In the aftermath of this morning’s Christmas sermon and a week of getting and giving Christmas presents, I realized most of us don’t know what a gift is. Since most of me and my extended family’s gift-giving money goes toward our collective six kids, all age 5 and under, this year we decided to draw […]
How is your church talking about gay marriage & homosexuality?
The recent Supreme Court decision to legalize gay marriage sent shock waves through the blogosphere and social media universe. Did your church talk about it at all? And if so, what did they say? Depending on the survey, 1.2-6.8% of the population identify as LGBT. So if you have a church of 100 people, that’s […]
Believing Jesus died on the cross for your sins will not save you
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 […]
Robin Williams Reminds Us To Remove the Stigma of Depression
Robin Williams’ death affected a lot of people. In fact, based on Twitter and Facebook posts following his death, I’d say his death may have affected more people than any celebrity death in recent memory. What I hope is that his death serves as a further catalyst to remove the stigma that so often goes […]
2 Unexpected Ways Believing in Hell has Reinvigorated my Faith
I grew up in a church tradition that really emphasized hell as a motivation for accepting Christ’s forgiveness of our sins. In fact, my own salvation decision as a young child was highly motivated by this. I no longer see overemphasis on hell (often an exclusive emphasis) as biblical or effective in bringing true heart […]
“Thousands of Mercies”
You created the earth and the sky and all that is within You make the earth quake The oceans crash And the mountains fall into the sea You created the behemoth With its mighty tail, huge teeth and legs like thunder You see when the mountain goat gives birth to her young You bring them […]