One of Satan’s biggest lies when it comes to sexual temptation is that we’re the only one who struggles with it. If we were to share our struggles with trusted Christian friends their mouths would surely drop, gasping in disbelief and disgust at our dirty sin. So we keep our struggle bottled up in shame, […]
Positioning White Privilege to Where We Actually Can Talk About it
When we hear the word “racist,” we think of KKK members, the “N-word”, or the recent comments made by Clippers owner Donald Sterling. A racist is someone who doesn’t like people of other races. Typically in America it has been seen as a white person who doesn’t like black people. When the topic of white […]
Reasons to stop looking at pornography…and how to do it
Wondering how to stop looking at online porn? Click here for the best online filters and monitoring software I’ve found (with my reviews) for PC, Mac, Android, iPad & iPhone, including deals and discounts. I’ve shared in depth my personal battle with pornography. I know the effects it has on a person, as well as on […]
Was Jesus Cool?
I cancelled my subscription to Relevant Magazine this week, a magazine I’ve received for many years now. This truly is not a post to bash Relevant–I think they have a very focused mission, are very good at what they do, and I know are helping a lot of people. I’m really just writing this to […]
Why do we talk about race at our church?
I never heard a sermon that referenced race while growing up in church. What does race have to do with people coming to know Jesus, anyway? Or what does it have to do with the Bible? When I talk about race in sermons at Crossroads, I think these are thoughts that go through the minds […]
Is the Church unified in Jesus or layers of race, ethnicity & culture?
We began a sermon series in 1 Corinthians a couple of weeks ago. Week 1 on the first chapter went off fine. I talked about how the church at Corinth was a squabbling, quarreling church and that Paul was writing this letter to them to teach them to be united Christ and to get along […]