“Marriage ruins sex” seems to have become a common mantra in pop culture. Seeing as how the overwhelming majority of those peddling this ideal are unmarried I’d like to speak up and add my voice to the mix, as a married man, and let you know that marriage most certainly does not ruin sex. I was […]
Read More Does marriage ruin sex?I’ve been reading a book about racial reconciliation and injustice. In this book the main character Clarence, a black man, tells a tale from the fifties when he was nine and his family accidentally walked into the “wrong” restaurant. His parents had either missed the “whites only” and “no colored” signs or in that particular […]
Read More Big racists, little racists, and heroesMy grandpa recently passed away. I was fortunate to be there with him holding his hand when he breathed his final breath. I saw the moment in his eyes when he started seeing a different reality other than the one we know and I was there when he left his body to enter eternity. Somehow […]
Read More I know you go to church, but are you a Christian?Not long ago I made a status on my personal fb page that said, “Pornography, masturbation and fornication are stripping young people of the authority and power to lead this generation in holiness. And it’s partially due to the lie that it’s just expected of young people to deal with those issues. I don’t care […]
Read More The truth about pornography, masturbation, and fornication… Despite what the psychologist say.I recently preached a sermon in my hometown of Benton, AR entitled “Get Real!” (The sermon from that morning is available for free download here. divine-romance.com/resources) In the sermon I basically shared all my “deepest darkest secrets” about my past and how God taught me to get free of my addictions through the power of public […]
Read More Get Real! Confessions of a local church.Well I’d like to start out by saying that this is not an attack on Carrie Underwood. I think Carrie Underwood seems like a sweet girl, and I’m not attempting to say that she’s not a Christian or anything like that. This is simply an observance of modern society and the contradictions that we willingly […]
Read More Jesus Take the Wheel and Cowboy CasanovaThe above quote was by a news anchor for WQAD Channel 8 that covered the “Quad Cities Easter Experience” that I played with FFH for this weekend. It was a lot of fun. It was my first time to play in an arena, so it was a pretty big deal for me. However, the coolest […]
Read More My Easter 2010 at the I Wireless Center. “Spreading the resurrection message to a packed crowd.”A couple weeks ago I got to travel and stay in Chicago as NewFire and FFH performed a concert there as a fund raiser for Bible League International to help disciple new converts and plant churches. It was an awesome thing to get to be a part of plus I really enjoyed sight seeing in […]
Read More Performing on WGN/CW tomorrow!FFH’s lead single, “What It Feels Like,” from the new album “Wide Open Spaces” was just featured on 20 The Countdown Magazine as “John’s Future Favorite.” The magazine’s website http://www.20thecountdownmagazine.com included a poll for visitors to vote on the song. It did very well! If you were one of individuals that voted thank you!
Read More Featured in 20 The Countdown Magazine“In a surprise move after hours of tumultuous negotiations, the House Rules Committee, very early Saturday morning, approved rules for debate on the pro-abortion health care bill. Although it appeared Speaker Nancy Pelosi would deny one, it allows a vote on an amendment to remove abortion funding. Pelosi’s hand appeared to have been forced when […]
Read More Parable of the talents. Use your voice to receive promotion.