The Universe Points to God

In Finding Dory, the beautiful blue fish begins to wonder where she came from. She knows her friends, but who are her parents? In thinking of her origins and trying her best to discover them, she says, "Well I'm here, so I must have parents." Dory has an intuition pointing to this fact: Everything that …

Does What I Feel Determine What is Real?

We all have a favorite TV show.  Some of us like comedy, others suspense, and others drama.  One of my favorites is Shark Tank.  On an episode a few seasons back, one entrepreneur came on seeking an investment in a company that was doing abysmal by all standards.  They might as well have been selling …

Fall On Your Knees For the Savior Alone

Two-thousand years ago, the Jewish people found themselves in a sad and sorrowful time.  The Roman government had overtaken all that they knew as near and dear for their religion to be promising.  You could say that they were living in a time of bad news.  A few men found themselves in a unique situation …

Kanye Meets the King of Kings

I have to shamefully admit, I was skeptical when I first began hearing about Kanye's dabbling in Christian circles a few months back, and didn't pay much attention until recently. He's been hosting his own church services.  Now he has released what may be considered one of the most God-glorifying hip-hop albums to date in …

My Faith Will Speak

The average person speaks upwards of 10,000+ words per day.  Taken in one day, a person’s words write a few chapters of a book or a few lengthy blogs.  In five days, a novel has been written.  In a month, a series of books—take Harry Potter as an example—have been written.  In the course of …

Why Can I Trust My Bible?

Why can I trust my Bible? In 2013, Macklemore released Same Love, a song with a political plea for the neutrality of gender and the propagation of “love.”  In the song, Macklemore does two things.  First, he attacks the authority of Scripture, “America the brave Still fears what we don't know And God loves all …

Let Every Heart Prepare Him Room

Christmas creates all sorts of feelings.  Just hearing the word “Christmas” can stir all sorts of emotions.  What my wife would call “warm fuzzies” seem to be the center of Christmas for the majority of the world.  It is about a feeling.  It is about emotions.  It is about all the warm fuzzies that the …

When We Think God is Not “With Us”

A few months ago, I listened to a sermon by a prominent evangelical pastor in which he referenced the words “God with us” as among the foremost of the goals of God and the storyline of Scripture.  The goal of this post is to give a brief understanding of what he means behind these words.  …

How to Kill Sin: Christ & Church (Part 4)

Now on post four of our five-part series on killing sin, we see how Christ and the church can help us in our battle against sin.  Remember John Owen's words, "Be killing sin, or sin be killing you." Christ as Helper Temptations will come.  Yet, Christ, who has won the battle bringing us to victory …

How to Kill Sin: Declaring War (Part 3)

This is post three of five in the series on killing sin.  Refer back to Post 1 and Post 2.  We have now gained a working definition of both sin and temptation.  Now we will see what Scripture tells us of declaring war against sin.  Note: this is not a practical "how-to" guide, but understanding …