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# Tony Kafka

Concise Answers to Tough Questions

## Sitemaps

- [XML Sitemap](https://www.tonykafka.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website.

## Posts

- [Blog](https://www.tonykafka.com/blog/)
- [Any Fish, Boys?](https://www.tonykafka.com/2022/06/19/any-fish-boys/) - A Fathers Day Snapshot“Boys! What’s going on around here?” I recall countless times my dad asking this question. This kind of question. He was in Dad mode. Checking up. Getting our attention. Reminding us he was present with us. Bringing us back to the moment and the task at hand. “It’s about time for supper.” Here's the reason this story, involving the disciples and Jesus, speaks so clearly. Only the Lord can call out, “Boys, any fish?” and draw them forward into their life’s work.
- [Awareness & Mindfulness - drawing closer to God](https://www.tonykafka.com/2022/03/03/awareness-mindfulness-drawing-closer-to-god/) - Tony "It seems that seeking God should help. But how? The practice of mindfulness can open a way to connect with God’s Spirit." Consider mindfulness to grow in your experience of knowing God. The practice of mindfulness can bring an experience of peace in chaotic times. What stresses you? What tears down your peace? Work that is never complete? A pet that forgot her training? Kids agitated and out of control? Anxiety growing into a panic attack when
- [One Influential Woman](https://www.tonykafka.com/2021/03/11/one-influential-woman/) - I got caught up and inundated in Evelyn’s love for God and people.
- [What About The Limitations On Women In The Church?](https://www.tonykafka.com/2019/06/28/what-about-the-limitations-on-women-in-the-church/) - All Christians are equal in Christ as demonstrated in two ways. First, all have equal access to salvation through faith in Christ. “So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither
- [May Women Be Leaders in The Church?](https://www.tonykafka.com/2019/06/13/may-women-be-leaders-in-the-church/) - Women as Church Leaders May women serve in leadership in the church? Many teach and hold the conviction that women cannot be church leaders because of two passages that place limitations on the activity of women in a church setting. Here are my “CliffsNotes” on this question. Here are seven possible roles of women in
- [Reasons That Women May Speak in Churches](https://www.tonykafka.com/2019/06/13/reasons-that-women-may-speak-in-churches/) - Does the Bible teach that women may speak, teach or preach in a church? The New Testament demonstrates that women preached in the early church. How do we know that? Women were gifted as prophets. Three passages present this. One, Philip the evangelist, one of the Seven “had four unmarried daughters who prophesied” (Acts 21:9).
- [How can I love God when I’m supposed to fear God?](https://www.tonykafka.com/2019/02/04/how-can-i-love-god-when-im-supposed-to-fear-god/) - Psalm 111:10a (NIV) poses, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.” This passage seems to contradict 1 John 4:18a (NIV), “There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear.”The answer starts with seeing the fear of the Lord as the source of wisdom. If we want wisdom we will
- [What principles can help me understand the Bible?](https://www.tonykafka.com/2019/02/01/what-principles-can-help-me-understand-the-bible/) - What are some principles to help me understand the Bible as a whole The Bible has 66 different books written by at least thirty authors over a span of 1500 years. This alone gives us a challenge to be able to fit it all together so we can know the truth God has revealed. Everyone
- [The devil made me do it?](https://www.tonykafka.com/2018/06/17/the-devil-made-me-do-it/) - Can the devil make Christians do wrong? Our impressions about the source of evil must never contradict the nature of God. 1 John 4:1-6 clearly states that the one who is in you (God, the Holy Spirit) is greater than any other power. “You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the
- [Life is Incredible](https://www.tonykafka.com/2018/04/19/text-blog-post/) - What do I regard as one key transition point in the Christian journey? Being at peace with the paradox that God loves me while He does not rescue me from the suffering of living in a fallen world that brings suffering to me and those I love. “One thing God has spoken, two things have
- [Harmonizing What the Bible Says on a Topic](https://www.tonykafka.com/2018/05/26/harmonizing-what-the-bible-says-on-a-topic/) - How do I figure out what the Bible means when it seems to teach different things? When we consider teachings that are addressed in many places in the Bible, we are guided by a scale of importance. That scale comes from and involves our preconceptions. My preconception is that God has communicated to people to

## Pages

- [Home](https://www.tonykafka.com/) - Step into a conversation with others - people just asking honest questions trying to know God. By joining into these posts, you can be a part of making sense of these questions, and to be set free to know God in everyday life. The answers are concise rather than long explanations or proofs. Bible passages
- [Know God](https://www.tonykafka.com/know-god/) - People want to believe but what happens when the Bible isn't easy to understand? Know God was born around the dinner table from conversations between Tony, his wife Sandy, and son Micah. Now you can listen in on these conversations where straightforward questions are discussed to bring insights to know God within yourself and all of
- [About](https://www.tonykafka.com/about/) - I believe that the Creator God exists and can be known personally. One way God has communicated to people is through prophets and apostles who recorded truth with written words that provide wisdom and power for life. This is the foundation of all that is found contained on this site. I pursue growth through study, reading,
- [Contact](https://www.tonykafka.com/contact/) - I have lived in the Midwest and High Plains my entire life, even though I love visiting many other places in the United States. Nebraska has been home for more than 10 years. Contact me by email or Facebook message.
- [A homepage section](https://www.tonykafka.com/a-homepage-section/) - This is an example of a homepage section. Homepage sections can be any page other than the homepage itself, including the page that shows your latest blog posts.
- [Sample Page](https://www.tonykafka.com/sample-page/) - This is an example page. It's different from a blog post because it will stay in one place and will show up in your site navigation (in most themes). Most people start with an About page that introduces them to potential site visitors. It might say something like this: Hi there! I'm a bike messenger

## Categories

- [Understanding the Bible](https://www.tonykafka.com/category/understanding_bible/) - Methods to help you understand the Bible.
- [Relationships](https://www.tonykafka.com/category/relationships/) - Finding guidance and strength for living in healthy ways with relationship with others. Includes love, family and healing fractured relationships.
- [Trusting in God](https://www.tonykafka.com/category/trusting_god/) - Finding help for living a wholehearted relationship with God.
- [Everyday Life](https://www.tonykafka.com/category/everyday_life/) - Insights to bring faith, hope, love and peace to everyday life so one may live in tune with God and all of his creation.
- [Evil](https://www.tonykafka.com/category/evil/) - The problem of evil in a creation made by an all powerful and loving God.
- [Leadership](https://www.tonykafka.com/category/leadership/)
- [Gender](https://www.tonykafka.com/category/gender/)
- [Women](https://www.tonykafka.com/category/women/)

## Tags

- [God](https://www.tonykafka.com/tag/god/)
- [Love](https://www.tonykafka.com/tag/love/) - Love is ultimate and eternal.
- [Women](https://www.tonykafka.com/tag/women/)
- [hospitality](https://www.tonykafka.com/tag/hospitality/)
- [Mindfulness](https://www.tonykafka.com/tag/mindfulness/)
- [Parenting](https://www.tonykafka.com/tag/parenting/)
- [Fathering](https://www.tonykafka.com/tag/fathering/)
- [Adulting](https://www.tonykafka.com/tag/adulting/)
- [Leading](https://www.tonykafka.com/tag/leading/)