A few blogs ago, I told you about how argumentative I used to be (“A Change in Focus”). Well, even though God is slowly mixing humility into my character ingredients list, I still have moments where the old self “shines” through. One of those moments h …
Protection is a concept usually overlooked until there is a distinct lack of it, and then it is incredibly evident. Be protectors, men.
I think I was in seventh grade when I hit my first growth spurt. I remember for the first time in my life I became aware of the way I looked. I started to pay attention to how others saw me. I dressed different and started combing my hair. I even remem …
Christians use lots of quotes. Pastors use them in their sermons constantly. Writers illustrate their points with them. Nothing wrong with that. They are quite helpful and encouraging in making a point. Save when the quote has no basis in fact. We as e …
How do God and country go together?
I was searching the Interwebs, looking for blog post inspiration, when I found an article on RELEVANT magazine titled “Why I Still Love the Old Testament.” Problem solved. In his article, Tyler Huckabee says someone once told him that 70 percent of ser …
“Don’t make your ministry your vocation.” I looked up at the teacher. Wait, what? He continued, “If God has called you to be a farmer, but you’re out being a pastor, you’re disobeying God.” When my instructor said this, I understood that he wasn’t di …
In a post on Christianity Today’s Her.meneutics blog, Courtney Reissig wrote “Why Jesus Isn’t Your Boyfriend: A Critique of Dating God.” I’ve seen discussions on this trend before, and it is always fascinating to me for a couple of reasons. First of al …
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