Have you ever been confronted by a skeptic or an atheist about the violence of God in the Old Testament? Or perhaps it’s this: you’re a Christian and God’s violence in the Old Testament troubles you because it doesn’t seem to line up with the Jesus of the New Testament. Jesus who said, “love your enemies,” and God who said,…
This morning I was praying and writing down my thoughts and the Holy Spirit revealed something to me that will change my life if I let it. I’m reading the book, Killing Kryptonite, and at the end of each chapter, the author gives you a little assignment. This particular one tells you to pray and ask the Holy Spirit to show…
My friend, Cory, is always sending me things he finds funny. And most of the time I think they’re funny too. He and I go back a long way. My earliest memory of him is when we were both in kindergarten. In high school, we spent a lot of hours making Mr. Bill home movies, finding creative ways to run…
Since beginning the podcast back in January, I’ve not been as faithful to write blog posts. That, and the fact that I’ve been writing Renewed, has made for my blog being a little sparse for fresh content. Today, I’m sitting down to write something that may cost me. I’ve went back and forth in my mind over whether I should…
One of the things that every Christian struggles with is how to thrive. We may know what the Bible tells us to do, but we seem to stumble and fall more than we succeed. One step forward, two steps back is the common lament that many Christians share. What if I told you that the struggle you feel is completely…
Oh boy. This has been an article that I’ve been mulling over for months now. It’s a topic I’ve really wanted to take up, but I’ve never felt like it was time. And I probably have felt that way because I feel like I’m going to take a TwitFace beating for it. But now that it’s the day after Independence…
I understand that in some circles, Mumford and Sons has become too mainstream to be cool anymore, but I still enjoy their music. On their album, Sigh No More, they released a song called, Roll Away Your Stone. The song has overt Prodigal Son overtones, and that doesn’t surprise me since Marcus Mumford’s parents were leaders in the Vineyard Church in Great Britain….