Let’s start by looking at the beginning of the Story of Jesus in Luke chapter 2 verses 1-7. I know what your going to say, I know that story, and your going to skip the text below, but please take a minute and read the scripture below and really think about it.
Now in those days [...]

There have been many occasions that I have said that I am going to try and read through the Bible in a year, but this is the year that I am determined to do it.  By the end of 2009 I will have read through the Old Testament once and the New Testament twice. I [...]

In the Bible Jesus says, “Go into all the world and make disciples. “(Matt:28:19)  To me, the theme of this verse is to make disciples. 
If the goal is to make disciples then realistically should churches have short term missions trips? And if so, what do you think they should look like?
The reason I ask this is because [...]

In my short life I have had the opportunity to travel to a number of different countries. And in each of the countries I have been able to see how and where people live. I have seen the homes of the rich and famous and have seen the homes of the poorest of poor.
When I [...]

Tomorrow is Halloween and I can’t wait to get the kids dressed up and go trick or treating. Halloween is a holiday that I have always enjoyed. I went out trick or treating right up until I was 25. That’s right, till I was 25. The only difference is the kind of treats that people [...]

I have been reading through the Gospels again and taking a look at Jesus all over again. What I have realized is that the Jesus I was taught about in Sunday school and even today in church is a sanitized, cleaned up, tame version of the Jesus that is in the Bible.
What characterized Jesus and [...]