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I Never Walk Alone

by miss poppy Ever since I was little, I've created worlds in my head. Some of them included me, others didn't. When I was little, these alternate universe stories helped me learn and navigate challenges or just get th…
Through Immense Physical and Emotional Pain I've Learned Lessons of Love

by miss poppy I'm one of those people who always had a plan. From a very young age, I wanted to be independent. As soon as I realized what it meant not to have money for things I wanted, I decided to make sure tha…
The Marriage Question

by miss poppy For a while now, I've thought I likely wouldn't marry. These past couple of days, a friend has been challenging me on that. Thinking about it, I've realized that I don't just have a slightly negative feeli…
Did the Father Go to the Cross with Jesus?

by miss poppy John 14:11 Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the miracles themselves. (emphasis mine) Given this truth, is it possible to postu…
Fear of God = Positive Fear

by miss poppy I've read and heard a lot of people try to explain what the fear of God means. Not many seem to take these verses into account. This passage certainly puts the idea of fearing God into a different and very…
Secret Millionaire- We All Know One

by miss poppy Have you seen the new Fox show "Secret Millionaire?" The premise is that American multi-millionaires spend a week living in a poor community, masquerading as impoverished people. They live on the amount t…
What Praying Without Ceasing Means...

by miss poppy 1 Thessalonians 5:17 Pray without ceasing. I believe the primary purpose of prayer is to facilitate relationship with God. That is how we can pray without ceasing, because everything we think or do can b…
The Twilight Worldview-My Perspective on Edward, Bella and the Movie/Book

by miss poppy I wanted to like Twilight. I really did. This post is coming from a hybrid opinion of the movie and the first half of book. I've tried to minimize spoilers, but read at your own risk. I had to mention som…
Do You Really Believe God is Love?

by miss poppy If we really believed that God was pure love, how would it change us? Perhaps we would stop hesitating to come to Him out of fear of His response. We would grow so hungry for Him that our lives would be …
My Taste in Christian Music Has Changed...

by miss poppyI like Christian music. When I was little, I was all about Clay Crosse. Michael W. Smith was kind of young. Steven Curtis Chapman was cutting edge. Those crazy-haired kids who called themselves DC Talk wer…