I lead worship from time to time, especially within my family’s church. It’s a lot of fun – I get to play piano, sing, and worship Jesus, which are three of my favorite things to do (along with seeing beautiful…
Masks & Lies vs. Multi-Dimensional
A couple of weeks ago, I talked about how being ingenuine – creating a false mask for yourself, for example – is just a culturally-acceptable lie. You’re lying to yourself that you can be a specific kind of person who…
Be Genuine; Don’t Lie
In the book of Revelation, John writes that everyone who “loves and practices falsehood” (or lies) is not in the city of God (22:15). This has been compared to a similar list in Revelation 21:8, which mentions liars (or deceivers),…
So Very Genuine!
A comment I receive often from new people I meet is, “You’re so genuine.” It’s usually a compliment – they can’t quite believe that what they see is actually who I am. In today’s world, too many people are living…