Former American Press staff writer Sunny Brown Farley writes "Naked Faith," a look at faith in its natural form: lived out in the day-to-day lives of ordinary people.

Happiness versus joy

Today I heard a great sermon on joy.

The sermon was part of a sermon series on the fruit of the spirit as listed in Gal. 5.

The preacher talked about how happiness is very much tied to conditions.

It falls into a formula: If X, then Y. If I get this certain job, I will be happy. [...]

You’re In!

Eph. 2:11-22

One in Christ

11Therefore, remember that formerly you who are Gentiles by birth and called “uncircumcised” by those who call themselves “the circumcision” (that done in the body by the hands of men)— 12remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the [...]

The Devil

When I was a little kid, my mom asked me what the devil looked like.

I told her he was red and had a tail and a pitchfork. She asked me how I knew, so I went to the kitchen cabinet and pulled out a can of Deviled Ham with his image on the label.

I wish [...]