If you haven’t read the beginning of this, right now go read the first part (1-4). 5. Those who are born of God confess the Son and receive (have) him. “No one who denies the Son has the Father. Whoever confesses the Son has the Father also.” 1 John 3:23 “Whoever confesses that Jesus is [...]

First off, these are taken from the book “Finally Alive” by John Piper, where he (Piper) takes them directly from the book of 1 John. This chapter in the book and the book of 1 John really convicted me and learning more and more every day. I just wanted to share these evidences that are [...]

All this talk on healthcare lately has really got me thinking. First off, let me just say, if you know me you know that I used to be (and you might still think I am) very big on politics. But, lately, I’ve just started having an open-mind on things (everything in general, not just politics). [...]

“Better is open rebuke than hidden love.” Proverbs 27:5 (ESV) Rebuke your brothers/sisters in Christ, don’t hold back from saying something they need to hear.

We all yearn for some kind of “hope” in this world. When the elections were going on, the big thing one candidate was using as his “motto” was “Hope and Change”. He, and his campaign, knew that the biggest thing that was needed in our world (particularly America) was hope. And, of course, people bought [...]

Last night, John continued in 1 Peter and preached on chapter 2, verses 4-8. I want to share some of my thoughts on verses 7-8. They can be kind of tricky, or hard to understand, because of the mystery of God. We will never know the full details of the salvation process. Why? Because we [...]

There is something more to Christmas than gifts, lights, santa, etc. Those things are fun, gifts are fun to GIVE and receive. But, that is not the real reason behind it. Some will argue that Christmas was started as a pagan holiday. Ok, that is true. But, that wasn’t the end of the story. Christians [...]