A Six-Page Love Letter
There we were at the airport in Bergen, Norway, expecting to fly out at 6pm when we found out our flight got cancelled. After a…
Author: Christian Cerdan
An Inward Gaze of the Heart
Have you ever been stuck in a thought process you couldn’t get out? Perhaps you were experiencing fear or anxiety and your mind is fixated on someth…
Your Love is a Firm Foundation
I’ve been asking the question, “what does it look like for His love to become our our firm foundation?” The Holy Spirit kept bringing up John 15…
Changing our Perspective on Faith
Last year, I bought a bonsai tree. Bonsai trees are trees or shrub grown in a pot and artificially prevented from reaching its normal size. Just searc…
I Forgot How to Breathe
Last week, when I was in Puerto Rico, I had an opportunity go spear fishing. Spear fishing is where you free dive with just a snorkel on and your sp…
Delight Yourself in the Lord
When I looked at the word “delight” in this verse, its meaning goes far deeper than just being happy or joyful. The Hebrew word used is “anag,…
The Unfolding Story of Grace
Jesus begins the beatitude with blessing the poor in spirit and ends it with blessing those who are persecuted saying, “theirs is the Kingdom of God…
Redeeming Deconstruction: The Road to Reclaiming Your Identity
It was a small, gray thing called a laptop. The first game I ever played on it was The Lion King. For a kid like me, this was revelatory. Can such a d…
When the Spirit of Adoption Comes
In Romans 8, Paul contrasts between the spirit of slavery (fear) versus the spirit of adoption (love). There were a few moments over the years that th…
The Disruptive Power of Shalom
When you hear the word peace, what comes to mind? What do you feel? For awhile, I thought to be peaceful meant to be timid, passive, quiet, or shy. A …