Romans 6:23 is one of the most common verses used in evangelism: For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. (NLT) It’s a key feature on the Romans Road Bible tract and in general serves as a summation of the gospel message […]
What To Do With Your White Privilege Besides Feel Bad About It
This is not a blog post to try to help white people understand what white privilege is and/or to persuade them to acknowledge it and do something about it. I did a blog post a few months ago that did that. It was helpful for many and received flak from others. I used the analogy […]
How Do I Work On My Marriage When My Spouse Doesn’t Care?
One of the toughest things in a marriage is when one spouse wants to work on the relationship but the other doesn’t think there is a problem, or worse, doesn’t care. (Also recommended from Noah Filipiak: How to Love Your Spouse When They Don’t Love You Back) The spouse who wants to work on the […]
Bizzle’s Powerful Message to White Christians on Ferguson, Compassion
To my white Christian friends, when you read/listen to this, do so with humility, an open heart, and most of all with compassion. The question is not “Do you agree with all of Bizzle‘s points?” The question is, “Do you have compassion on what Bizzle, Michael Brown, Trayvon Martin, John Crawford, Eric Garner and so […]
How to Stop Looking at Porn
If you’re wondering how to stop looking at porn, the first thing you need to do is stop the bleeding. The majority of porn nowadays is viewed online, so you have to get an online filter and/or monitoring software for all of your online devices. I recommend Covenant Eyes (use promo code BEYOND to get […]
The Difference in Church Customers vs. Contributers–Which Are You?
Most people think 1 Corinthians 14 is only about whether we should speak in tongues in church or not. What I found when preaching on this text a few weeks ago was a much broader, and in my opinion, much more important meaning. What this chapter ultimately answers is the question, What is the purpose […]