Ascension Cafe

AEVIA

First, we understand that God Himself is Beauty, and Justice, and Goodness, and Joy, and Peace, and Love, He is the sum of all perfections. And so God’s will is simply an expression of that divine perfection, and it shares in that perfection. So whenever we accept the will of God in our hearts, we … Read more

No matter where you are or how you feel, find something to be grateful for. Give thanks for life’s small miracles, for a smile, or a sunset or for any of nature’s wonders. Even if the only thing you can appreciate is your next breath, then give thanks for that. Slowly, let the appreciation grow … Read more

Praise God with your pen.Praise Him with the creativity of your mind.Let stories well up which glorify His name;Choose words that guide children in ways of truth.The Lord is your Theme and Climax,Your Beginning and your End.Give Him praise as you sit at your keyboard. AEVIA Reveals the Source

Securely ensconced in my own merit and goodness, I eventually found myself in a position to be the creator of my own belief system and my own judge of what was right and good, or wrong and bad. From that position, I could safely live however I wanted to, and simply draw back from anything … Read more

The search for God, for truth, for feeling of being completely good — not the cultivation of goodness, of humility, but the seeking out of something beyond the inventions and tricks of the mind, which means having a feeling for that something, living in it, being it — that is true religion. But you can … Read more

I think we need to re-examine what it means to be “good.” Does God meet our definitions of good? Sometimes not. But if He is the author of goodness, then it is He that gets to define “goodness” – and it may be a bigger, more complicated answer than we’re capable of grasping. Sometimes we … Read more

We see in others only what we believe is possible to be seen. We don’t see others with bird feathers or unicorn horns because we do not believe it is possible. So, if we think we see in someone else a character flaw, we must be honest with ourselves and understand that we believe God … Read more

My friend is a good and honest man, sincere in his zeal to find truth. Perhaps a bit too zealous, for I fear that he is trapped in modernist assumptions about truth (assumptions that go back to Plato). But as we talked, we looked at how the many atheists seem to have two messages: Religion … Read more

“LIFE Groups” is a term we use to highlight the role of small groups within our fellowship. We use the “LIFE” acronym to mean L: Live Victoriously or Live for the Sake of Others – The group helps support a victorious, unselfish life.I: Illuminate Truth, Beauty & Goodness – The group helps to teach about … Read more