I grew up a pagan. I went to church but my home was far from Christian. Such lack of morality resulted in my life being saturated with sin by 12. Sex, drug use, drug selling, pornography, fighting, carrying a firearm, drinking and partying with adults were a regular part of my diet before I hit 16.  I knew people who were the exact opposite. They went to church,...

Dove World Outreach Center (I guess they forget Muslims are part of the world) plans to hold a “Burn Quaran Day” on September the 11th. Here are a few thoughts. 1. If I am a pastor in any decent driving range from this church I am calling the staff in to have a heart to heart about the Gospel and what it demands of us. 2. A group of churches in the area...

16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. Paul begins his theological treatise with this phrase, which has made its way unto coffee mugs, t-shirts, christian jewelry, people’s body in the form of tattoos. It is the thesis/foundation for many evangelistic...

I want to approach this post from an apologetic perspective. There is a common misconception held about those who don’t agree with the popular church culture. That misconception is that because some reject the organization commonly known as the “church” that somehow those same individuals don’t love or care for the “church”. I...

18 For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.” 20 Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom...

In the past I wrote about Generational Curses, today I hope to explore it from a bit different angle. If you don’t know what this is, it is a premise that we have inherited certain spiritual sins from our parents that are keeping us from being all we need to be in Christ. These sins have been passed down for many, many generations and they are impeding our...