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February 1, 2012

Abortion losing fund support

I read an article this evening, and upsets me to find out where the komen foundation money is going. The komen foundation is pulling funds from planned parenthood. Sounds good to me Read the full article http://www.worldmag.com/webextra/19140

January 22, 2012

Reflect or influence

I am a huge music lover, not every genre though. My main source for music is iTunes. They have a feature on the side that shows top songs and albums. I noticed there is a song by Bruno Mars and Snoop Dogg that’s titled “Young, Wild, and Free.”. Some lyrics are “so what we get [...]

January 12, 2012

Why I hate religion, but love Jesus

There are usually videos that end up on Facebook, YouTube, etc… That everyone wants you to see. Sometimes I’ll even watch them on GodTube and find tons of theological problems in the video. Things may look good with the right music and words. This video sounds really great and I agree with most of its statements. [...]

January 10, 2012

Christian Young Adult Myths

I read another article today from the Barna research group.  The article was based around five myths about why young adults leave the church.  This is similar to the post I recently added with a video of David Kinnaman.  The article goes deeper into these myths and what is actually true about them.  I was [...]

January 6, 2012

Irrelevant Relevance in Youth Ministry – By: David Jones

I stumbled upon this article while researching youth ministry articles.  I am always cautious using the word “relevant.” I thought after reading this article that this is exactly why.  Take a few minutes to read this, it applies to everyone.  If everyone took their responsibility to be role models for the youth we would make [...]

January 6, 2012

Youth leaving the church

I found an interesting video from David Kinnaman reporting his findings with The Barna Group.  They have been studying teens and young adults over a 5 year span asking why they have become disconnected from the church.  Watch the video and feel free to comment.

December 28, 2011

Year coming to an end

2012 is almost upon us. Looking towards the new year I wonder will it be normal and nothing different. I like to use an illustration of a coke rocket, look it up if you don’t know what it is. A coke rocket is a 2-liter bottle of coke shaken up that is just waiting for [...]

December 27, 2011

Day after Christmas

Not many people know what is celebrated today. Today I read Acts chapter 6 “Then they secretly induced men to say, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God.” And they stirred up the people, the elders and the scribes, and they came up to him and dragged him away and [...]

December 25, 2011

Christmas for Dummies

  Q. Assuming that you agree with Christmas, why should it be celebrated? A. To celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ Q. Why was Jesus born? A. To save us from our sins and the consequences of sin, namely God’s wrath which will eventually lead us to hell. (Romans 5:8-9, Romans 6:23, 1 Timothy 1:15) Q. What exactly is sin? A. Sin is [...]