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Curtis and Kreig have a new content home over at The Bible Burrito Podcast. You can find most of the content from this blog as well as brand new articles and podcast audio on their new website: bibleburrito.com. Since becoming friends over 10 years ago, Curt and Kreig have continued to enjoy talking about the Bible in their own unique and nerdy way. Over at … Continue reading We’ve Moved to The Bible Burrito!
Over the weekend, tragedy struck our nation again. An armed gunman took the lives of 50 innocent people and injured 53 others. Above all else, I mourn for those who have lost loved ones or have otherwise been affected by this horror. Before I say anything else, I wish all of those affected to know I am praying for them, and I hope they can … Continue reading Orlando: Compassion, Strife, and Political Gain
We live in a consumer society. From Netflix to the box office to the smart device in your pocket, the entire world seems geared toward consumers. What can I get out of this product? How will this company benefit me? Who will give me the best deal? Where is the best place to eat? Industries live and die based on how many people consume their product and how much they enjoy it–film, television, dining, mobile apps, cars, even household goods like toilet paper. Then these consumer-minded people walk into church, plant themselves in a pew, and ask, “What can you do for me today?” Continue reading Consume or Be Consumed
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 19,000 times in 2015. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 7 sold-out performances for that many people to see it. Click here to see the complete … Continue reading 2015 in review
(Warning: Great Big Spoilers Ahead!)
I’m a nerd.
Ok, I’m a great big nerd. I’ve already seen the new Star Wars twice. I’ve watched the original trilogy probably fifty times since I was a kid, and I’ve seen the prequel trilogy a couple dozen times (y’know, seeing as they’re not quite as good in the eyes of a great big nerd). I’ve played many Star Wars video games, watched the animated TV series, and seen far too many documentaries on the making of the Star Wars movies. I love it. It’s fantastic!
But I’m also a Christian and a youth pastor. By default, I filter everything through the lens of what God and HIs Word thinks about things. Sometimes this leads me to see parallels and connections that others don’t notice. Star Wars is no exception. After watching The Force Awakens the second time, I started thinking of the ways in which this fictional story reminds me of the story of Jesus. Continue reading Star Wars, the Force, and Jesus
That’s right. I typed it. S. E. X. The big one. The word we’re all terrified to say in church. It’s a scary word. It’s an awkward word. With all of this Ashley Madison, Duggar, SCOTUS decision stuff going around lately, it’s obviously a problem in our nation. Sexual sins are dominating the lives of so many people, and today’s technological age is making … Continue reading What Baptists Don’t Say About Sex
It’s a statement that my fellow conservatives throw around a lot: “America used to be a Christian nation, founded on Christian ideals!” I understand the feeling. I do. Many of the founding fathers had very public religious lives, believing in the God of the Bible to some degree or another. This belief is woven into the words used in the Declaration of Independence: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights…” Continue reading A Christian Nation
In the first article of this series, which you can check out here, we covered three of the six characteristics that are necessary to have an effective personal ministry from 2 Corinthians 4. To recap, they were: Resilience, Renounce, and Reveal. Today we will cover the last 2: Remember, and Reason. If we are going to have an effective ministry we must Remember some things. First, … Continue reading 6 Characteristics of Effective Personal Ministry (Part 2 of 2)
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