Summer at the Movies Church Teaching: A Biblical Defense: Why Rambo IV is more Christian than Starwars (Parental Warning)

The True Gospel If you’ve never heard the Gospel of Jesus, it is this.  God sent his son Jesus to earth to be the substitute for our condemnation.  We were condemned because we rebelled against God and chose our own way.  But Jesus paid for our sin by dying on a cross and if we…… Continue reading Summer at the Movies Church Teaching: A Biblical Defense: Why Rambo IV is more Christian than Starwars (Parental Warning)

Another tragedy of canned music in church is no room for writing fresh music

  Let’s talk about food first.  To be honest, my soon coming analogy fails a bit because I love canned corn and fresh corn.  So if I was to write a blog article about how bad canned corn is compared to fresh, well, I’d be lying.  Call it weird, but I’m fine with a can…… Continue reading Another tragedy of canned music in church is no room for writing fresh music

John 3:16

If you’ve never heard the Gospel of Jesus, it is this.  God sent his son Jesus to earth to be the substitute for our condemnation.  We were condemned because we rebelled against God and chose our own way.  But Jesus paid for our sin by dying on a cross and if we believe in him,…… Continue reading John 3:16

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Dear Brothers and Sisters: Please Stop Boasting about a local Church/Pastor.

Dear Brothers and Sisters: Please Stop Boasting about a local Church/Pastor. As many read this, it is already possible to see the smoke coming out of many ear canals spelling “How Dare You!” “You’re harming the church!” “You have a spirit of criticism!” and so on. Speaking of spirits, recently I had someone cast the…… Continue reading Dear Brothers and Sisters: Please Stop Boasting about a local Church/Pastor.

Consumer Friendly Jesus Meets Matthew 10

Consumer Friendly Jesus Meets Matthew 10 As usual, Jesus would sit down and teach his disciples about the mission and vision he had for them.  So on a bright sunny day, Jesus sat down to teach. However, the process for each meeting was becoming pretty complicated because, after every survey, his disciples came up with…… Continue reading Consumer Friendly Jesus Meets Matthew 10

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It's all good till your love runs over people

Caveat First To my reader who may not know Christ as your personal savior.  My hope is that in reading the following post, you’ll know what to look for in a church fellowship.  As Christ followers, we are called to love you. You won’t find perfect people, but you can find a Christ fellowship that…… Continue reading Get on the Church bus, or get run over.

Stories from a new father

“Hey Daddy” Yes son. “When I make my car company, I’m going to put window wipers on the inside and outside of the windows.” That sounds nice. “And you get a car for free.” That’s nice. “… ok, maybe ten dollars.” Ok Son. “Hey Daddy?” Yes Son. “Do I have to tell the government that…… Continue reading Stories from a new father

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How we use music to segregate within the local church

How we use music to segregate our church meeting. ———————————————————————————————————- First of all, the rules for this post. (ominous sounding eh?) Rule: 1  This post is not about racial equality, race issues in general. Rule: 2 This post is not about singling out any culture or race. Rule: 3  This post is from an American…… Continue reading How we use music to segregate within the local church

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