Show Me Your Faith

How can saying, “I am a Christian,” be taken as an enough testimony?

How can, “God broke my chains of addictions to all sorts of things many years ago,” alone be a testimony or evidence of Christianity?

Yes, God saves by His grace through faith through Christ’s work on the cross and a person may testify that he/she is saved by the grace of God but that same grace that saves them does not change their lives? How can what happened to them 7 or 17 years ago be presented as evidence for their Christianity? Continue reading Show Me Your Faith

Good Conscience

This charge I entrust to you, Timothy, my child, in accordance with the prophecies previously made about you, that by them you may wage the good warfare, holding faith and a good conscience. By rejecting this, some have made shipwreck of their faith, among whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme.” 1 Timothy 1:18-20 ESV Continue reading Good Conscience

HOME

I came home last Sunday morning after staying in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for a week.

As you can imagine, I’m still dealing with jet lag. That is why I am writing this at 3:30am. But it is always good to be home, here in Maryland.

You see, I was born and raised in Ethiopia, born from Ethiopian parents (yes, I am a proud Ethiopian woman!) but I lived most of my life here in Maryland, not in Addis/Ethiopia. Do you blame me then for feeling home whenever I come to Maryland? Continue reading HOME

Purity for the brave hearted!