Christianity Blog Posts

Do you ever get really discouraged about the state of the modern church? I sure do. I think it is partly my personality type, as I can be a rather melancholy soul. Recently I was catching up on my reading … Continue reading →...

i love this song after hearing on the end of the Jesus Culture Leadership Podcast… but love the free worship on this youtube clip… All the angels cry out, Holy is the Lord God All the earth replies, Holy are You All the angels cry out, Holy is th...

The video I shared on Friday reminded me of the opening page of Philip Yancey’s book What’s so Amazing about Grace?.  Here it is: I told a story in my book The Jesus I Never Knew, a true story that … Continue reading →...

Revivals begin with God’s own people; the Holy Spirit touches their heart anew, and gives them new fervor and compassion, and zeal, new light and life, and when He has thus come to you, He next goes forth to the valley of dry bones…Oh, what respo...

    this is water is a brilliant and challenging speech by david foster wallace about the power of choice and perception. “The really important kind of freedom involves attention, and awareness, and discipline, and effort, and being able...

By: Brandon T. Ward If you have been a reader of this site for a while or gone through our Bible Studies you probably realize by now we love and only use the King James Version Bible (KJV). You would have also noticed we use a Strong’s Concordan...

We have to let Heavens strategy guide our Earthly activity and get on the same page with God. Like marching around Jericho, like stepping out of the boat onto the water, like facing off against a giant, like sending the worship team at the head of th...

I need a song to sing to You I stand in awe of what You do I need words to describe All that You are, what I feel inside You whisper deep inside my heart You show my glimpses of who You are Iris Ministries & Will Reagan {I NEED A SONG}   i n...

I was deeply touched by this 5 minute video. Heather reaches out to women in the adult entertainment industry. She has a lot of wisdom. I wept at the Christians who sadly passed her over. But this reminded me of … Continue reading →...

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among ma...

Arrests and deportations of Christians in Sudan are becoming more momentous in Bashir’s government. On April 12, the Secretary General of the Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference was ousted out of North Sudan into South Sudan. As a church eld...

My last post spoke about the tendency within Christian circles to put teachers, preachers, evangelists, writers, etc on a pedestal and the danger this poses of detracting from the glory and praise that should only be for God by promoting, publishi...

In regards to my recent post entitled Women in ministry…lip service vs reality where I share some signs of hope from the complementarian camp…I see more glimmers of hope in this recent post by Trevin Wax of The Gospel Coalition: … C...

I came across this post by another wordpress blogger: Our Greatest Fears: Questions and Doubt, and here is the opening paragraph. I hope you’ll read his further thoughts. One thing that I have noticed since I began my journey of … Continu...

Revival is about as much of a miracle as a crop of wheat. If you don’t plow, sow, water and reap you will never see a revival. if you plant the seed God has given you and pray over the place where you live and partner with the Holy Spirit you will...

Michael Patton of Credo House just had a worthwhile post entitled: Twelve Ways to Prepare Your Children for Times of Doubt in which I think he shares some exceptional advice. Too often Christian parents can be guilty of indoctrinating rather …...

  In Your presence there is freedom In Your presence there is hope In Your presence there is healing Love restores me, I am whole No matter how far I run You are with me No matter how far I fall Your love is everlasting Your kindness never ends...

Jesus, i pray that You would write Your message upon our hearts that we might speak life, hope, destiny and purpose into these young people i pray that You would open their eyes to the reality of Your love and greatness, that they would find their gr...

Tired of the negative message in secular music? Why not try listening to positive, encouraging Christian music? Music frees the soul, so bring Christ into that fold. We need Christ everyday and Christian music is a great way to connect with our L...

yesterday we celebrated Mothers Day with the kids and my MIL at the Auckland Museum… the kids loved the Oceans and Land, Weird and Wonderful (eeek those bugs are soooo gross!) and a Kids in the Past exhibits and i loved the vintage clothing and fur...