Exploring the Magnificent, Yet Often Misunderstood, Mercy of God

Keith KettenringAncient Paths, Bible Insights, Christian Living, The Uncommon Journey

It is very clear in scripture and in life, that God is merciful. Over half the Psalms proclaim God’s mercy. God’s mercy is seen from Old Testament stories to the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ. Your life and mine are filled with evidence of God’s mercy. That you are alive: seeing, breathing, reading, thinking, and being show God’s mercy in … Read More

Exploring Sex, Seniors, and Spirituality

Keith KettenringAncient Paths, Christian Living, The Uncommon Journey

Jack may be retired, but he isn’t dead. Watching his ever-beautiful wife’s shadowy figure behind the shower curtain heightens the still-employed passion within. He thoughtfully relives memorable nights when it was “all systems go.” Automatically, his ero-system starts to hum. The mingling of hunger and hope feeds the genitive engine while her soft touch energizes it. This is, until “what’s … Read More

Hope For Those Wanting To Know “How To” Pray

Keith KettenringAncient Paths, Christian Living, Prayer & Fasting, The Uncommon Journey

I sit on the veranda overlooking the Caribbean ocean fitfully sobbing. As a 16 year old kid, I’m alone confronting my own contemptuous selfishness, flush with shame. My parents are fully confident that God wants us serving Him in Jamaica. I’m far-removed from such certainty. But as I read “How to Pray” by R. A. Torrey, the rottenness of my … Read More

Sharing The Secret To Resonant Communion With God

Keith KettenringAncient Paths, Christian Living, Prayer & Fasting, The Uncommon Journey

Wouldn’t it be great if you could organize an everyday prayer habit? Given the choice between a sporadic, sketchy prayer routine and a vibrant, vital one, most Christians would choose the latter. Yet, many Christians do not know how to establish a vibrant, vital prayer routine or maybe fear the idea of organized prayer. Most are familiar with “daily devotions,” … Read More

What the 5 “Solas” Really Mean

Keith KettenringAncient Paths, Christian Living, The Uncommon Journey

The Reformation has powerfully impacted Christianity. Some think that’s a good thing. Others believe it is a disaster. Many understand that, as beneficial as the Reformation was in its time, there are unintended consequences that adversely affected the Church then and continue to do so today.  [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”] It is often pointed out that there are five main tenets to … Read More

A Second-Look At A Popular “Doctrine” That Clouds Spiritual Reality

Keith KettenringAncient Paths, Bible Insights, Christian Living, The Uncommon Journey

Does this make sense to you? Why do I need to make any effort to move forward spiritually when God sees me as perfectly righteous in Jesus Christ? Since I’m perfect in Christ, why would I struggle to pray, fast, love my neighbor, or give to the poor? This highlights another de-motivating idea (along with “faith alone”) that has entrenched … Read More

It’s All For Your Salvation

Keith KettenringAncient Paths, Christian Living, The Uncommon Journey

I was planning on moving on from my discussion of faith alone and salvation until I read 2 Corinthians 1.6 this morning. This is how it reads in the NKJV: Now if we are afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effective for enduring the same sufferings which we also suffer. Or if we are comforted it … Read More