I’ve heard a lot of my peers talk about the importance of their rights. Their right to free speech, free way of life, and free to do whatever they like. There is a mindset among many, that no one should be allowed to tell me what to do except for me. It’s not just millennials. […]
“Silence in the face of evil is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.” – Dietrich Bonhoeffer. The other day I was telling someone about the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. You may not recognize the name, but you’ve heard him quoted. Bonhoeffer is a household name among Christian […]
Since the beginning of my ministry I have wrestled with the question of what to wear to Church. To those who do not go to Church, worrying about what to wear may sound like a petty topic. Yet to those within the Church, it is so easily divisive. I’ve had conversations with individuals all along […]
We live in a busy world! Between work, hobbies, kids, sports, church, and everything else, there is little time for eating some days. Even though there are always 24 hours in a day, the older we get, the faster time goes and there’s even less time to get more done. This last week, the praise […]
It never ceases to amaze me how different church attendance is between Easter Sunday and the Sunday after Easter. I heard on the radio the other day of a church in Texas expecting 24,000 for Easter yet only 8,000 the Sunday after. Easter is the one Sunday a year where “Christians” who do not attend […]
I know too many people who are great procrastinators. I know so many because I am one myself!! As many college students do, I perfected the art of last minute papers. One time, I thought I had another week for a 25-page research paper, when it was due the next day. I’m not proud of […]
Many of you are aware of the recent trip Eric (Youth/Worship Minister at Mechanicsville Church of Christ) and I made to Ensenada, Mexico. It was an incredible experience! I have a passion for Mexico missions in general and have been to Monterrey, Mexico with Back2Back Ministries now 3 times. But this was a completely different […]
Everyone wants to be noticed. Whether it’s by a special someone, family, or the world, we all have this desire to be heard, seen, and loved. Social media has fueled this desire all the more! The more likes we get on a picture or status, or more views when you go live, the more we […]
Let’s be honest for a moment about what we are really mean by this. We are not actually talking about God leaving schools. Can you really keep God out of anywhere? If God is always with us, and His Spirit lives inside of us, does He really leave when we walk through the doors of […]
Often in Church we talk about the new creation we have become through Christ. Through his death and resurrection, the old is gone and the new has come. And yet we have a tendency not to take it. Truth is, we like the old self. It’s easy and comfortable. The old self makes us feel […]