Steve's thoughts on culture, religion, & Jesus!

It's an Intresting Day in America

We are witnessing history! America is changing very quickly some might think for the better and some for the worse. Though I believe most Americans are in denial and don't believe it is actually happening. I can handle a difference in opinion on what is best but it seems that ignorance is the norm. Take a look at the video and let em know what you think!

Philippians 3:20 (ESV)
20 But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,

Be Silent

"To be silent does not mean to be inactive; rather it means to breathe in the will of God, to listen attentively and be ready to obey."~Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Learning to be still and listen to God is the most import aspect of prayer! Bring your requests to God but also be quit and let God speak... You might be surprised at how much God has to say!

"To be silent does not mean to be inactive; rather it means to breathe in the will of God, to listen attentively and be ready to obey."~Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Learning to be still and listen to God is the most import aspect of prayer! Bring your requests to God but also be quit and let God speak... You might be surprised at how much God has to say!

The Pledge of Alegence Explained

We have drifted so far from the ideals that have made this country great. Ideals founded in the Christin Judeo  principles of: hard work, morality, and liberty... we can never go back but we can go forward! May we learn from our mistakes, repent of our sins, and move forward with God's help. Remember government is not the answer to our problems... Jesus is!

What the Church Needs

"What the Church needs to-day is not more machinery or better, not new organizations or more and novel methods, but men whom the Holy Ghost can use--men of prayer. The Holy Ghost does not flow through methods, but through men. He does not come on machinery, but on men. He does not anoint plans, but men--men of prayer." ~E.M. Bounds 1907

Christians should give more offense

Christianity stands or falls with its revolutionary protest against violence, arbitrariness and pride of power and with its plea for the weak. Christians are doing too little to make these points clear rather than too much. Christendom adjusts itself far too easily to the worship of power. Christians should give more offense, shock the world far more, than they are doing now. Christian should take a stronger stand in favor of the weak rather than considering first the possible right of the strong.~Dietrich Bonhoeffer

$1.92 Million Fine for Music Piracy

A 32 year old woman was convicted of downloading 24 songs from kaza and was fined 1.92 million dollars. The songs can be purchased for $.99 each. What do you think was that a fair judgment? I bet she wishes she would have paid the $24.

Click here to Read the NYT Article

Martin Luther on Sin and Grace

“If you are a preacher of grace, then preach a true and not a fictitious grace; if grace is true, you must bear a true and not a fictitious sin. God does not save people who are only fictitious sinners. Be a sinner and sin boldly, but believe and rejoice in Christ even more boldly, for he is victorious over sin, death, and the world. As long as we are here [in this world] we have to sin. This life is not the dwelling place of righteousness, but, as Peter says, we look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells. It is enough that by the riches of God’s glory we have come to know the Lamb that takes away the sin of the world.

No sin will separate us from the Lamb, even though we commit fornication and murder a thousand times a day. Do you think that the purchase price that was paid for the redemption of our sins by so great a Lamb is too small? Pray boldly—you too are a mighty sinner.”

-Martin Luther

Mark Driscoll Yelling at the Boys

I saw this video on http://www.ericspangler.net/eric_spangler/
While Mark may be a bit over the top... I think the message is clear! You might want to turn your volume down!

The Wages of Sin!

Again, I stand shocked by the destructiveness of sin because a close friend of mine has committed adultery. The result of which has torn two families apart and tarnished the the name of Christ. We are never alone in our sin... its affects are far reaching. The shock waves cause a tsunami like effect in the lives of so many people. Even people that are far removed from the actual situation.

Like a tsunami, sin always leaves death and destruction in its wake . It ruins lives and tears families apart.  For some reason, Christians think they can play with sin and control it. Time and time again, what begins as a apparently harmless and controllable thing ends by causing destruction, chaos, and death, especially to the relationships effected by the sinful behaviors.

As Christians we must see sin for what it is... EVIL! It is never harmless or controllable, no matter how benign or manageable it may seem at first. Sin left unchecked will bring death and destruction to your life.

Romans 6:23 (ESV)
23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.