Welcome to my inner thoughts. Each year a battle takes place in my mind as I attempt to pick out the perfect Valentine gift for my beloved Heather. My thoughts are conflicted and my decision unclear: “Flowers! I don’t think so… They’ll die in less than a week.” “Chocolates! Face it… You’ll eat more than they will and then you’ll both feel bad that you … Continue reading The Perfect Valentine
I have a radio in my car. It connects to almost 50 FM radio stations. It also connects to 15 AM stations. If I paid for the service it would also connect to XM Satellite to offer me another 1,000 stations. I have a TV. It’s connected to Dish Network. There are hundreds of stations most of which I have never even clicked on once. … Continue reading The Cure for Crazy
Ephesians 5:17-21 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name … Continue reading Is it Possible to Know?
I was craving tacos. It was after 10:00pm on a Tuesday evening and I had just finished a nearly 3-hour conversation with someone about baptism and church membership. They were new to church and had many questions that I was thrilled to answer. After I left their little apartment on Tropicana Boulevard I headed east to catch the Interstate back home. There on right … Continue reading Gangster Gospel
Yes. I’m one of them. I will be leaving my home in the early twilight hours of Friday morning to seek out deals on electronics, Christmas presents, and sports coats. Black Friday is aptly named for the color of the sky when we leave our homes and for the color of our souls when we watch someone grab the last 60in TV from Best Buy. … Continue reading Black Friday Bible Tips
(If you have ever wondered why our church supports so many missionary projects you have to read this recently letter from Stetson Planck. Southern Hills has been honored to support this mission for several years.) After having lived in Rome for over two years we returned there last weekend to visit friends for the first time since moving to Verona. Saturday evening while the … Continue reading A Christian Missionary & A Roman Priest
We are the courageous victors! We ought own it! We are not victors because of something we have done but because of what Jesus has done (Rom. 8:37). We are not victors because we have never stumbled into sin but because we refuse to stay down (Prov. 24:16). We are courageous victors because we follow the one who defeated Satan, sin, death, and the grave. … Continue reading Satan’s Big 5
For some, the Devil is a boogeyman who lives only in fiction and is simply used to scare little children and feebleminded Christians into strict obedience. For others, he is a very real enemy whose deceptions, temptations, and hindrances are very tangible. To the former I can only offer sympathy as you attempt to bury your head deeper into the sand. To the latter I … Continue reading A Real Devil?
