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5 Undeniable, Surprising Ways Christianity Improves Your Life

beliefFebruary 12, 2016122Views 0Likes 0Comments

Feeling a little meaningless right now and want to get in touch with your “spiritual side”? Tried Buddhism, meditation, and everything short of hiking to Tibet? Well, the best answer may be a lot closer than you ever dreamed, within quite familiar wrapping paper… It's Christianity. And it works better than any of the…

“Dear Angry Atheist…”

UncategorizedJanuary 12, 2016440Views 0Likes 23Comments

*Author's Note: I am aware that many atheists are kind, loving people who wish no ill will toward Christians. However, there are indeed some very "angry atheists" who've engaged me quite often on social media. In contrast to those respectful non-believers, these people speak down to people of faith with a stubborn condescension. It is for…

Giving Up on Being Good

beliefJanuary 11, 201674Views 0Likes 0Comments

Ever try to blow up a raft? Unless you’ve got one of those electric “blow dryer thingies”, you are in for a world of hurt. I remember sitting in the sand, ready to pass out while my preschool daughter jumped up and down, yelling “Daddy, hurry up!” Not what I consider family fun. But then again,…

How I Know He Lives

beliefJanuary 10, 2016152Views 0Likes 7Comments

Growing up in a southern Baptist church, every Easter there were two hymns you had to sing…or you probably weren’t really Baptist. One was “Low in the Grave He Lay”. Most people don’t remember it by that title, but by the bouncy chorus that interrupts the sad, mournful verse. After lamenting the crucified Jesus,…

Loser

UncategorizedDecember 8, 201562Views 0Likes 1Comment

I’ve never been particularly good with rejection. Which makes it tough to be a pastor. In church life, people are always coming and going. Most of the time, it’s because their commitment to God flags depending upon their mood. They come for a while and then suddenly disappear. They get busy and don’t prioritize…

Second Chance Dad

UncategorizedNovember 18, 201574Views 0Likes 1Comment

This is a picture of my new baby girl who just turned two-years-old. I remember the exact moment and where I was when she entered my life. Her name is Elizabeth (“Ellie” for short) and she is my second chance at being a dad. It’s not that I was a bad dad the…

Dumb Stuff People Say About the Bible

UncategorizedNovember 6, 2015190Views 0Likes 2Comments

Nowadays, I hear a lot of people saying dumb things about the Bible. That may sound harsh, but "dumb" is really the only word that does their statements justice. Why would people attack a 2000+ year old book they say they don't believe in anyway? Because that book contains rules and guidelines that rub…

Outrageous

UncategorizedAugust 3, 2015104Views 0Likes 2Comments

So people are outraged by the killing of a lion named Cecil in Africa. A beautiful creation of God has been killed, with no respect for the inherent worth of that creature. The death came about not to preserve another life, but by callously imposing one “will” over the other’s right to merely exist. OK, I get…

My Favorite Super Hero

UncategorizedMay 8, 201549Views 0Likes 0Comments

I loved the show "24,'' and Jack Bauer was the quintessential American hero. A loner often misunderstood, he avoids relationships because loved ones have a way of getting hurt around him. He wins using his well-honed skills, and then walks back into the darkness until the world needs him again. As a manly fantasy,…

Hereafter

UncategorizedApril 11, 201563Views 0Likes 0Comments

I sat at the bedside of a dying woman this week. She was confined to bed, and had oxygen running through a line to her nose. After a few pleasantries, I asked her what she wanted to talk about. Since she new she was dying, I wondered what might be utmost in her mind. Mostly, she wanted…

“You ask me how I know He lives…”

UncategorizedApril 2, 201562Views 0Likes 0Comments

Growing up in a southern Baptist church, every Easter there were two hymns you had to sing…or you probably weren’t really Baptist. One was “Low in the Grave He Lay”. Most people don’t remember it by that title, but by the bouncy chorus that interrupts the sad, mournful verse. After lamenting the crucified Jesus,…

A Covering of Snow

UncategorizedJanuary 27, 201580Views 0Likes 2Comments

The gales of wind howled through the trees outside the old cabin. Smoke rose from the chimney as the old man ate his humble soup safely inside. His weathered hands were still steady, having stacked the wood by the cabin walls that would surely last the winter’s full duration. It’s a good thing he had.…

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