The quest for relevance

While I was out praying tonight I was thinking of how can the western church get it’s power back. I’ve often heard people ask the question, “Why do we see miracles take place so much in other countries but not as much here in the States?” I’ve heard some pretty good answers, and I think […]

Surrendering to the plan of God

My Desire As long as I can remember I’ve had the desire to live a life in service to the Lord. However, most of the ways I’ve always dreamed of doing that revolved around scenarios that conveniently benefited me – like being on stages in front of lots people, selling lots of books, appearing on […]

How I got free from porn addiction

Don’t give up the fight Lately, my heart has really gone out to all the men in this world struggling with pornography that honestly believes that they can’t be free. They’ve dealt with it for so many years, they’ve fought so hard and failed themselves so many times that they have finally accepted that it’s […]

10 ways politics are blinding believers of Jesus

10 ways politics are blinding followers of Jesus One thing that I don’t like about politics is how easy it is to accidentally get caught up in party loyalty instead of Christ-loyalty. If you’re not extremely careful you’ll end up identifying with, and even touting, anti-Christ platforms and ideals in the name of politics. When […]

Drowning

Drowning by Jessica Ulery I’m drowning. I don’t know where I am or how I got here, but I know I’m drowning. Every time I desperately gasp for air, my lungs are flooded with water. Water like fire that burns as I consume it. Each time I compulsively breathe, I […]

Would you pray that their faith won’t fail?

We are so quick to cut off anyone that disagrees with us. Political parties, racism, and theological difference are tearing our nation apart. When someone starts promoting ideals that we disagree with our knee-jerk reaction is to cut them off and hope that everyone else cuts them off. We secretly hope they lose their influence, […]

YOU can do outreach!

So last night my friends and I watched the movie “Holy Ghost: Reborn” that just came out. It was excellent! But it was interesting to me that people are making documentaries that are extremely successful over things that my friends and I do every week. I didn’t see one thing happen in that movie that we […]

I’m not telling you how to live…

Dear Christians, Have you ever listened to a sermon from a preacher who is an experienced and eloquent orator, yet their passion for God is just a memory from their youth? Or a praise and worship leader who has an amazing voice, yet only half-heartedly lives for the Lord? I’d much rather listen to an […]

What’s Really Important

There was a middle-aged gentleman that recently moved into our apartment complex. We’d see him walking his dog and we felt like we should invite him over for dinner. We didn’t really know why other than he always seemed alone and we assumed the holidays might be difficult for him. Last night was the only […]

Is God mean? Understanding God’s actions in the Old Testament

It makes me sad when I see such a misunderstanding of God in the Old Testament. I often see people comparing God in the Old Testament to Jesus in the New Testament as though God was this mean and abusive jerk whom Jesus had to step in to try to calm down. They compare and […]