During the 2023 Recording Academy of the United States awards show (Grammys), a pop duo performed a song called Unholy. What made headlines the next day, however, was the costuming, set design and overall aesthetic of the performance. The short version is, according to all sources I found, one performer donned a red top hat…
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If nothing else, we know for certain that the people of this nation (as a whole) have chosen to walk according to their own way and not according to Biblical precepts. When the people call that which is good evil and that which is evil good, can we really say that the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is the God of this nation?
To me, it seems like most of what we hear about followers of Jesus who hold strong Biblical views is negative. It seems as though more often than not, people with cameras and microphones go out of their way to find people as far out on the fringe as possible to give them air time.…
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No, not for your car… Do you need a spiritual alignment? Often, we act like we’re on this giant spinning rock and alone in the universe. Perhaps it is because we have accomplished so much as a species that we think we understand the meaning of life and the nature of the universe. We present…
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We’re rapidly approaching that time of year again where the air is crisp and filled with the smells of fall. We are also approaching that time where that which is evil, vile, grotesque, gruesome, wicked and terrifying take center stage. Yes, I’m talking about halloween. Because the issue is serious, I will be blunt: The…
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Today I want to spend some time discussing the intersection of politics and religion, more specifically, how our opinions about subjects converge (or diverge) and play out in our lives. First, let’s start by establishing one foundational principle: The Bible is the sole authoritative source of information regarding how we should conduct our lives. Of…
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The Least of These Let’s play word association… What’s the first word that comes to mind when someone says, financial stewardship? What about, using money for Kingdom purposes? It’s likely that depending upon the context, these words may evoke anger, frustration, apathy or joy. Most often, when I’ve heard the words money and kingdom in…
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Debt Slavery – A Spiritual Attack! All that lead up and we’re going to talk about debt! YES! Why? Because debt has literally enslaved scores of people going back farther than any of us would care to admit. In contemporary American society (and likely the societies of other modernized nations) debt slavery has become more…
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Get ready… I started writing and realized this is a huge topic. So this will be part one of a three-part blog entry. In part one (below) , we’ll talk about money in general. Part two will cover debt slavery and part three will deal with how we should use money for Kingdom purposes (probably…
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As Christians in the United States, sometimes we identify as Republicans, sometimes as Democrats and sometimes neither. The question is, do we sometimes forsake our identify as Believers in order to align with people who are not? Does our political identity ever come as a result of our rejecting God’s word? Republicans, Democrats, self-espoused liberals,…
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