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Often in elections, you reach election day, having to vote between 2 candidates, and neither makes the perfect candidate. So how should one choose? Let us first get something straight. The only perfect person is Jesus. I am not saying that as a juke or giving you a Sunday School answer but stating a fact. Read Isaiah 11 and you …
Abortion is unmistakably murder, but how can we as Christians carry our pro-life stance past the day of birth? Life continues after birth. If a mother with an unplanned pregnancy (someone who could pursue abortion) has the baby, what would their lives look like after birth? Not a day goes by that I am not grateful for my wife. She …
Love is a finicky word. It is viewed as a feeling, action, choice, and a word used to describe things and people we greatly like. We especially use Love in a romantic way. How can we have love for others? As a student pastor, I hear this word used quite often between teens describing their feelings towards each other. Often, …
Over the last few years I have seen more and more Christians question different Christmas traditions. One tradition that I have seen questioned is if Christians should have Christmas Trees. So we will try and find an answer to this. Like most people, each year my family puts together a Christmas tree. Each Christmas we put presents under the tree …
How Should Christians Respond to Abortion? The topic of abortion is a volatile issue. While traditionally, Christians have been strongly on the anti-abortion or pro-life side, over the past decade more and more Christians have taken a passive view on this subject. This subject has become divisive even among Christians. Many of the younger generations have no idea what the …
Our nation is currently fixed on the supreme court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh. What can we learn from this? Proverbs 22:1 A good name is to be chosen over great wealth; favor is better than silver and gold. One phrase that Judge Kavanaugh has kept repeating is “My good name.” The whole situation affects a lifetime of work and his name is in jeopardy. Having …
Do you ever wonder, if the love of God is real? Does God’s love extend to all? What is the Love of God? We will dive more into this in this post. Ephesians 3:17-19 (ESV) 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is …
“I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up, live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” Martin Luther King Jr We live in a time when race and ethnic battles are still raging even though the battle should have been won long ago. …
Racism has reared its ugly hateful head. At its core, racism is against God. What does the Bible have to say about this? A Biblical Response Towards Racism Over the weekend another example of racism was displayed with people being injured and one dead. These horrible hateful acts and thinking are anti-God. I have been burdened by the racism and …
Many people pursue dreams, money, fame, treasure and grand aspirations, only to gain that dream and realize that still does not make you happy. So then why do we keep pursuing the things that do not make us happy? My Treasure When I was in high school, I went to Washington, DC on a leadership trip with my church. I …
