Alien in a Strange Land

Philip Melli

  • Does Your Passion Need to be Worldly to Make Money

    I agree with the fact that we should be passionate about what we do for work.  If not, then that’s okay, but we eventually want to grow into doing work we are passionate about.  I do believe that work is… Continue reading

  • Knowledge vs. Understanding

    There is a reason why we can hear truth, know truth, but that truth never changes us. The reason is because we don’t fully understand. Knowledge is in the mind, but understanding is in the heart. The effects of not… Continue reading

  • From Fire to Foundation

    I used to think that after the trial, there would be an earthly reward.  After the furnace, I would walk into a throne room.  Now I see it differently. Our stories on earth are not all going to be like… Continue reading

  • Trials Don’t Have to be Religious to be Redemptive

    All humanity suffers due to sin.  Whether you are a Christian or not, we are all subject to the fallen nature of humanity.  The Bible talks about suffering very clearly, however, it talks of a different kind of suffering. Persecution… Continue reading

  • Being Filled With the Holy Spirit

    Being filled with the Holy Spirit is an essential part of service and carrying out our mission.  Throughout the new testament, we are commanded to be filled with and led by the Spirit.  As Christians, we desire to be filled… Continue reading

  • Jobs: Stepping Stones to Something Greater

    Jobs are a good starting place because they teach us a lot.  At first, we can rely on them to provide for us, but as time goes on, they don’t need to be the only source of income that we… Continue reading

  • Work With All Your Heart

    “Do everything without grumbling and arguing.”-Philippinas 2:14 “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart as if you were working for the Lord, not men, since you know you will receive an inheritance.”-Colossians 3:23 When I started out… Continue reading

  • When I am Weak, I am Strong

    2 Corinthians 12:9 says “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” In this passage, Paul is defending his ministry from people who were using his current predicaments against him.  However, Paul takes a… Continue reading

  • Managing Fear of the Unknown

    One of the necessary keys that foster creativity is a clear mind that is at peace.  This is something that you simply cannot assign a dollar value to.  I know for me the fear and risk of not knowing what… Continue reading

  • God’s Discipline

    Hebrews 12:11 says “No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful.  Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness for those who have been trained by it.”  James 1:2 says “Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you… Continue reading