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Five Reasons for Going to Youth Camp

As summer approaches youth camps across the globe will commence. From sports camps, band camp, church camps and many in-between. For those thinking about attending for the first time there can be some intimidation. Sometimes even the question, “Why should I go?” As an experience camper, camp counselor, and camp supervisor, I can tell youContinue reading “Five Reasons for Going to Youth Camp”

Review: Autopsy of a Deceased Church

Book reviews are something that haven’t made it into my blog so far. So, I am fairly new at this endeavor even though reading is a favorite pastime of mine. My personal library is in my house and it is growing because of my reignited passion for actual books instead of on my kindle (iPadContinue reading “Review: Autopsy of a Deceased Church”

How to handle a full plate.

How to Handle a Full Plate A lot of people have asked me how I can get stuff done with as much as I have on my plate. Most of the time I am not given a chance to answer them before they are off on another subject or down the road. IContinue reading “How to handle a full plate.”

One Testimony

Several times I have encouraged my congregation to share their “Jesus Story.” It is simply how they were before they met Christ, how they came to faith, and their life now. In order to testify of Christ we do not have to have all the theological terms and nuances firmly set inContinue reading “One Testimony”

We have the love chapter but who are we supposed to love?

“Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vauneth not itself, is not puffed up. Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceeth in the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. CharityContinue reading “We have the love chapter but who are we supposed to love?”

Judge – a word filled with impossibilities.

It is impossible for us to judge fully but it is impossible for us not to judge at all. I take this from my understanding of the word. As I understand, to judge something or someone means to determine what is either… 1) Correct and incorrect Continue reading “Judge – a word filled with impossibilities.”

The Believer and Sin

“If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, weContinue reading “The Believer and Sin”

Biblical Creation

Within the last few weeks there was released a poll done by the Pew Forum on American adherence to the theory of evolution, theistic evolution, and creationism. It is disappointing to hear that only roughly one out of every three Americans still believe in creationism. Let me define these for you… Evolution – Life as weContinue reading “Biblical Creation”

What is right?

“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” -Jeremiah 17:9- “In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.” -Judges 21:25- “Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him itContinue reading “What is right?”

Life Changes Fast

In an instant Mary’s world changed. At the words of the angel, “thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son,”(Luke 1:31) her world was forever changed. The pronouncement of Christ’s first coming is so powerful that it has forever impacted the world. For a while it was only the immediate persons involved,Continue reading “Life Changes Fast”