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9 Characteristics of Christian Family
Speaking personally, I grew up not truly understanding family. My dad was around and did his best to provide for us (and he did an excellent job) but there wasn’t any real connection, no fatherly moments or special fatherly wisdom. In all reality, I just remember him being there in his chair. I never saw…
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The Lost Art of Discipleship
The American church has had it wrong. I can’t talk about prior generations but for the last decade, at least, we’ve had our emphasis on the wrong things. Through the years I have visited several churches in several states and have seen a commonality in all of them. For people who are just saved or…
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Acknowledgment, the First Step of Salvation
Acknowledgement is the first step toward salvation and there are two things that we must acknowledge before we can be saved: Let’s begin with our first acknowledgement. I can still remember the first time I saw a soda bottle. I was walking home from school, before the terror of social media and instant access…
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Believe- The Second Step of Salvation
The second part of our three steps to salvation is believe. We must believe before we can truly repent and can only believe if we have first acknowledged. The silent pitter patter of scurrying feet tirelessly echoes across the forest floor as the tank shelled, hexapods skillfully travail. In an unplanned, unorganized manner, the manic…
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Explaining the Relationship of the Trinity
As the grandfather of nature, the sun, with much love and admiration, has shined upon the world with great joy since its beginning. He has studied and marveled upon the people, animals and trees that he has sustained with his life-giving rays. His compassion growing hotter and hotter as he witnessed the increased misery and…
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Repentance, the Third Step of Salvation
Congratulations on making it to our final step of salvation! Beads of salty sweat volleyed between his leg hair as he crotched down. Muddied, calloused hands snatching and grabbing at his six-legged dinner. Grunting and gnarling with each successful and failed catch. The first complete handful shoveled into his mouth. Crunch! Bug guts pop, coating…
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The Eternal Hole in our Heart
I hate puzzles. I’ll do them still, every once in a bad idea, to appease the family but generally I avoid them like a fat kid and broccoli. I can work on one for about fifteen minutes before I get the urge to flip the table and drop kick everyone in the room (I promise…
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What is Sin?
What is sin? It is very possible that you along with most others would define sin as something we do that separates us from God; followed by a list of bad and evil do nots. I would agree with this for part of the answer but not the whole. This definition only shows the action…
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The Difference between Sin, Iniquity and Transgression
What is sin? What is iniquity? What is transgression (trespass)? These are all questions many of us have asked. Generally, the response to any of these three questions is a list of bad/evil actions such as adultery, covetousness, greed, pride, envy, etc. For many years I gave this very definition to many people. One day…
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The kingdom of darkness- the devil’s domain
War echoes the valley walls. The blood of warriors cries out from the soil, waxing cold the heart of the soldier, “vengeance!” Swords of skillful slayers slash through skin and air. Generals frantically painting the art of war. Strategizing, moving through plans and back up plans, attacks and counter attacks. A real-life game of chess…