Believe and You'll Be Saved
This blog is expounding upon a recent When We Understand the Text video, which you can view by clicking here. Some brief church news and tonight's fellowship meal menu are below.Paul and Silas went to...
View ArticleThe Most Controversial Verse In the Bible
This is the first chapter of the book, 40 of the Most Popular Bible Verses (and What They REALLY Mean!). Order a copy by clicking here!Genesis 1:1"In the beginning, God created the heavens and the...
View ArticleBeware the Social Gospel
The following is a chapter of the book 40 of the Most Popular Bible Verses (and What They Really Mean!), which goes on sale March 31. You can find a link to purchase a copy on the website for When We...
View ArticleReview of A.D... Not Bad... But It Will Be
So I watched the first episode of A.D. The Bible Continues, and I have to admit -- it wasn't terrible. At least, not yet. Yes, I expected it to be bad, and no, I'm not rooting for it to be bad. It will...
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Christian, Stop Sharing Joshua Feuerstein Videos
Joshua Feuerstein achieved social media notoriety in 2014. He started out posting simple devotional videos, cheesy "God thinks you're a hundred bucks" kinds of sermonettes, which attracted viewers...
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Movie Review for "Beyond the Mask"
I've been told that I have a generally negative take on movies. Yup. I won't deny that. I confess that I went to see Son of God, Noah, and Exodus: God's and Kings with the expectation that they were...
View ArticleBy Grace You Have Been Saved, Through Faith
The following is a chapter of the book "40 of the Most Popular Bible Verses (and what they REALLY mean!)." You can find a copy of the book by clicking here!Ephesians 2:8"For it is by grace you have...
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10 Things I Wish Southern Baptists Knew
I enjoyed Dr. Russell Moore's column 10 Things I Wish Everyone Knew About Southern Baptists. As a follow-up, I came up with 10 Things I Wish Southern Baptists Knew About Southern Baptists. This is not...
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Christian, Stop Referencing Matthew Vines
An online journalist began her article this way: "I'm the daughter of two ministers and still spend every Sunday in church, so I grew up studying the Bible pretty closely. But in all my years, I've...
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Planned Parenthood, a Symbol of Our Racist Past
Following the racially motivated massacre on June 17 at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, the confederate flag was taken down this past Friday from the capitol building of my...
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President Obama Says to Stop Harvesting Human Organs??
No doubt you're aware of the undercover videos put together by a covert team from the Center of Medical Progress (CMP) showing what Planned Parenthood, our nation's number one abortion provider, is...
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If You Can't Protest at Planned Parenthood, Here's 5 Things You Can Do
Enough is enough. Planned Parenthood, shown without question to be butchering living children and harvesting their organs for profit, must not only lose federal funding, they must be shut down. Every...
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Yes, Kim Davis Is Being Persecuted
Kim Davis is the Rowan County Kentucky clerk who refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses. "On whose authority are you not issuing such marriage licenses?" she was asked by the media. "On God's...
View ArticleDon't Be Anxious, Be Thankful!
The following is a chapter from the book 40 of the Most Popular Bible Verses (and What They Really Mean). You can pick up a copy here. Since we've been going through Philippians in the podcast (find...
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The Review of "90 Minutes In Heaven" You Don't Need
At the end of August, I received an invitation to a private luncheon showing the film 90 Minutes In Heaven. The movie was free, and best of all the lunch was free. I was tempted to accept the offer,...
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Pope Francis is Out of Touch (a review of his speech before Congress)
So I read the Pope's speech to congress. If I were a pro-life Catholic, I'd have been outraged by it (I am very pro-life, but very Protestant). The Pope had an opportunity no other Pope ever had: the...
View ArticleI Was Hurt By the Church. How Can I Re-Engage?
I used to be involved in a Christian community back when I was in college. Needless to say, I graduated and moved on. Now that I'm in the workforce, I understand I should get involved in a local...
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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 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...
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