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 [...]

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 [...]

“…And that’s when things get messy. When people begin moving beyond charity and toward justice and solidarity with the poor and oppressed, as Jesus did, they get in trouble. Once we are actually friends with the folks in struggle, we start to ask why people are poor, which is never as popular as giving to [...]

So, I finally finished the book “Jesus for President” by Shane Claiborne. I am not the fastest reader on the block. I try to take my time reading books so I can make sure I understand them well. This is not going to be a long post, just something short and sweet, kinda. The book [...]

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 [...]