Who’s Teaching You?
How often have you heard this? “Yeah, we like the people and everything, but we’re just not gettin’ anything out of it. We’re lookin’ around for another church.” Or maybe you’ve said it yourself because the social buzz… Read More
The Fate of the Idle Servant
Ignorance may very well be bliss, but I might want to consider where it actually leads me. Perhaps I should be regarded as somewhat of an authority on this subject. Having grown up with a twin brother, I… Read More
It’s All About Also.
When I was very young, I remember seeing a sign referring to a “Full Gospel Church.” Now, having been raised in a Presbyterian congregation, I don’t remember much talk about a gospel. But even after I learned what… Read More
Prize?…What prize?
Some journeys are only meant to be traveled once. Yet, the path to our redemption is re-walked so often during Sunday morning sermons that we lose sight of the goal it was leading us to. You’d think the… Read More
Identify that Familiar Howl
In a community of rational people, the goal of civil debate is best achieved when both sides recognize that reasonable differences are presented as objectives which are actually reasonable. But in a world unbound by a moral code,… Read More
The Gospel of Urgency
Sure, everybody needs Jesus, but that’s not always where it starts. I wouldn’t try to start training an injured animal until I could successfully bring relief to its suffering. In the same way, if I want to be… Read More
Making Sense of His Good Scents
This passage has been on my mind lately: “But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and makes known through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place, since we… Read More
High Rollers in His Grace
I’m not sure anybody can be a moral person if he’s not courageous as well. I can profess my undying faith in Jesus Christ, but if I’m afraid to act on that faith, am I really a righteous… Read More
Lies, Lunacy and Limitations
In this country, the limits of our government’s authority have long been defined by the noble intentions of men. A fool will argue that those good intentions are the source of his freedom, rather than the guardian of… Read More
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Posted: October 6, 2021 by cjournalme
Don’t Look Too Hard
It’s time to stop waiting for the mark of the beast. It’s already here. Actually, it’s always been around, it’s only begun to rear a few of its ugly heads. While we’ve been looking for a tattooed wrist… Read More