Steve's Journey

I was excited to get a comment on one of my Framed By Faith articles (12/4/10). I don't usually get comments, but I was especially honored to hear from a respected writer by the name of Grace Fox. I confess that I know little about her, but I would like to get her book and read her thoughts on the subject of fear.

It's important to note that I haven't abandoned fundamentalist Christianity. I've always said that God's truth can be found anywhere, that there is a purpose for people believing things that may not make sense. At least they are keeping the communication lines open with God. The sincerity of that openness will determine how much the Holy Spirit will teach the true things of God. And I constantly pray that for myself.

I also left a comment today on an article on Beliefnet, in hopes that it might generate some traffic to my site, Framed By Faith. The article was on the commercialism of Advent juxtaposed against the less-celebrated Easter. I remarked that Advent was special to me in that Christ came to deliver God's real message: I love you. Now, live right! I see Easter as Jesus's great victory over death, giving us the courage to face, and not fear, death. I put my screen name as Framed_By_Faith, but when you click on it, you get a Beliefnet profile page that let's you set up your own home page. I didn't do the profile because it didn't appear to have any information that would link to Framed By Faith.

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Father, thank You for believers everywhere, no matter the denomination. And I give You thanks for Your truths that are embedded in other religions outside of Christianity. I continue to ask for wisdom for both blogs, as I share what is on my heart. As one of Your children, I want so much for others to find the true warmth in You --- especially those who are holding to their doctrines rather than holding Your hand.

Amen