Recent content by Unofficial Reverand Alex

To dare put such a huge question into one sentence... I love God because He loved me first. To expand a little, from 1 sentence to a short story... Why do we love anything we love? Countless songs & stories have been written about falling in love, and quite a few of them marvel at how love...

The Hillbilly Thomists is a fine group of Dominican priests that make bluegrass music. Here's their performance at the Grand Ole Opry: And they have 3 albums! https://youtube.com/channel/UC8qNaFOozP5BmUfwdLplJZQ?si=0uQXR9LajZpv7r-W

So I'm at that noble "young adult" stage, just getting set with a good job, but my expenses are still really low. So I don't have terribly much money, but I'm making more than I spend...so in the grand scheme of things, I'm filthy rich. So I ask for prayers...for myself, and for all others who...

May Christ be with them all...especially those who never came home.

Praying as requested. Glad to hear you've been a little more open to God's love through this situation, too. May your acceptance of her help her understand Jesus' acceptance of her a little more.

First & foremost, I want to ask for prayers...what I have written & am sharing here is true, and it's painful to admit to, but therapeutic to write out, and I pray that you who read it may find some spiritual blessing within the lessons I've learned & the story I lived. It's very much a work in...

Jesus tells us to pray for our enemies...and I never realized what a tall task that was, until all this happened. Suffice it to say, I took a risk, trying to really be Christ for someone who needed it. In return, one thing led to another, and I ended up being exploited by someone for 3 weeks...

I do not know for sure if the man was being trafficked...but I had enough reason to believe he was under someone else's control that I gave all the information I had to the National Human Trafficking Hotline on an online form. What I had is not enough to build a case, barely enough to identify...

If these men were legit, I gave enough money to get one guy to see his dying daughter in the hospital, and another enough to keep the lights on in his house, this protecting him from losing custody of his children. If legit, I ask for prayers that the one man see his daughter in time, and the...

Suppose they ask this follow-up question.... If it's "his will", and I'll get it, why pray at all?

Recently, I posted on a very general forum, not inherently religious, but religious topics were still within the boundaries of what to post. I had interviewed for a job a couple weeks before, and requested prayers that I would hear back soon & be accepted. A truly beautiful pocket of faith...

Thank you all for your replies. 4 different angles on the same thing I brought up, but all encouraging to do it & challenging me to do it well. Thank you, I appreciate it.

Right now, in the eastern US, it's about 10:00pm. Chances are, if you're not asleep right now, you're just chilling with your phone or laptop or TV. Which is fine; God built is in such a way that down time is good for our bodies, which are temples of His Holy Spirit. Even so...a little too...

A good question met with good responses. I'd just like to add 1 thing to the grand tapestry of ideas you've already received from the other kind folks here. It's easier than ever to be an evangelist. As a fellow Christian who believes evangelization is key, but is very squeamish about...

Praying as requested