What I Would Tell My 15-Year-Old Stupid Self About Dating

Growing up, I’ll admit, I was a disrespectful punk who cared very little about the feelings, concerns, or responsibilities of the average parent of any girl I dated at the time. My biggest concern? That I get what I felt I was entitled to…time with my girlfriend. I didn’t care how it impacted her family […]

Marriage & Divorce: It’s Not Only About You.

The biggest lie about marriage and divorce? “It’s just about me and my spouse. No one else.” Sadly, many have bought this lie hook, line, and sinker and have left a huge massive pile of victims in the wake of their divorce. The reality is, your marriage is not only about you and your spouse. […]

Accountability: “I don’t need it, it’s Just me and Jesus!”

Ever hear someone say, “It’s just me and Jesus!”? Or something like, “I appreciate your concern, but Jesus loves me and His grace is enough for me, and I know he’ll forgive me and love me just as I am.”? Usually, these statements are blurted out hastily when a pastor or another fellow Christian is […]

The Nearsighted Church: How to Get Our Telescope Back

At some point in history, someone (or someones) determined that they needed to find a better way to be able to see farther and with more clarity than what was physically possible with the naked human eye. It is still a mystery to this day as to exactly who invented it, but the first patent for […]

It Rains on the Just and the Unjust…

I’m not trying to “rain” on anyone’s parade, or be negative. What I am trying to do is paint a picture of the reality of where we are as a nation and issue a warning. And if our people continue to choose to ignore the warning we will further entrench and solidify the judgment of […]

2016: A Series of Unfortunate Revelations

You know, around January 1 everybody put out a “Year in Review” blog or Facebook post or something out there in the social media ether discussing 2016. I certainly have my thoughts on 2016, but didn’t want to get washed over by the plethora of writings I’m sure hit the airwaves that day. Now that […]

The Gospel IS the Main Thing…and Here’s why

Recently a member of the Abolish Human Abortion (AHA) society put out a Facebook status that stated that the gospel was not the main thing. He argued that loving God and loving others was the main thing and that the gospel was secondary to these 2 things. This was also followed up by several leaders […]

An Inflatable Birthday Guest

One day a father decided he was going to throw a massive birthday party for his son. He invited everyone to come. He sent the invitations out well in advance and provided every detail so that guests would make no mistake of where, when, and who this party was for. On the day of the […]

World War Infinity: The Generational Wars

“Those punk kids will never understand what it’s like to have responsibility. When I was their age I already had a full-time job.” “Those old people are such tightwads. I’m glad our generation is a lot more generous.” “Look at those parents, their kids are such brats. Our parents would never have let me go […]

When Allies Become Enemies: Zeroed In On the WRONG Target

There is absolutely nothing worse than watching someone (or someones) being zeroed in on the wrong target. Especially when you agree with much of what they stand for and do. But when they begin to make targets out of would be allies, then you have to question exactly what is motivating their “movement”. This is […]