Onward in the Faith

Christians and Psychology (Part 5): Finding the Better Solution

Ray Burns / September 13, 2019

Approximate Reading Time: 9 minutes(This article also includes a podcast discussion. Listen on your Apple or Android podcast app.) My last article was a tough one, taking a very heavy and honest look at my own mental health history and trying to understand that my problem, at the root, was spiritual. Psychology could only look at surface-level symptoms, but […]

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Onward in the Faith – 6 Months Later

Ray Burns / September 12, 2019

Approximate Reading Time: 7 minutesOn March 11th, this blog’s first article was published. For the next 6 months, my entire life would slowly start to mold around producing articles that would encourage and challenge my brothers and sisters in Christ. I began to see the world through the eyes of someone always looking for inspiration, always hungry for a

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3 Reasons Not to Blame Others

Ray Burns / September 11, 2019

Approximate Reading Time: 6 minutesIn 2019, I’m almost hesitant to write an article like this. Much of Christian writing mixes spirituality with self-help, making a pseudo-gospel where Christ exists so we can be better people. But after yesterday’s bigger topic of why we blame others for our failure (link), it seems important to also discuss some more practical reasons

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Why Do We Blame Others When We Fail?

Ray Burns / September 10, 2019

Approximate Reading Time: 6 minutesNo one likes failing. It’s embarrassing, frustrating, and often makes us feel like we’ve wasted whatever time we’ve invested. All of that is much worse, however, when it’s someone else’s fault that we failed. Whether it’s in business, competitive sports, or in our own lives, it’s so often someone else’s fault that things don’t go

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Monday Notes – Anniversary Week

Ray Burns / September 9, 2019

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt’s hard to believe, but this week will mark the 6 month anniversary of Onward in the Faith! I’ll be sharing some things I’ve learned and I hope you’ll consider sharing some of yours as well! Here’s what’s coming this week Why Do We Blame Others When We Lose? 3 Practical Reasons Not to Blame

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Kids Say the Most Theological Things

Ray Burns / September 6, 2019

Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesYesterday’s article was pretty heavy on top of being a fairly long read. Today I’d like to go a bit lighter and share a moment of theology we had with my 11-year-old daughter, Emma, and why it encouraged me as her father. We are enrolled in a church homeschool program where kids can go and

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Christians and Psychology (Part 4) – Seeing the Deeper Sickness

Ray Burns / September 5, 2019

Approximate Reading Time: 9 minutes(This article also includes a 3-part podcast discussion. Listen on your Apple (part 1, 2, 3) or Android (part 1, 2, 3) podcast app.) We began this series by looking at the basics of psychology (link). In parts 2 (link) and 3 (link), we discussed how we are both physical and spiritual beings, why psychology

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Big Picture Interactive Bible Storybook (book recommendation)

Ray Burns / September 3, 2019

Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesReading to our children is something we’re all familiar with. Whether it’s a classic like Dr. Seuss or whatever our child picked our at the library, reading to our children gives a bonding experience, teaches them the value of books, and continues to develop their minds. Even if they can’t always understand it, we also

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Monday Notes: Patreon Is Live!

Ray Burns / September 2, 2019

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteNow you can support Onward in the Faith! I’m so thankful to everyone who supports this ministry through prayer. Truly, if God isn’t at the center of this then it means nothing. For those who would like to support this blog financially as well, I’ve opened up an account on Patreon. You can check it

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Is Work a Curse?

Ray Burns / August 30, 2019

Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutesAs Christians, our life and citizenship isn’t here. We aren’t waiting for our best lives now in a broken world so completely drenched in sin. We await a new Heaven and Earth, made as perfect as this was before the Fall. We look forward to our glorified bodies, free from death and frailty. We look

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