One of my favorite activities is on Saturday morning right after I wake up and pray is to start cleaning my room as good as needed which usually takes about an hour to an hour and a half (yea, I know some people are slow!) Before I clean my room I open the curtains in the apartment and all doors so the apartmen... Read more…]]> http://www.inspiks.com/enjoying-the-simple-pleasures-of-praying/feed/ 0 http://www.inspiks.com/the-quality-of-honesty/ http://www.inspiks.com/the-quality-of-honesty/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:00:22 +0000 Fadi http://www.inspiks.com/?p=3158

I personally like when people are honest with me and point out my faults, so that I know my weaknesses and I can submit those weaknesses to Christ through prayer. That’s why I find the sermons of Dr. Charles Stanley, Paul Washer, and Billy Graham attractive, because they are effective. Of course I didn’t enjoy all honest and Biblical sermons because God used th... Read more…]]> http://www.inspiks.com/the-quality-of-honesty/feed/ 0 http://www.inspiks.com/idolatry-it-still-flourishes-even-without-statues/ http://www.inspiks.com/idolatry-it-still-flourishes-even-without-statues/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:00:59 +0000 Fadi http://www.inspiks.com/?p=3171

Suppose you found a friend carving a small statue out of a piece of wood. “What are you going to do with that?” you ask. “I’m going to worship it,” he says. “I’ve got a nice spot in my bedroom where I can kneel down and ask it for things.” Or imagine people on a suburban street pooling their wedding rings and other jewelry to make a statue they can put in the park. They plan... Read more…]]> http://www.inspiks.com/idolatry-it-still-flourishes-even-without-statues/feed/ 4 http://www.inspiks.com/love-waits-patiently/ http://www.inspiks.com/love-waits-patiently/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:00:57 +0000 Fadi http://www.inspiks.com/?p=3149

For a long time now it has been my heart’s desire to get married to the woman God has meant for me, according to His timing. Second to only knowing Jesus more and more and become more like Him and fulfilling His purpose for my life, having my own family has been my biggest dream. However, waiting has not been an easy task, especi... Read more…]]> http://www.inspiks.com/love-waits-patiently/feed/ 3 http://www.inspiks.com/across-the-universe/ http://www.inspiks.com/across-the-universe/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:00:50 +0000 Brandon http://www.inspiks.com/?p=3487

As I sit here and write this there are tears in my eyes. I’m not not one to cry, it usually only happens a handful of times a year, but the past few days have been crazy. I’m so overwhelmed right now, but not in a bad way. I’m overwhelmed with God’s love for me. I don’t understand how He can love me this much, how He can care so much about the litt... Read more…]]> http://www.inspiks.com/across-the-universe/feed/ 2 http://www.inspiks.com/porn-whats-god-got-to-do-with-it/ http://www.inspiks.com/porn-whats-god-got-to-do-with-it/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:00:57 +0000 Brandon http://www.inspiks.com/?p=3484

I’ve been thinking about the topic of pornography and so I thought I’d do a write up on it. Although I don’t like to admit it, it’s something that’s killing the Church. Stats are that 99% of guys have looked at or have been addicted to pornography at sometime in their life. Not only that but a large percen... Read more…]]> http://www.inspiks.com/porn-whats-god-got-to-do-with-it/feed/ 3 http://www.inspiks.com/idolatry-tearing-at-the-heart-of-god/ http://www.inspiks.com/idolatry-tearing-at-the-heart-of-god/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:00:59 +0000 Fadi http://www.inspiks.com/?p=3173

Hosea begins with a love story; a painful, personal love story, the prophet’s very own. Hosea had married a woman who acted like a prostitute. Yet the more she went out on him, the more Hosea loved her. He gave her everything a good wife deserved: his love, his home, his name, his reputation. She responded by sleeping around with other men. He warned her, he pleaded... Read more…]]> http://www.inspiks.com/idolatry-tearing-at-the-heart-of-god/feed/ 1 http://www.inspiks.com/let-love-in/ http://www.inspiks.com/let-love-in/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:00:57 +0000 Brandon http://www.inspiks.com/?p=3481

I'm once again at a loss for words. I'm often frustrated with life, I sit here in North America blessed with so much and yet it doesn't bring any satisfaction. I know that there is so much more to life, all this "stuff" we have just gets in the way of what really matters. Perhaps it's my circumstances, perhaps I'm just going through a dry spell. I want to be able to find th... Read more…]]> http://www.inspiks.com/let-love-in/feed/ 1 http://www.inspiks.com/idolatry-why-the-big-fuss/ http://www.inspiks.com/idolatry-why-the-big-fuss/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:00:03 +0000 Fadi http://www.inspiks.com/?p=3167

A few months ago before a test I saw a classmate holding the cross that hung around his neck and was praying in preparation for the test. Later I e-mailed him asking if he was a Christian and if it was OK with him to add his e-mail to my “Christian forwards/messages” list. He replied to my e-mail saying that he was not a Christian: he si... Read more…]]> http://www.inspiks.com/idolatry-why-the-big-fuss/feed/ 2 http://www.inspiks.com/to-stand/ http://www.inspiks.com/to-stand/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:00:22 +0000 Tyler http://www.inspiks.com/?p=3479

I'm sure we've all heard, read, or otherwise been made aware of this verse at least half a million times, but something caught me as we were reading through it in class a couple weeks ago. Anytime I've heard this exposited, used as an example or even just read it myself I always came away with the thought.. "Yes, build your life on Christ, the rock, the solid foundation and then you... Read more…]]> http://www.inspiks.com/to-stand/feed/ 0 http://www.inspiks.com/the-narrow-road-and-gate/ http://www.inspiks.com/the-narrow-road-and-gate/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:00:28 +0000 Fadi http://www.inspiks.com/?p=3155

Deep snow is hard to walk in because it requires extra energy from us to move our feet in it, but it is very safe, snow is not slippery, and so it won’t cause you to fall and break your bones. Some pathways looks clear and safe, but if you examine it,  you will find that the clear path you see is not so “clear” because so many people walked on it, the snow has m... Read more…]]> http://www.inspiks.com/the-narrow-road-and-gate/feed/ 0 http://www.inspiks.com/elements/ http://www.inspiks.com/elements/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:00:26 +0000 Brandon http://www.inspiks.com/?p=3268

Last weekend we, a somewhat random group, went to Hourglass Lake. Hourglass Lake is actually two different lakes and they're not the one (singular) you see in the shot. That's Lower Hourglass Lake and this shot was taken near Upper Hourglass Lake. It's named Hourglass because the top lake flows into the bottom via a waterfall. It also seems like... Read more…]]> http://www.inspiks.com/elements/feed/ 2