I went out with some friends, to wander around town and hand out brochures to people about the Alpha program that our church will be starting next week. The Alpha program serves to introduce non-believers to the basics of the Christian faith. It also serves to help the faith of…
“The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is Christians who acknowledge Jesus with their lips, but walk out the door and deny Him by their lifestyle.” -Brennan Manning Those are hard words, but unfortunately they are true of every one of us from time to time, especially…
In Memoriam Robin Williams 1951- 2014 *** In life, he made us laugh, and he did such a good job of it. Why did it have to stop? In death he was a coward. (if you don’t believe me, read this article Source: Rolling Stone / Kory Grow Officials of…
Jesus spoke in parables to get important points across to the crowds listening to him without angering the Pharisees and Sadducees who were out to kill him…and would have right then if Jesus had spoken plainly. I’ve been reading through these lately in my times that I set aside to…
Because old band documentaries are cool. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cc26tU53qU httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XALHlkXaDP4 httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHfjwX5wSqk httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rR95ov6nb0M Source: Delirious?
I was having an interesting discussion with a friend. This intellectual friend of mine was musing about how the church (in general, not all churches) has become yet another place where people can go to get self help, and how many of those who profess to be following Jesus Christ…
A bunch of friends from my church and I went on what is called a “Prayer Walk” this evening. The weather was great for such a thing. We went out in groups of two or three and each took a street, wandered up it praying for people in houses and…
This article popped up in my news feed. I thought it was interesting. My comments to follow. *** Source: EcumenicalNews.com At a recent meeting, young Danish Lutheran pastors caused a stir in the country by suggesting that Sunday service be moved to a weekday. The meeting was arranged by Denmark’s…
This is absolutely incredible, and so very true! I’m just going to let the scriptures tell the story again…because it’s not like I could explain it any better. *** Matthew 28 New International Version (NIV) Jesus Has Risen 28 After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week,…
You may be wondering, why do we get a random holiday in the middle of March or April every year? To many people that’s all they know about Good Friday. To understand Good Friday we have to go back to Thursday night. You want to know what it’s really about? …