In the beginning…What existed before God?

Genesis starts out with “In the beginning”, where modern-day fairy tales start out with “Once upon a time”. What does “In the beginning” mean? What existed, what happened? And how!? As a Christian, creation is an amazing thing to comprehend. Can you imagine the thought of having no family history, no deceased relatives or friends. [...]

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Imprisoned without Christ

While reading and studying the book of Galatians, I have noticed a central theme about the state of man before Christ came. Slavery and imprisonment is what we had. We were imprisoned under sin and slaves to that sin as well. Galatians 3:22-23 “ But the Scripture imprisoned everything under sin, so that the promise by faith in [...]

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Why did Jesus have to die?

Let me be clear, Jesus did not HAVE to die. Jesus chose to die. Jesus chose to take on all the sins of the world and as a result took the judgment that that sin brought forth. As a result of our sins, Jesus had to die because our Lord, and savior took our sins, [...]

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Week 3 – Cash Flow Planning (Financial Peace University)

Yesterday we had a great time with our Financial Peace University class at our church! This week we went over “Cash Flow Planning”! Admittedly I had no idea what that term meant coming into this lesson. I am still not sure whether Dave Ramsey made the term up or not, but essentially it means: Calculating [...]

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Does God Condemn the World?

The other day I read a post from an atheist about how “the concept of sin is ridiculous”. He argued that god was unjust for condemning the world and not forgiving the people of their transgressions. He claims that God condemns the world and I would like to argue the point, but I think it [...]

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How should we love?

As part of my new years resolution, I am exploring the fruits of the spirit each month. The first fruit of the spirti is love, and is perhaps the greatest fruit of all, but how are we to love? In John 13:12-17 Jesus washes the feet of his disciples as an example of how they [...]

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Relating with Money – Week 2 of Financial Peace University

We finished our second week of Financial Peace University by Dave Ramsey and I have to admit, my wife and I are pretty excited about the content. Dave really adds his own brand of humor to it and puts it in terms any layperson could understand. This week he talked about relating with money and [...]

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Is it godly to have greatness?

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Authentic Manhood

When I played football and made a great play, I would ask my family if they saw it and ask what they thought about it. I wanted to be recognized for my achievements, or my greatness. When I went to a football camp in high-school that was at the University of Nebraska Lincoln and a defensive coach [...]

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