Does porn mess with your brain? Does it affect how you view the opposite sex as well as the act of sex? Or is it harmless and fun? Watch this TEDx video; it’s around 15 minutes long, but I promise you will not be bored. Science shows porn messes with your brain. If you don’t […]
How to Overcome Anger Problems
I’ve struggled with anger most of my life and have been encouraged to have made some recent discoveries that have been very helpful. While many people’s anger is toward other people, i.e. frustration, retaliation, and revenge, mine is typically directed at inanimate objects. I drop a plate and it breaks; I get angry. I throw […]
The Whole Gospel Manifesto
A close adaptation of this will soon appear on Crossroads Church’s website. Feel free to copy and paste this and adapt it to the language of your church. Let’s not be Christians who only live out 1/2 the Gospel… The Whole Gospel Manifesto Crossroads Church is a multiethnic 7-year-old church plant committed to the whole […]
5 Men. 5 Stories. Overwhelming evidence of the power of Jesus.
I hear a lot of people say they won’t believe in Jesus unless they see him physically. As if they want him to appear in a hologram-like state and speak to them in a deep booming voice. I saw Jesus this past Sunday. He was obvious. I saw him when I heard these 5 stories: […]
Rollins College Shuts Down Bible Study, Bans Christian InterVarsity
I came across a Fox News article today about how Rollins College in Winter Park, FL shut down a four person dorm room Bible study being led by InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. The college states the Bible study was only shut down because of a rule where groups can’t meet in the resident halls, but can […]
Weeping for Orphans. Where is the Church? Where are you? Where am I?
I spent today at the West Michigan CCDA (Christian Community Development Association) conference. After spending last weekend in Philadelphia at the Justice Conference, God has really been messing with me…in a good way. After the best day of talks (5 in a row) I’ve ever sat through, holding back tears several times, I got talking […]