Likewise, every person and their specific gifting/role are all equally important and necessary. Our lives must be connected in a way much more significant than just showing up to meetings. We must know what’s going on with each other. We need fail-safes just like the fast-food restaurant. If one person can’t teach the meeting one week – having someone else be ready, willing, and competent enough to take over is significant.
Category: Ancient Scrolls
Posts from my old websites. Images may be missing, formatting may have been lost.
The Anonymous Billionaire (Romans 12 Part 1)
You’re a millionaire now! If an anonymous billionaire gave you a million dollars, it would be a pretty amazing gift. From that point forward, money would never be a problem for you. What a relief. Now, what if the following week he decides to buy you a car? You’d have enough respect to thank him […]
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Saved My Life (my trip to [redacted])
The trip to ///// was eye-opening, to say the least. God showed me things about himself that I had not seen previously. God is very big, and his presence is felt around the world. I got to witness first-hand, a miracle, and heard stories of others. I got to teach a large crowd of //////// […]
my dad left too soon
My dad was a liar. My dad was a cheater. My dad was a thief! He thought he was so funny… You know what’s funny? When you leave behind your wife, kids, and the rest of your family – all because you can’t stop drinking. What a joke! My dad was a quitter. My dad […]
The Introduction to Titus is a Big Deal
TITUS 1:1-4
1 Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ to further the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness—
2 in the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time,
3 and which now at his appointed season he has brought to light through the preaching entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior,
4 To Titus, my true son in our common faith:
Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
Sometimes it’s Hard to Feel Forgiven
If you have accepted Christ, you are forgiven of all of your sins. If you told God that you know you are a sinner and you need his Son’s death on the cross to count for you, your sins are forgiven. If the Holy Spirit is indeed within your heart – your sins are forgiven. […]
Three Examples of the Way We Be (1 Samuel 1-3)
There are many lessons to learn from 1 Samuel, some of which are found in the first few chapters. While studying it to teach the first chapter, and from continuing on past where we left off in home church, I’ve found some interesting things I can’t help but write about. What’s very cool is how […]
To Screen or Not To Screen
Is That Even Up For Debate? It comes at no surprise that everyone’s talking about how everyone else is addicted to their screens (smart phones, laptops, televisions, etc.). So what’s the big deal? Is the smartphone age affecting our brains the same way illegal drugs do? What about getting drunk – do we really feel […]
Jesus, the Troublemaker
There are so many portrayals of Jesus. You got peace-loving sheep-hugging Jesus, Jesus wearing pretty robes and making a cute face, computer nerd Jesus, and even black Jesus. In the movies he is either super weird (The Last Temptation of Christ), or he is a super wimp. The thing is, Jesus was not like this […]
A Review of J.D. Greear’s Gaining by Losing, Why the Future Belongs to Churches That Send
My Opinion I read this book faster than I read most books I’m interested in. I believe that has something to do with how good it was. I only ever put the book down because I had to be responsible and do things like actually work at my job. But while I read I wanted […]