Author Archives: micahsewell

Government & Economics

Are these statements true?
The government has a moral obligation to help the poorest and neediest members of our society.
Education is a fundamental (unalienable) civil right of every individual.
It is immoral for bank presidents to be making millions of dollars while the country as a whole suffers because of bad banking practices.

Sin is Unreasonable

There is no conceivable reason why man should have rebelled against God.

An Article Worth Reading

Alexander Solzhenitsyn
at Harvard Class Day Afternoon Exercises,
Thursday, June 8, 1978

A Confidence In God

If you are older than 15 you probably remember watching Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.  Indiana was trying to find the Holy Grail before the Nazis could use it to conquer the world. Of course that wasn’t enough suspense. He also had only a few minutes before his father died. To accomplish all of this…

Not Under the Law

I don’t need to follow all of those rules. I can do whatever I want. I’m under grace not the law! Quit being so legalistic. After all, Jesus rejected the law. Right?

The Place Your Glory Dwells

by Micah Sewell – January 30, 2009 – Recently, a friend and coworker of mine was planning a retreat for our staff. She approached me and asked if I would be willing to share during a devotional time. I, of course, was quick to say, “yes.” I began to get excited about a chance to teach or preach, but she kept talking. My excitement faded as she said, “it’s on the glory of God.”

The Separation is Caused By Us

When people are separated in relationship it is usually two-way. There was hurt from one side or both. Pride from one side or both. Neglect from one side or both. Both people have distanced themselves. Eventually each side decides to stay separated. At least this seems to be the pattern. I’ll give that there are…

Hearing God's Voice

The more I study God and the Bible the more I become convinced that it is all about relationship. Everything is about relationship. Each of the ten commandments were details on how to properly relate to either God or man. Eternal life according to John 17:3 is relationship with God. Jesus summed up the Old…

A Brief Look at Church History

This blog is the product of a lot of reading and listening, long nights of homework, several hours in a classroom setting and a whole lot of thinking. I wrote it a year ago, but I think it is still relevant. Read through it, and let me know what you think. I am no history…

The Princess and the Dragon

Once upon a time, in a land far away, there lived the most beautiful princess. She was happy and content living with her family. But one horrible day a fierce dragon came and snatched her away. He carried her to the most wretched excuse for a castle in the most wretched of lands where it…