If we truly believe that we are all born into a sinful world, capable of only feeding our own desires, unable to choose good over evil, servants of self, we come to this conclusion. But let’s get one thing straight – this post isn’t geared toward making light of another man’s personal life and public statements, or supporting or defending a presidential candidate. If we are brutally honest with ourselves, deep, deep down we are all Trumps… … More
You like someone – a lot. You’re sitting there with your phone, the text message already typed asking them to hang out or get coffee, you have already read over it 10 times for grammatical errors and to ensure you haven’t said too much, but at the same time you want it to be clear enough to get your point across… … More
When thinking about how to best engage our culture – whether it be through social media, blog posts, one-on-one convos, street evangelism, mass marketing, mainstream events, hip-hop radio, etc… – I’m constantly reminded that the blueprints have already been laid out for us in the life of Jesus… … More
The Apostle Paul’s explanation of divine love in his letter to the church in Corinth, in view of the love of Christ Jesus revealed in the gospel, is the kind of love which we as Christians are commanded to give to everyone, even our enemies. Because of the way our culture defines love, the thought of loving an enemy brings to mind the idea of enjoyment or having a sense of endearment or affection toward our enemies… … More
Last September I was driving across the United States, and I passed a small town in the southern part of Colorado. I was amazed at one thing in particular. I was in one of the most landlocked places in the North America yet there were boats just sitting in people’s yards. it was the strangest and saddest thing to see… … More
Let’s take a split-second and forget about Santa for a moment, his elves furiously making toys that will ultimately be dropped down a chimney and placed lovingly beneath every household’s tree across the globe. Let’s escape the mundane materialism of Christmas which kicks-off with Wal-Mart employees being trampled to death by crowds on Black Friday, to the last minute fights taking place aisle to aisle every Christmas Eve over the last toy every parent’s child “must have”. Let’s try for one second, to focus on something outside of ourselves… … More
The gospel of John gives us a story that displays Jesus’ heart of mercy towards the sinner. While Jesus was preaching in the temple, a group of Pharisees caught a woman committing adultery and brought her to Jesus… … More
Come Thanksgiving, many of us might be hitting the road to visit family, or surrounding ourselves with loved ones packing out our humble abodes, stressing over cooking enough to feed a small army, ironing out final game plans for this year’s Black Friday mania, or preparing to be asked a billion times “why you’re still single” or “when am I getting grandkids”, or still trying to figure out this “red cup” Starbucks conspiracy theory… … More
First of all, I would like to say how important it is to speak life. Paris was attacked on Friday, November 13th, by an evil that most of us can only imagine. Approximately 150 people lost their lives to the evil spoken by a tongue that gave way to death. Love was created by God to show unconditional forgiveness and to call us action. Let us not be afraid to stand up to injustice and bring truth to the forefront of our culture and who we are. … More
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