So you need a new car? Let your fingers take a walk
Through the business guide for the "born again" flock
You'll be keeping all your money in the kingdom now
And you'll only drink milk from a Christian cow
-- Steve Taylor, "Guilty By Association"I had been thinking on the practice many people have of using the word "Christian" as an adjective. In ( Read more... )

I have a whole lot of "favorite" Bible passages, and Jeremiah 35 is one of them.

Reading it today, I was struck by a new thought.

In the past, I would have said that it's impossible for an unbeliever to perform any action pleasing to God -- for example, the YouthAIDS program that's getting a lot of TV time right now because of the involvement of ( Read more... )

I am not a big fan of Christian book studies, so it was with reservations that I handed over the cash this morning to purchase The Rich Single Life that the Grace singles are studying currently. They'll be covering Chapter 5 this coming Wednesday, and I'm going to attempt to catch up during the next few days. Covering the 65 preceding pages is not ( Read more... )

I wonder what was David's litmus for shedding blood. For instance, when the Amalekites raided his town (1 Samuel 30) and took away all the inhabitants alive, David chased after them and then killed all but a small contingent of 400 who escaped on camels. But when two of his men, Joab and Abashai, killed Abner (2 Samuel 3) who had just sworn loyalty ( Read more... )

I have been truly longing to know what it is to leave it all behind and follow Christ. Jesus told the Biblical rich young ruler exactly what to do; why won't He tell me? Seems like other people understand it ( Read more... )

I am so glad that God gives us such a thing as "gut" feeling. Sometimes it defies all logic but ends up being right in the oddest ways.

Today was a record-breaking day at the Holy Land in many areas. Toward the end of the day, we presented the passion drama Behold the Lamb with the guests crammed into the viewing space like chunks of tuna in a ( Read more... )

"Collect choice spices -- 12 1/2 pounds of pure myrrh, 6 1/4 pounds each of cinnamon and of sweet cane, 12 1/2 pounds of cassia, and one gallon of olive oil. Blend these ingredients into a holy anointing oil.... And say to the people of Israel, This will always be my holy anointing oil. It must never be poured on the body of an ordinary person, and ( Read more... )

I think that I've finally realized God's purpose for my Sunday mornings. All throughout the week, I am purposefully meeting with believers for worship, building each other up, and more, so that by the time Sunday comes around, my walk with God is craving some "be still and know" time. I've been staying at home most Sunday mornings since Master's ( Read more... )

It recently came to my attention that a portion of the Christian community is outraged because one of the actors in End of the Spear is a practicing homosexual. I have some real issues with that attitude. Hello! He's an actor! Pretends to be someone he's not! Do we have problems with a married actor playing the part of a single man? Or a ( Read more... )

I went straight from work to First Baptist Orlando to hear the Brooklyn Tabernacle Singers this evening. It's literally only two miles away, but it took me well over ten minutes to get there. Normal rush hour ( Read more... )