Two-thousand years ago, the Jewish people found themselves in a sad and sorrowful time. The Roman government had overtaken all that they knew as near and dear for their religion to be promising. You could say that they were living in a time of bad news. A few men found themselves in a unique situation … Continue reading Fall On Your Knees For the Savior Alone
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Kanye Meets the King of Kings
I have to shamefully admit, I was skeptical when I first began hearing about Kanye's dabbling in Christian circles a few months back, and didn't pay much attention until recently. He's been hosting his own church services. Now he has released what may be considered one of the most God-glorifying hip-hop albums to date in … Continue reading Kanye Meets the King of Kings
Let Every Heart Prepare Him Room
Christmas creates all sorts of feelings. Just hearing the word “Christmas” can stir all sorts of emotions. What my wife would call “warm fuzzies” seem to be the center of Christmas for the majority of the world. It is about a feeling. It is about emotions. It is about all the warm fuzzies that the … Continue reading Let Every Heart Prepare Him Room
I Am a Mocker
Holy Week – or Passion Week – is a very emotional week for my wife and I, for we always try to read the Scripture corresponding to the day that Christ was in that week. Thus we can gain a sense of how things played out at a chronological level. Chronological Bible reading is the most … Continue reading I Am a Mocker
How To Kill Sin: Temptation (Part 2)
We are now in the second post in the five part series on killing sin. The first post gave us a working definition of sin. This post will give us a working definition of desire and temptation. The goal is to heed John Owen's words, "Be killing sin, or sin be killing you." The question … Continue reading How To Kill Sin: Temptation (Part 2)
Know Why You Believe What You Believe
Know why you believe what you believe. What seems to be such a simple statement can bring about complicated implications. In order to know the why, we must also know the what; and in order to know the what, we must also know the why. Everyone believes something. An atheist believes, though it be in … Continue reading Know Why You Believe What You Believe
Pray To Be Sent, Not Safe
"Lord, keep us all safe today." "I pray for a hand of protection over everyone in this room." "May we all have a sense of security as we part ways today." All of us have heard either these exact prayers or variations of these prayers. They saturate our comfortable, American, churches. They permeate our culture. … Continue reading Pray To Be Sent, Not Safe
Does God Exist? Evolution
For you, the word “evolution” may stir emotions of anger, for others, it may stir emotions of excitement. Either way, evolution is a matter that has been and continues to be hotly debated. In recent years, there were discoveries of what certain scientists would state to be various stages of evolutionary development. A Neanderthal being … Continue reading Does God Exist? Evolution
Does God Exist? Faulty Accusations
As I spoke with an atheist one day who struggled to comprehend the possibility of the existence of God, he posed a few questions. He did not pose these questions in order to “stump” me, but out of a genuine curiosity and difficulty on wrapping his head around the idea of a divine being. As … Continue reading Does God Exist? Faulty Accusations
Does God Exist? Moral Standards
A few months back, while on a road trip with my dad and brother, we began to talk about the advance of technology and got on the subject of technology in cars. Some of you may remember the day when technology was almost nonexistent in the car world. Some of you may remember 8-track players, … Continue reading Does God Exist? Moral Standards
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