John Abraham

Christian Life Is Like an RPG Game

“RPG” stands for Role-Playing Game. In these sorts of games, everything tends to work on a points or merit-based system. Think of games like the Assassin’s Creed or the Far Cry series, you’ll get the idea. In most RPGs, you start at Level 1. The enemies you face are also matched to your level. But […]

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A Cubist-style painting of Jesus as a carpenter, head bowed in concentration as He planes a wooden board, with geometric shapes and warm earthy tones suggesting tools and a faint cross in the background.

Finding My Purpose at Lake Joe

Sometimes I imagine Jesus from the quiet scene in The Passion of the Christ, trying to level the top of a wooden table. Months before His ministry began, maybe He wondered whether the rich man buying His table would like His craftsmanship. Maybe that sale would help feed Jesus’ family for weeks. We know He

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A Christian Exploring Islam

I want to start off by saying that this is not written to offend anyone. Many of my closest friends are Muslim. Some of the kindest, most sincere believers I know pray five times a day and take Allah seriously in a way that challenges even me as a Christian.  So this is not a

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Why I Don’t Pray to Mary

If you are a Catholic reading this, let me invite you into the following scenario. Scenario 1: We both die and are greeted at the pearly gates of Heaven. We see a woman standing next to our Lord. She approaches me first, hugs me, and lightly smacks my wrist, saying lovingly, “Life would have been

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The Thorn in My Flesh

I’ve wrestled with the Almighty over a certain thorn in my flesh for some time now. I don’t think I’ve ever prayed harder for anything in my life. I begged Him to take it away because this thorn was breaking me emotionally, physically, and mentally. And I wish that were an exaggeration. If I weren’t

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The Language God Speaks

I used to believe that salvation was simply a ticket to Heaven.And in many ways, it is.But over the years, God has been revealing something deeper to me.A more profound reality about what it truly means to be Born Again. Being Born Again Is a Language Before the world was created, I imagine God the

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If Christianity Is False

If Jesus didn’t rise from the dead, Christianity is false. Plain and simple.But if the resurrection did in fact happen, it should at least raise some eyebrows, right? Skeptics often say, “Okay, so some old men wrote about a man dying and maybe rising from the grave. Could’ve been a hoax.” Fair. But if that’s

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This Much

Amidst the chaos, I asked the Lord,“Master, how much do You love me?” He replied:“This much,” And then stretched out His handsand died for me. In that same chaos,He rose and then asked me:“And how much do you love Me?” I replied,“This much” and told Him my answer.But my words did not come easily.They surfaced

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David’s Five Stones

Lately, I’ve been wrestling with a flood of should haves, could haves, and would haves. Ever since I began walking with Christ, I’ve been trying to move forward. And yet, the consequences of my past still burn my skin. Every day, I’m reminded of their sting. Yes, God has forgiven my sins. But the consequences

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