Blog, Podcast, YouTube, and Books by Ray Burns
Approximate Reading Time: 6 minutes (This article also includes a podcast discussion. Click the play button below, or subscribe and listen on your Apple or Google podcast app.) The world loves faith. Having faith gives us hope, peace, and a sense of calm. Whenever we doubt ourselves, we just need a friend to come beside, hug our shoulders, and say […]
Biblical Faith vs Modern Faith (Part 1): What Is Faith? Read More »
Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutes (A huge thanks to Chris Lenoir for providing today’s article!) This is not another article weighing in on the validity of Kanye West’s conversion. At some point we need to move past that as Christians and move forward with the narrative. The passage of time will determine whether Kanye West’s conversion is legitimate and by
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Approximate Reading Time: 5 minutes (This article also includes a podcast discussion. Click the play button below, or subscribe and listen on your Apple or Android podcast app.) There’s something about Disney that bothers me. Not catchy tunes or implausible plot lines. It’s their entire business model. When targeting teens and adults, embracing the concept of “sex sells” has put
Death or Buffoonery: Disney’s Cash Cow Read More »
Approximate Reading Time: 6 minutes (This article also includes a podcast discussion. Click the play button below, or subscribe and listen on your Apple or Google podcast app.) We want it. We pray for it. In our constant pursuit of Christ, we desire nothing more than a deeper relationship with Him, founded upon an unshakeable faith in our perfect Savior.
Are You Ready for a Deeper Faith? Read More »
Approximate Reading Time: 6 minutes In our culture, there’s a dangerous pattern many young Christians fall in to. After that incredible moment of asking Christ to save them from their sins, many Christians go sit in a pew for decades and see no real growth. In time, God brings them under deep conviction to do more than simply coast along.
The Biggest Problem with Casual Christianity Read More »
Approximate Reading Time: 5 minutes The topic of disciplining children is a sensitive one. Some believe in physical discipline, time outs, or something else entirely. Quite often, these beliefs are formed by our childhoods. Yet regardless of the example set by our earthly parents, whether good or bad, we have a perfect Heavenly Father whose purposes are worth emulating. So
The Goal of Disciplining Children Read More »
Approximate Reading Time: 7 minutes (This article also includes a podcast discussion. Click the play button below, or subscribe and listen on your Apple or Android podcast app.) There may be no greater pain than a parent losing their child. We find ourselves in a unique time in history where not only are parents losing their children through no fault
Do Babies Go to Heaven? Read More »
Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutes It can be hard to discover that someone doesn’t like us. Some can quickly brush it off, while others may lie awake for hours as it eats away at them. Still, all of us are at least a little bothered by it in some way. After all, they’d surely feel different if they knew the
If Someone Doesn’t Like You, They Don’t Know You Read More »
Approximate Reading Time: 7 minutes (This article also includes a podcast discussion. Click the play button below, or subscribe and listen on your Apple or Android podcast app.) Last month, the Christian community was forced to confront the reality of suicide once again after Jarrid Wilson, a pastor, took his life (link). Since then there has been a barrage of
Can a Genuine Christian Commit Suicide? Read More »
Approximate Reading Time: 7 minutes When tragedy strikes, we have several Bible verses we like to quote to bring comfort to ourselves and others. A popular one Christians like to use is “God won’t give you more than you can handle.” And while the Bible does use those words, the self-empowerment we try to gain from that verse often falls
“God won’t give you more than you can handle.” Read More »