This is the text to describe Christianity
Numbers 13:31-33 But the men who had gone up with him said, “We can’t attack those people; they are stronger than we are.” And they spread among the Israelites a bad report about the land they had explored. They said, “The land we explored devours those living in it. All the people we saw there are […]
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This is from a comment I posted on Facebook regarding the Navy Yard shooting in September 2013. It is a summary of my thoughts about this word in which we live. “The fact is, we live in a dying world and evil and hatred abounds in it. Bad and evil things happen to people on […]
Read More Bad things happening all around
I was raised a Mormon but I have moved away from Mormon teachings and into traditional Protestant teaching of the Bible and Theology. However, one thing that I have never missed is how the Mormon’s seem to really have the correct Christ-like attitude and lifestyle when it comes to being the Church or being the […]
Read More Seeing Christ in Mormons
No marriage is perfect, just like Pastor Scott (@ScottLeib) said, we never really know how selfish we are until we get married and move in together. All of our marriages have had times of strength and joy and times of hurt and struggle. It is those times when we have to deal with the question […]
Read More Loving When it HurtsAn open conversation of clergy sexual abuse needs to find its way to the forefront of church discussions. All too often we ask years later “what happened to that person” just to find out they left the church or their Christian faith because of something that happened to them in the church. We hear about […]
Read More Call it Anything but Love
This article written about a young man’s trial with his “coming out” and how some people around him handled the news. At the time he was a student at Liberty University, where I earned my Master’s Degree. This inspired me to write something to my friends who too have finally trusted me with the news […]
Read More My friends – who happen to be homosexualPlease take the time to read this article. This is the local ministry that I have personal involvement with a few of the victims. According to news reports the church has decided to hide under the first amendment as if they have a right to victimize their congregation with impunity. I am hoping that this […]
Read More A Church Group, a Lawsuit, and a Culture of Abuse
This is a shortened version of how I explained this topic for the past 20 years. When you are born you basically are handed a sheet of paper on which to write fun things, these are things that you find enjoyable and pleasurable. At birth, Satan has already written some things on it. Your friends […]
Read More Struggling with sinful pleasures
I don’t like extra biblical writings when teaching or researching biblical truths, however, even my writings here are extra biblical to be perfectly honest. I am just not a big fan of people running to sources other than the Word of God for Truth; it makes me see how easy it is for people to […]
Read More Circle making in the church
I have talked to and learned from so many couples that I have to share this outrageous thought and I need you to seriously consider it. Your marriage takes precedence over your own needs and desires. It sounds strange but if you truly want to make your marriage work, you have to be willing to […]
Read More Marriage matters most