The Resurrection and Passover
Hello Altered Stories Family, This weekend we celebrate the death, burial and resurrection of our Lord. However, did you know that there is a tie into the Jewish Passover that was just observed this past weekend? In fact the very sacraments that we take known as...
The Season of Transition
Hello Altered Stories Family, As I was reflecting on what to share and working on another project, the idea of transition came to me. The idea is that when we come to Christ, we move in to a period of transition. For example, before I was a Christian I was well known...
The Blessings of Self-Care
Hello Altered Stories Family. I want to take a moment to talk to you about the blessing of self-care. I know no one talks about this much, but as a follower of Christ and as someone who is active during the week, I cannot tell you how needed this is. We live in a time...
Wrestling with God
Hello Altered Stories Family, As of late, I have read a lot of Science Fiction. One of the authors I am reading is a man, who not only is good at telling a good story, but he also questions the idea of faith and God and all the things around that. I do not know if he...
Falling in Love with the Lover of Your Soul
Hello Altered Stories Family, We have entered February where love is often spoken of. In that spirit, I want to shift our eyes to the one who is the author of love. Let me first begin with a story. When I was 10 years old, I had to face one of the hardest surgeries I...
Finding Rest In The Unrest
Hello Altered Stories Ministry Family, As I write our country is greatly divided. Half of the country believes the elections that we just had were fraudulent, the other half is cheering that their candidate won. On top of this, we still have Covid-19 issues to deal...
Looking Forward in the New Year
Hello Altered Stories Family. As we now enter in to the New Year, what should we expect? While many have said good riddance to 2020, we now need to look forward to this year and ask ourselves what is next? Are we going to see places open up and go back to what used to...
The Reason is Love
Hello Altered Stories Family, As I write it is almost Christmas. Many will gather to celebrate the birth of our Lord, but what is behind his coming? Well, to find that answer let us look at the story through an unlikely character’s eyes. Say you are a shepherd who is...
Speaking Peace
Hello Altered Stories Family, As I write this blog we are living in very uncertain times. There is the threat of violence in the streets and we do not have an elected leader in America. So how are we to respond? In short, I believe we are to pray for our leadership,...
Bringing Your Hurts to God
Hello Altered Stories Family, As I write this blog, I'm fighting off a stomach bug. You know the kind that keeps you in bed and you feel like you got hit by a truck. Oh so fun, which leads me to the topic I want to speak about for a moment. Why must we fight these...