My heart breaks today for the lost and deceived people of this world. In the last week alone, I’ve flipped on the television and heard about political controversies, scrolled through Facebook and seen protests and violence, read Tweets speaking of racial slurs and hatred, and watched videos of little children being theologically deceived into believing […]
Read more "A Call to Action"Reflect upon the following verses and consider their likeness to each other: “For whoever keeps the entire law, yet fails in one point, is guilty of breaking it all… Speak and act as those who will be judged by the law of freedom. For judgment is without mercy to the one who hasn’t shown mercy. Mercy […]
Read more "I Love Me / You"Do you remember the story of Lazarus’ resurrection in John chapter 11? Jesus knew he was sick and purposely stayed back, waiting in order to demonstrate his supernatural power in a way that no one had ever seen before. Wow, that in itself is worthy of an entire sermon series. But today let’s focus in on […]
Read more "An Old Hat Faith"“As He was passing by, He saw a man blind from birth” (Jn. 9:1). Do you remember growing up and being afraid of the dark? I’ve found that many times we as adults can have a very similar fear. While we might not need night lights in order to feel comfortable enough to fall asleep, would […]
Read more "When the Lights Turn On"Have you ever felt like you’re walking through life on the proverbial treadmill? Like there’s something holding you back? Like no matter how many steps you take, you still don’t seem to be going anywhere? In John 10, Jesus encounters a situation that could have led to a complete halt on his entire purpose and ministry… […]
Read more "Get Off the Treadmill"One of the great questions just about every human strives to answer for himself or herself is this: Why am I here? Deep within the human heart is the desire for significance, identity, and purpose. For Christians, we understand that we are able to find all three through Jesus, the Messiah, the ultimate solution to the […]
Read more "Why Am I Here?"I’m constantly reminded of the importance of prayer. It’s the communication between Father and child. It’s the tool through which heaven meets earth. It’s the instrument of blessing and divine favor. And I was challenged this past weekend that no matter what life throws at us, our first response should ALWAYS be prayer. But did you […]
Read more "We’ve Been Praying Wrong"“A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell into the hands of robbers. They STRIPPED him, beat him up, and fled, leaving him half dead” (Lk. 10:30). Now for the record, I do not advocate stripping or strip clubs… And I’m fairly certain Jesus doesn’t either (notice the torment and humiliation associated […]
Read more "Becoming a Professional Stripper"No, I’m not gay. Nor have I ever desired to be gay. I affirm the biblical mandate that marriage (and, therefore, sex in general) is only to be between one man and one woman. But as of yesterday (June 26, 2015), we are confronted with a very serious and life-changing decision–the Supreme Court has legalized […]
Read more "I’m Coming Out."What comes to your mind when you think about what it means to be a follower of Christ? I think for many of us our first thoughts are: go to church, pray, read the Bible. Or perhaps you’re uber spiritual, and your first thought is “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations…” While it […]
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Simon Says What? 