Christ speaks of a “cup” in His Gethsemane prayer. He prays, “Remove this cup.” In John 18:11, our Lord rebukes Peter after Peter cuts of the ear of the slave, Malchus. And He says to Peter (do you remember?), “Put the sword into the sheath; the CUP which the Father has given Me, shall I […]

When 2nd Stringers Are 1st String. The first shall be last and the last shall be first. It’s even happened with me. I’ve shown up in church and there’s a substitute preaching for the pastor and there’s a let down (the air goes out of my balloon). It’s like when you go to a baseball […]

“The New Inquisition” http://bit.ly/bT4Gl8 Thinking about a blog post: “The Koran versus the Bible.” Too controversial? Not politically correct? Inviting trouble? I’ll do it #tcot (8/25/10) 2 different GodsBible inspired; Koran notTrue gospel; False gospelSalvation by grace; Salvation by worksJesus alive; Mohammed dead Christianity and Islam has been in the news as of late. It […]

The Catholic Church is under assault and for good reason. They have turned a blind eye (in some ways) to the problem of sexual abuse among their clergy. That’s not the kind of abuse I want to talk about here. Instead, I want to point to areas where a person might not think it’s (quote) […]

To change course. To switch from going in one direction to another. To realize what you’re doing is wrong & begin doing right. Includes one’s way of thinking.

Duh #1: They’re people like you.Duh #2: They sin sometimes.Duh #3: They carry a lot.Duh #4: They need forgiveness, too.Duh #5:Duh #6: They don’t have many “real” friends.Duh #7: Some of them aren’t saved. Duh #1: They’re perfect like you. (Not) What is it that we hold our Pastors to a higher standard than ourselves? […]

In this lightning fast video Pastor Mike highlights five truths about God’s kingdom from the story of the Christmas shepherds in Luke 2. (If you can’t see this video, click here.)