Picture: Elijah worshipping PURE WORSHIP After 400+ yrs of Hebrew enslavement in Egypt, a nation dedicated to the self-declared man-god, Pharaoh, an inspired Hebrew named Moses authored a book dedicated to explaining the life of worship; Deuteronomy. This ancient book goes into great detail explaining how the recently freed peoples, whom God had chosen to [...]

THE WISDOM-FILLED LIFE OF WORSHIP After Paul encouraged the church at ancient Ephesus to walk in the light of their new lives available through the work of Jesus, he went on to encourage them to “be imitators of God, as beloved children.” Ephesians 5:1.  After giving a list of what God-imitators don’t do (unmarried sex, [...]

Grrrr, I am mad! While channel surfing this morning, I witnessed a woman preaching about The Day of Atonement. She literally asked each of us to write a check for TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS (and lesser sums starting at $70-80) and send it to her as our offering to God. For being completely clueless about the [...]

So we’re back into The Book of 1st Thessalonians. Today’s reading finds the Apostle Paul laying down a comparison between his ministry and that of others. His ministry was clearly given to him by Jesus and was evidenced by the character change evident in the lives he touched. But others, their ministries produced error, impurity, [...]

The opening paragraphs of The Book of 1 Thessalonians provides an excellent glimpse into what a life looks like that is a product of the hand of God. The book begins by recounting how the church planter Paul felt when thinking of the church at Thessalonica. While Paul’s feelings are not exhaustive or all-inclusive, his [...]

This Is Not The Real Jesus. To many he's popular. He's a rockstar. He's a homeboy. He's a buddy. But is he the hope of the world? Is he ruler of their universe?  Who do you say Jesus is?

For some of you guys, this may be basic news, but maybe it would do you good to refresh like it has been for me.For others, this may be what you've been looking for, something that explains what Jesus means and why He matters. Who Is Jesus? What Is The Overview of Salvation? What Is [...]

Here are a few lists of questions you may want to review regularly with someone in your life. It will help you stay true to Jesus, if that is what you are interested in doing. God knows I need this in my life, maybe you do too… Let me know if you are interested in [...]

Anyone that knows anything about me knows this: I've led a jacked up life. Period. There's no denying it. I've had more moral failings than any several people most of you know. Because of the guilt I carried around, because of the shame I let torture me, because of the belief that I was horribly [...]

I once knew a young man who took off down South Broadway talking about Jesus to everybody he literally ran into. I knew another man who literally picked up a 100lb cross and dragged it around neighborhoods in the Azalea district. And I knew yet another man who walked the streets of Jacksonville and talked [...]