• hell
    healing,  inner healing

    Why Jesus Went to Hell: An Inner Healing Perspective

    The fact that Jesus entered hell is not much preached about. This is understandable since the major emphasis is and should be on the resurrection.  But His invasion of hell can be incredibly meaningful for many of us who have suffered trauma.  And honestly, a good many of us who haven’t. One of the main reasons many sufferers of trauma do not seek help is that they fear to have to re-enter their own personal hell. I get it. No one wants to go to hell. But too many also don’t necessarily want to leave it either. Jesus asked a man if he wanted to get well. This question is…

  • salvation
    Featured,  Salvation,  Spiritual Formation

    How to Practice Your Salvation

    For most of my life as a Christian, salvation was a one-time event. You went to the altar call or got yourself baptized and the deal was sealed. I learned in Sunday school and from countless sermons that salvation was through grace or sometimes through faith, depending on the denomination. The primary reason I could be saved was that Jesus died for my sins. I have since discovered that these are half-truths, really. Before you decide that I am a heretic for questioning the time-honored formulas for salvation, I have to first clarify that I firmly believe in all of the statements of the Nicene Creed. My issue is not…