Christian Life

Action or Reaction?

How does a Christ follower live? How does a collective of Christ followers function? Are we to be people who take action or people who react? If you look at this question through a first world cultural lens you would have to say we are rewarded when we are people who take action. As we all know buried deep in the verses of that theological gem, 1 Condominiums, are these words meant to guide us as we seek to please God, “he who hesitates is lost.” 2 Condominiums also gives us insight into our responsibilities as God pleasing people with, “God helps those who help themselves.”
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Scars, Scabs and Open Wounds

With Facebook asking me every time I login “what’s on your mind?” I do believe I am obligated to oblige. It’s time to tell the world about the struggles I have, the lunch I ate, the sins I commit, my mental and physical health issues, and of course the latest person to offend me along with frequent updates as to my location. (more…)

We are not alone

Easter Changes How We Live, Now and Eternally

It Was a Dark and Stormy Night

These seven words have come to represent the worst in writing. Contests to see who can match or even surpass this level of literary failing are held. As an author there is no way you want to create a dark and stormy night sentence, paragraph, chapter, or even worse, book. (more…)

We’re in this Together

We are what we like about our brand of church experience. We look in the mirror and see what we would call the picture of a Christ follower. It’s not that we feel we have got it perfect, it’s that we see someone on the right track. This means there will be denominations that [will or] will not fit our version of living our lives as Christ followers. (more…)