Welcome to my blog. I mostly write about Christian Living, but I enjoy the Kentucky Wildcats, New Orleans Saints, and a good cup of coffee.
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Growing up, I loved pop-punk music. The speed combined with the melody just made me want to dance. I’ve always been drawn to catchy, upbeat music so it makes sense that when it came to worship, I leaned toward the charismatic style of songs. I could “stir up deep, deep wells” with the best of them. The passion and energy felt like being at a rock concert…
When was the last time you were completely in awe of God? When was the last time that you just felt floored by his hugeness, his magnitude, and his otherness? As humans, we often want to bring God down to our level. We want to be able to explain everything about him or we try and make him fit into our categories rather than realizing that he is a category in himself. This is one of the reasons I love to frequently visit the book of Job.
Zombie movies and shows fascinate me. I’m honestly not sure the allure, but I enjoy them for some odd reason. I enjoy comedies so I saw Zombieland several times. I was hooked on The Walking Dead for quite a while. The one that really freaked me out was World War Z. When you take Zombies and make them fast then you have a truly scary combination…
Many people like to think that the God of the Old Testament is very different from the God of the New Testament. They seem to think the God of the Old Testament was full of anger, wrath, and justice while the God of the New Testament is loving, kind, merciful, and gracious. However, this couldn’t be further from the truth…
We often talk about being sinners from birth. We inherit our sinful nature from our parents—it’s part of being human. Ultimately, we inherit it from Adam and Eve. We say that we aren’t sinners because we sin, but we sin because we are sinners. It’s our nature. It’s a fundamental part of who we are. This is why the gospel is such good news. We can’t be good enough to pacify a holy God. ..
I just recently mowed my lawn. You’re probably thinking, “Big deal. You have to do that.” When I’m done mowing the lawn, I like to look out over the yard and see the even-cut, short grass and it makes me feel accomplished. It makes me feel good. My yard that was once a mess now looks good and well cared for. It is just a lawn, but I like knowing that I made it look good.
In Christianity, there can be different focuses when it comes to how we express our faith and ourselves. There are those who love to serve others and be involved with helping and missions. There are those who are passionate about evangelism and/or discipleship. There are also some who love learning, studying, and theology. Most likely many are a blend of these things.
There was a lot of reading required in seminary. There was so much that it was hard to keep up. Being a slow reader, I had to learn to read faster and quite frankly at times I had to skim. There was one book in particular that caused me to slow down and it had a profound impact on me…
It’s been an extremely wet winter in Kentucky—not snow—rain. Just when you think the rain is over, it starts again. It recently has started flooding. We’re over-saturated. People have been making memes, jokes, and threats to move. God promised to never destroy humanity again by flooding the earth, but He didn’t make any promises about Kentucky.
Christmas is a time where people try and project an image of joy, happiness, peace, contentment, selflessness, and love. This can be clearly seen through the family Christmas card. You have most likely received at least one of these in the mail even if you haven’t taken one yourself and sent it.
Many Christians haven’t actually read the Bible all the way through. It’s kind of puzzling. We say we believe in Jesus. Jesus is God. The Bible is literally the words of God. Why wouldn’t we want to know what God has said?
As a guy, when I’m married, I don’t get a new name. But my wife did. In taking my name, she got a whole new family and vice versa.
