Category: general discussions

I just heard about this, though it was several years ago (May 2005)… Apparently our sister church in Corona California has a unique way of getting people to come to church. What do you think? Is this the way that we should get people to come to church? It just sounds wrong to me. Someone…

  So does anyone have an opinion? Would you consider this baptism legitimate, if they didn’t use water? Why or why not…   OSLO (Reuters) – A Norwegian church used lemon-flavored cola instead of water in a baptism ceremony after its taps were temporarily turned off because of freezing temperatures, daily Vaart Land said Tuesday….

OK, this just goes to show that Jesus can use anyone. I am sorry, this was very serious and sincere at the time. But I could not resist… look at that hair! The one looks like the Great Gazoo’s wife. I know, I know, one day someone will post a picture of me and my…

  OK, here is my question. Why do so few people leave comments on my blog? I know that we have between 30 and 40 visitors a day. Am I that intimidating? I would really love to hear from you. Even if you just say “hi”. There are “ways” of getting people to leave comments….

“A Christian by Any Other Name” by Lisa Miller (Article in Newsweek, March 16, 2009) “Ward Brehm doesn’t call himself a Christian. “I just call myself a follower of Jesus,” says Brehm, a Minneapolis businessman and former chairman of the U.S.-Africa Development Foundation. “It’s a huge difference.” Christian definitions used not to matter so much….

Thanks for sending this prayer Bob, may many Jesus-followers be encouraged to prepare for the daily battle using this prayer: Good morning Lord, Thank You for assuring me of victory today, if I will but follow your battle plan. So by faith I claim victory over__________( things that you know you will face today). To…

When Texas pastor Jim Denison was in college, he served as a summer missionary in East Malaysia. While there he attended a small church. At one of the church’s worship services, a teenage girl came forward to announce her decision to follow Christ and be baptized. During the service, Denison noticed some worn-out luggage leaning…

The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. [Genesis 2:15]

“Practicing the presence of Christ means being a living example of the life of Jesus. This raises the stakes enormously. It means that our lives need to become increasingly aligned with the example of Jesus. It doesn’t require sinless obedience – as if that’s possible anyway. It means, though, increasingly becoming people of justice, kindness,…

“I know men and I tell you that Jesus Christ is no mere man. Between Him and every other person in the world there is no possible term of comparison. Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I have founded empires. But on what did we rest the creation of our genius? Upon force. Jesus Christ founded His…