Month: July 2016

Who You Represent?

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              In sports if you were to ask this question, “Who you represent,” most athletes would respond by telling you the team they play for or possibly the college they hailed from. In fact, we are quickly approaching the Olympics, and those athletes take a great amount of pride in being able to represent their respective countries. A lot of musicians would tell you the city they are from. Military personnel would tell their branch and possibly their platoon and company. What about Christians? Who do we represent?

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(1837 words, 1 image, estimated 7:21 mins reading time)

A Call to Arms

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I have been a part of several conversations where young women were talking about how they control their relationships. Their significant others jump at their command and never have the final say. Some of these involved kids that were from exes, where the new boyfriends were expected to be a part of the kid’s life and help protect and provide for the child, but had no say in the discipline. In fact, one mother had forbidden her boyfriend from correcting her child. Another mother wouldn’t even allow her child’s father to discipline.

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(3357 words, 1 image, estimated 13:26 mins reading time)

The King David Syndrome

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O.K. So I know this isn’t an actual medically diagnosed syndrome, just the same, I feel like a lot of Christians suffer from what I call “The King David Syndrome.” We read the Bible with a sense of awe, as we should, seeing these great deeds done by these Biblical figures. We marvel at their faith, focus, and drive to serve God. Then we sit back and wish we could do great things like that.

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(1023 words, 1 image, estimated 4:06 mins reading time)

Destroying God’s Image #WhyLivesMatter

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Let me be clear, when I first heard about Alton Sterling’s death, I said a prayer for him and his family. When I heard about the officers shot in Dallas, I said a prayer for them and their families as well. I haven’t watched any news stories on either incident. I haven’t watched the Alton Sterling video and I probably never will. Why? I won’t watch the video because doing so won’t change my stance. I grieve the loss of his life and I’m heartbroken for his wife and son. The officers: I grieve the loss of their lives and I’m heartbroken for the spouses and children they left behind.

Destroying God’s Image #WhyLivesMatter full post

(610 words, 1 image, estimated 2:26 mins reading time)

Sin

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Sin; it would seem to be a word that we don’t really talk about or think about very much. It is uncomfortable to talk about as if just thinking about sin is a sin itself. We don’t want anyone focusing on our sins and we don’t want to confront others about their sins, unless we are talking about the sins of a group that we aren’t associated with. Apparently, we only want to talk about sin when it can’t actually help anyone.

Sin full post

(1358 words, 1 image, estimated 5:26 mins reading time)