A Message For Our Graduates (2014)
This is a message shared with our 2014 graduates at our church this past Sunday, May 18. The full video of the sermon can be found here. Links to various videos and scriptures are made throughout the...
View ArticleBye Bye Facebook
No, I haven't blocked you or deleted you as a friend. I've deleted my Facebook page. Yes, it's that time again. I have to go through this every once in a while. It might not seem I do all that much on...
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Obvious Child
A couple weeks ago, Beki and I had a night to ourselves, so we decided as part of our evening we would go out and see a movie. It was just a PG film, supposed to be family-friendly entertainment. We...
View ArticleFollowing Today's Hobby Lobby Decision
Remember the debate over government funding for embryonic stem-cell research a decade ago? Early in George W. Bush's presidency, he nixed government funding for embryonic stem-cell research, though he...
View ArticleThe Series On Eldership Begins
Well, folks -- we've finally arrived. The day is finally here. No, I'm talking about VBS, but that day has arrived, too. It's coming up on Tuesday through Saturday. Get your kids registered! And no,...
View ArticleWash Daily
Naaman was a commander of the Syrian army to whom the Lord had given great success, including a victory over the Israelites. Yet despite his strength and prowess, Naaman was a leper. On one of the...
View ArticleIt Pleased God to Crush Him
Recently I was witnessing in a park. There's a question I get asked that comes up every once in a while, and I heard it again: Why does God allow all kinds of false religions in the world to fool...
View ArticleDeep Theology With a Six-Year-Old
Two nights ago, my daughter read two complete books of the Bible. What did you do on a Monday night? It was during the course of our Bible reading that I had what turned out to be perhaps one of the...
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Pray for Persecuted Christians
The symbol that you see displayed here is a painted letter "N" in Arabic, called a "nun" (pronounced "noon"). It's also a symbol being used to mean "Nazarene," marking those who are followers of Jesus...
View ArticleAWANA, MOPS, and Pot-Luck With God's Elect
My wonderful wife sprang a surprise trip on me after church Sunday (if you're friends with her on Facebook, perhaps you saw some of the pictures). I was tough to get a hold of for a couple of days, but...
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A Review of the Wanderlust Film "The Holy Ghost"
Acts 2 begins with the day of Pentecost. The apostles receive the Holy Spirit and are able to speak in whatever languages were necessary for communicating the gospel in Jerusalem. "Men from every...
View ArticleFaith Comes From God
Not long ago, I received an e-mail that expressed "concern" that I teach God has already chosen those who will be saved, and those who will be the objects of his wrath (which is Romans 9:22-23). They...
View ArticleBreast Cancer Awareness Month Awareness
Church, this is October 1st which marks the beginning of Breast Cancer Awareness month. Everything's about to become really pink -- if it isn't already. We have had some women in our church who have...
View ArticleResponding Again to the Documentary, "Holy Ghost"
It was brought to my attention recently that filmmaker Darren Wilson, who created a blasphemous documentary entitled Holy Ghost,wrote a blog that seems to respond to the critical review I wrote of the...
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VeggieTales In the House Review
I saw my first VeggieTales episode when I was a freshman in high school, and I was instantly hooked. By that time there were already several videos (really -- they were VHS tapes). Me and some church...
View ArticleThe Word of God Is Not Bound
This past Sunday, we looked at 2 Timothy 2:1-13, where the Apostle Paul says in verse 9 that "the Word of God is not bound!" It's interesting to note that over the past few days, we've seen media...
View ArticleNew Church Constitution
Last week, I did a review of the new Netflix series, VeggieTales In the House, which you can read by clicking here. This coming weekend, the film Exodus: Gods and Kings hits theaters, another biblical...
View ArticleExodus: Gods and Kings -- A Pastor's Review
Our local theater recently did a huge remodel. Last night was the first time I've had the chance to go see a movie in the new digs, and they are really something. It's like a brand new building -- new...
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Christian, Stop Sharing John Pavlovitz's Articles
Before this month, I'd never heard of John Pavlovitz. Suddenly I started seeing his editorials popping up on Facebook and Twitter. They were being posted by Christians, but the substance of the...
View ArticleThe Top 5 WWUTT Videos of 2014
A little over a year ago, I was going through a bout of frustration over some of the theology I was seeing shared on Facebook -- inspirational videos that took the Bible out-of-context, statuses that...
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