Robert Amaya was one of the high points from the movies Courageous and Mom’s Night Out, two of my favorite Christian films. His “snake kings” scene from Courageous makes me laugh every time I see it. Erin Bethea was in Fireproof alongside the illustrious Kirk Cameron. Fireproof helped change my life for Christ. I still…
http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/10/health/drinking-alcoholism-study-trnd/index.html Overall, alcohol use disorders rose by almost 50%, affecting a projected 8.5% of the population during the first research period, and 12.7% during the second. That’s almost 30 million Americans actively struggling with alcohol abuse. The numbers are even more grim for certain groups. According to the research, alcohol use disorders have almost doubled…
We as Christians don’t like to be blunt. We tend to abhor confrontation, particularly within the Body of Christ. We don’t like dealing with the adult conversations in life. A discussion that is going to cause pain or discomfort should be avoided at all costs. As much as we don’t like to admit it, Joel…
Parents, do we want our kids to love church? How do we get them to do that? There is a single factor that will most determine whether our kids love church. The good news is it is obvious, simple, completely in our control and it cannot be faked. The bad news is it cannot…
Under appreciated song!
I did not watch all of Hacksaw Ridge, Mel Gibson’s recent World War 2 movie. I stopped about halfway through and frankly wanted to turn it off earlier. It is not a faith based movie. It is not a Christian movie. It is not even close to a family friendly movie unless you consider the…
It is so easy to pile on Justin Bieber. He may be a megastar with millions of fans and a kajillion dollars to his name but there is something about him that seems to invite criticism. He has been the target of mean spirited jokes from the media for years. That is to be expected…
This is just fun!
I was asked a great question after church recently. It involved a simple issue that we often misunderstand as Christians. It is one that gets to the heart of some people’s issues with the doctrine of grace. How is it fair that bad people can go to heaven if they repent on their deathbed? I…
When God breathed life into Adam something interesting happened. After creating the rest of the universe and declaring it good, God made one man and saw that something was not good. It was not good for Adam to be alone. Man just does not do well by himself. We need other people to complete us. …
WE WILL NOT SUBMIT! It is the issue at the heart of many of today’s most contentious social conflicts. It is a word that rankles people of all backgrounds. Here in America, the land of the free and home of the entitled, the idea of willingly making ourselves subject to anyone else makes people really…
