortion
Today, I want to share a bit more about a short story from my book The Upside Down World – A Book of Wisdom in Progress. In the story, I imagine a conversation between the resurrected Jesus and one of his disciples when the question, “what was it like being dead?” gets asked. From the story: As he stared into the fire in front of … Continue reading What to do when you wake up in hell
I, Rebecca Trotter, hereby declare that the time has come for a new form of Christian fundamentalism. It is my belief that this new fundamentalism is needed in order to preserve what is most sacred and true to Christianity against assaults from without and within the Christian church. Although there is freedom in Christ which allows for a variety of ideas and understandings to be … Continue reading A New Fundamentalism
I posted this in response to a comment on my post “Does the Body Have Faith to Share?” in which I expressed despair. I want to use it as its own post because we Christians are not good at dealing with people who have reach the point of despairing. In fact, I have heard it said that the one thing that Christians are not allowed … Continue reading Christians and despair
I would quit I have tried to quit But it seems that I don’t know how There is no window to submit your paperwork to Or voicemail to leave a message on late at night. You cannot march into God’s office To announce your departure face-to-face He will not reply, “I hate to see you go.” No matter how hard I try to quit The … Continue reading The Quitter
It’s not pretty, but here is where I am: I have waited on God for years and he has not answered me. He has not provided for me or defended me. I followed Him always and He took me to places that have turned my life into a nightmare. So I counted it as a blessing and kept walking according to His way, hopeful that … Continue reading Does the Body Have Faith to Share?
The Upside Down World 