Simeon (Men of Christmas 3)

This is the third in a series of blog posts in the Men of Christmas online Bible study where we are considering three men who play key roles in the story of Christmas. These blog posts are meant as an introduction and supplement to the main chat that takes place on Twitter on consecutive Monday […]

Joseph (Men of Christmas 2)

This is the second in a series of blog posts in the Men of Christmas online Bible study where we are considering three men who play key roles in the story of Christmas. These blog posts are meant as an introduction and supplement to the main chat that takes place on Twitter on consecutive Monday […]

Zacharias (Men of Christmas 1)

This is the first in a series of blog posts in the Men of Christmas online Bible study where we are considering three men who play key roles in the story of Christmas. These blog posts are meant as an introduction and supplement to the main chat that takes place on Twitter on consecutive Monday […]

Bible Study Sign Ups

Pastor Mike’s passion is technology and teaching God’s Word. Click the link above to find out about his latest online Bible studies and then sign up to join. He would love to have you! (Men of Christmas online Bible study & chat comes to Twitter, December 2, 9 & 16.)

13 Commitments for a Christian in 2013

“‘For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope.’” (Jeremiah 29:11) It’s important to have a plan. A plan is like a target. It gives you something to aim at, shoot for, strive after. It offers […]

On the Love of God (3-part podcast series)

For Part 1: Death, Life, Angels, Rulers, click here. (1:11) For Part 2: Things Present, Things to Come, Powers, Height, click here. (1:22) For Part 3: Depth, Anything Else in All Creation, click here. (0:59) PART 1 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things […]

8 Tips to Help Your Blogging Blast Off [infographic]

(click image to enlarge, then in new browser tab or window click again) 8 Tips to Help Your Blogging Blast Off:  1. Design impacting blog posts that someone can read in 60 seconds or less. 2. Use paragraph headlines on longer posts so a person can skip / scan to relevant info. 3. Tell stories […]

Mixing Politics and Religion

“Give me liberty, or give me death.”  ~Patrick Henry (This is raw and from the heart.) We’re so stupid. (I’m just gonna be blunt.) We’ve been taught that politics and religion don’t mix. (Even in the church.) The fact is politics and religion cannot be separated. You can’t have one without the other. The “check […]

The Single Key That Will Help You Interpret / Understand the Bible

When you get right down to it, the Bible really isn’t that hard of a book to interpret. It really isn’t. Oh sure, there are certain passages that are difficult to grasp just as there in any other form of literature. But for the most part the main message of the Scriptures is quite clear. […]