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# Short Strolls in Faith

Short Strolls in Faith

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- [Navigating the Tough Road](https://www.shortstrollsinfaith.com/navigating-the-tough-road/) - This is an excerpt from my upcoming book, The Agape Triangle. Mondays. The only day in God’s creation that was not called good. Tuesday ended up receiving a double blessing but as for Monday when it was over, God surveyed what had been done and simply motioned to His heavenly host, Let’s move on. The
- [If America Is to Be Great, It Must First Be Good](https://www.shortstrollsinfaith.com/if-america-is-to-remain-great-it-must-first-be-good/) - Between Easter's celebration of resurrection through a National Day of Prayer to an Independence Day's declaration of freedom sits a sobering question: Can a 250-year-old republic renew itself before it forfeits its freedom? The trend lines are sobering. Debt, division, and cultural decay continue to accelerate. Bankruptcy — financial and moral — starts slowly, then
- [A Deadlier Threat](https://www.shortstrollsinfaith.com/a-deadlier-threat/) - As the debate on CV-19 continues with cognitive dissonance while smoldering fires within our cities cast a dreary haze bespeckled with the glint of projectiles hurled by “peaceful protestors,” there is an acute awareness amongst the majority of our citizens that something is terribly wrong in America. Our nation has seen its fair share of
- [Cure for a Deadlier Virus](https://www.shortstrollsinfaith.com/cure-for-a-deadlier-virus/) - As our Governor here in Georgia methodically enables more businesses to re-open, we slowly slip from the shackles of quarantine and return to a new normal that many of us wonder and worry whether it will resemble anything like the old normal. The Wuhan virus will definitely leave a scar. Could things be worse? As
- [The Ultimate Empty!](https://www.shortstrollsinfaith.com/the-ultimate-empty/) - As we hunker down in our homes trying to avoid a lurking, unseen, viral enemy, we notice the impact and emptiness it has caused. We see empty restaurants, offices, and movie theaters. We drive on empty streets, witness empty shelves in the grocery store (especially on the toilet paper aisle), and hear the empty sounds
- [It's Extinction Time for Darwin's Theory of Evolution](https://www.shortstrollsinfaith.com/its-extinction-time-for-darwins-theory-of-evolution/) - The year 2019 marks the 160th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s epic thesis, “On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life.” The premise of that elongated mouthful of a title is that all living creatures evolved through naturalistic methods from a common ancestor.
- [The Game of Life](https://www.shortstrollsinfaith.com/the-game-of-life/) - In gaming theory, there's an interesting game to play to test your loyalty, priorities, and worldview. OK, it's not that dramatically revealing, but clever nonetheless. It's called the Prisoner's Dilemma. Let's say, you and a buddy rob a bank and you get away with a big haul of cash. The police know you did it,
- [A nation under God](https://www.shortstrollsinfaith.com/a-nation-under-god/) - Are we a nation under God? The question is not whether we were founded as such a nation, but whether we wish to continue as one. Our nation’s form of government is not a theocracy, but a Constitutional Republic. As such, its structure is typically considered to be secular. This is a misleading extrapolation of
- [Happy Father's Day](https://www.shortstrollsinfaith.com/happy-fathers-day/) - Happy Father's Day to all the Dads out there. It's a special day of remembrance of our fathers, be they still with us here on planet earth or have been promoted to the next realm. The role of father is very important in the life of a child. Learning about the respect for authority, living
- [No Greater love](https://www.shortstrollsinfaith.com/no-greater-love/) - As we recognize the immense heroism displayed 75 years ago on the beaches of Normandy, we are reminded of a quote from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ: "Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends." - John 15:13 Roughly 4,400 men paid that ultimate price on
- [Inside Out](https://www.shortstrollsinfaith.com/inside-out/) - How do you live the Christian life? How do you walk in the Spirit? There's not a short answer to that, but we can address the critical concept that must be recognized. We can understand the procedure that gets us there. As the Gospel John tells us, "Unless a man is born again, he cannot
- [The WAY - A Summation of the 9 Discipline "P's" for a Most Excellent Life Journey](https://www.shortstrollsinfaith.com/the-way-a-summation-of-the-9-discipline-ps-for-a-most-excellent-life-journey/) - Well dear reader, for all of you who have travelled along thru this series of blogs, we have now reached the end of the writing part so it's time to transition from thought and word into action and deed. If you're just now joining us, well, you're catching the epilogue, but if this post seems
- [PARTNER - Walk with God](https://www.shortstrollsinfaith.com/partner-walk-with-god/) - In our ongoing "Life is a Journey, what's the best way to travel" series, we are now down to our last "P". It's the most important. In the previous blog, we covered the Great Commission to make disciples. The last sentence of that commission is the most comforting verse in the Bible. Jesus said, "And
- [PASSION - Make Disciples](https://www.shortstrollsinfaith.com/passion-make-disciples/) - If you had a great story to tell, wouldn't you be excited to share it with others? If you discovered a great secret that would be helpful to others wouldn't you want others to know it? If you went on an amazing vacation and stayed at an incredible resort, would you not post the fun
- [POTENTIAL - Submit to God](https://www.shortstrollsinfaith.com/potential-submit-to-god/) - Want to be your best? Then, it's time to give it up for the LORD! As a Southerner, it is quite distasteful and bad form really, to quote a Yankee General, but the specific terms U.S. Grant offered to Confederates at Fort Donelson during the Civil War War of Northern Aggression perfectly applies to our
- [The Golden Rule](https://www.shortstrollsinfaith.com/the-golden-rule/) - Treat others as you would like to be treated. Often called the Golden Rule, it's a quote from our Lord Jesus (Matt 7:12). Simple in concept, profound in purpose, balanced in justice, it is a universal maxim that members of every faith, be they those that believe in no god, one God, or many gods,
- [PERSPECTIVE - Trust God](https://www.shortstrollsinfaith.com/perspective-trust-god/) - In taking a journey or trip, it's important to have a good attitude. To maximize our enjoyment in our travels, we need to have a proper mindset. If, as a kid, we thought going to Disney World would be really neat, we need to have that viewpoint when we travel in our life journey with
- [PROCLAMATION - Share the Gospel](https://www.shortstrollsinfaith.com/proclamation-share-the-gospel/) - Let's talk. Conversation, dialogue, and in general, communication are essential in a relationship. There must be a connection...somehow, somewhere. God desires an intimate relationship with us, and as the previous video explained, He greatly values us having good relationships with each other. So what are the keys to a successful relationship? The critical ingredient is
- [Cleaning up our Relationships](https://www.shortstrollsinfaith.com/cleaning-up-our-relationships/) - Our mission is to glorify God and loving thy neighbor is a primary way to honor God. How important is it for us to get along with one another? In God's eyes it's very important! For those of you who are parents, how would you like it if someone mistreated your children? Could you be
- [PROCESS - Do all things in love](https://www.shortstrollsinfaith.com/process-do-all-things-in-love/) - The Bible states, "God is love." (1 John 4:8) It's not just that God is loving which He certainly is, but love is the very nature and essence of God. We should pause for a moment and contemplate that incredible statement. Our Creator is love and we are created in His image, therefore we are
- [Gaining Independence:   Love Yourself](https://www.shortstrollsinfaith.com/gaining-independence-love-yourself/) - In our "Life is a journey, so what's the best way to travel" series, we've now completed the first leg of our trilogy. So let's have a quick review to regather our thoughts. We started off by considering the greatest commandment which is to love God with all we've got and love our neighbors as
- [PRIORITY - Seek God's Kingdom First](https://www.shortstrollsinfaith.com/priority-seek-gods-kingdom-first/) - In our family, the Christmas season has always been an important family celebration. Starting with our original core of Mom's parents, Mom & Dad, my older brother and sister and myself, this tradition of family gathering has been in place every year of my existence on planet earth. Although my grandparents, Dad, and my brother-in-law
- [PURPOSE - Glorify God](https://www.shortstrollsinfaith.com/purpose-glorify-god/) - What on earth are we here for? It's an important question. Discovering the correct answer to that question is central to creating a life strategy as it gives our life meaning---it gives us a Purpose. Once we understand our purpose, we then can discern the best way to accomplish it. Using our Life Strategy Project
- [PREPARATION - Put on the Full Armor of God](https://www.shortstrollsinfaith.com/preparation-put-on-the-full-armor-of-god/) - Do you feel lucky? It's hard to go wrong starting a blog where you quote Clint Eastwood's Dirty Harry. Luck is a valuable, perhaps even preferred quality as reflected in the saying, "I'd rather be lucky than good." In today's movies, virtually all heroes have superpowers and in the movie Dead Pool 2, the power
- [Jesus is Lord! Now what?](https://www.shortstrollsinfaith.com/jesus-is-lord-now-what/) - Greetings fellow travelers on our metaphorical "Life is a Journey so what's the Best Way to Travel?" adventure. We'll invoke a little Navy lingo and conduct a SITREP (an acronym for Situation Report) to perform a quick review of the salient points we have covered in these last few weeks. We started with some logical
- [The Divine Scorecard](https://www.shortstrollsinfaith.com/the-divine-scorecard/) - What profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul? What's the price of a soul? What's the value of eternal life? Which path shall I choose? This is not Game of Thrones where multiple kingdoms are at your disposal to selectively place your allegiance. There exists but two camps for you
- [God's Reward Program](https://www.shortstrollsinfaith.com/gods-reward-program/) - Greetings all! If you've been following along, we've been pursuing a theme that life is a journey and our mission is to discover, "What's the best way to travel?" We then discussed some strategy-defining "If statements" and evaluated their merit. We've concluded that the evidence is overwhelming that there is a Personal Creator of the
- [One Way](https://www.shortstrollsinfaith.com/one-way/) - Greetings dear readers! We've been pondering the metaphor that life is a journey and our goal is to determine the best way to travel. To grasp the landscape and the rules of the road for our journey we posited a series of If questions (see "The Big IFs" blog) which basically stated that if there
- [The Science of God](https://www.shortstrollsinfaith.com/the-science-of-god/) - Do you believe in God? Why or why not? What reason would you give for your belief? Because the Bible tells you so? What else you got? "...Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and
- [The Big "IF"](https://www.shortstrollsinfaith.com/the-big-if/) - If we are to build a life strategy or to define a successful life, where do we start? The question can be overwhelming. It's like staring at a blank canvas with painter's block (if painters suffer the same mental dilemma/state that writers often do). Fortunately, we can bring in some consulting advice to help us
- [What about God?](https://www.shortstrollsinfaith.com/what-about-god/) - The oft-used metaphor “Life is journey” is perhaps now considered overly cliché; nevertheless, it’s true. Like a road trip off into the unknown, our lives can have many hills and valleys, lefts, rights, long flat straightaways where we can see far ahead and tight blind curves where we have no idea what’s next. The road
- [The Shortest Bible verse](https://www.shortstrollsinfaith.com/the-shortest-bible-verse-2/) - Jesus wept
- [There's no Racism in Heaven](https://www.shortstrollsinfaith.com/theres-no-racism-in-heaven/) - Heaven will be such an incredible experience! In the meantime, our goal and our prayer is to proclaim and promote God's will on earth as it is in Heaven. For we know that if the earthly tent [our physical body] which is our house is torn down [through death], we have a building from God,
- [A Cross of Love](https://www.shortstrollsinfaith.com/a-cross-of-love/) - Here’s wishing a happy Valentine’s Day to everyone! So, what better day can there be to write about love? Especially God’s love—an amazing, unfathomable love. God is love; it’s part of His very nature. Each day of life we are blessed to experience we should remind ourselves of the first four words of the Bible,

## Pages

- [Home](https://www.shortstrollsinfaith.com/) - “It’s virtually impossible not to recognize oneself in these homespun stories of Christians connecting with God as they go about the ordinary business of living their lives as the authors speak with voices that should make readers feel right at home.” —Clarion Review
- [The Book](https://www.shortstrollsinfaith.com/book/) - Take a refreshing "faith break"! Pause for a moment from the challenges of life and let your heart and mind take a pleasant journey—a short stroll in faith. Travel along in forty-two separate trips with the writers, who find God’s presence in the ordinary moments of their lives. One author sees the imprint of God’s
- [The Author](https://www.shortstrollsinfaith.com/author/) - Tom McAllister is the primary author of Short Strolls in Faith and is a Strategy Consultant for both Profit and Nonprofit organizations. He was the founder and CEO of CMAC, Inc., a technology consulting firm in Atlanta, and has also led companies ranging from recruiting firms to a barbecue restaurant. A former navy supply officer,
- [Order Now](https://www.shortstrollsinfaith.com/buy/) - A delightful collection of short stories that provide a thought-provoking, humorous, and inspiring commentary of applying the principles of scripture into one’s daily life. ORDER A COPY NOW ISBN 13 (SOFT): 9781490815459 ISBN 13 (HARD): 9781490815466 ISBN 13 (eBook): 9781490815442 www.westbowpress.com
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