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Folk Theology : Part 2 – God Will Never Give Me More Than I Can Handle
Folk Theology: “God will never give me more than I can handle.” Original Verse: “12So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall! 13No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be...
Folk Theology : Part 1 – What Is Folk Theology?
What if we have it wrong? What if we believe things that aren’t true? The sad part is that most of Western culture does. We have replaced important theological truths with nice motivational sayings that simply aren’t truth. This is Folk Theology (FT). Many of you are...
Will This Chaos Ever End?
Can anyone know? This truth weakens the bones as the malevolent beast surrounds, these mischievous creatures lie, and the malicious monster conquers. Anger. Agitation. It all speaks to these desolate mendacities! These pondering questions give way to hollow answers....
An Arduous Masterpiece
As I got out of my car, I knew I was in for a long journey. I just purchased a 12 foot crane for my camera and I was not passing up the opportunity to shoot this beautiful sunset with my new toy. My vision ever since I began filming is to show the beauty of Yahweh....
A Prayer For The Overwhelmed and Burned Out
Jesus, I am hurting. I am weak. But you are strong. You are healer. My troubles and workload overshadow everything in my path. I feel as if I can’t concentrate on anything I do. I can’t see You. I can’t hear You. Are you there? Please answer. I’m so tired, Lord....
Does God Answer My Prayer?
What if God answers your prayer, and you don’t even know it? Yesterday in my small group we discussed the Trinity and how the Holy Spirit is an active being within each of us. Of course, this is no easy subject to teach, particularly to Jr. and Sr. High students. I...
Reconsidering The Intermediate State
This is a paper I wrote for my Theology 2 class in the fall of 2012. It is meant to be provocative and challenging. Constructive criticism and differing ideas are welcome. Please be respectful. ESCHATOLOGY: RECONSIDERING THE INTERMEDIATE STATE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ON...
What Is Life Coaching?
What is Life Coaching? Coaching is a lifestyle of relationships that allows each person being coached to take responsibility for his or her own life. Each coach cultivates a dynamic relationship that believes each person was made with a unique dream, passion, and...
Youth Ministry Isn’t Important
What is important in your life? I’ll never forget being eleven. It was the year that changed my life. Our church had just got a new building and I had entered sixth grade. After church, one of the “cool” young adult girls came up to me and asked me to come to the new...
4 Tips For College Freshman
I recently had lunch with one of my students who is about to embark on a new journey in his life: Freshman year at college. During our conversation we discussed lots of things such as girls, life, and dealing with hard situations. I fear for the upcoming class of...
A Short Warning and Wake Up Call
“What are these?” The little boy asked as he picked up one of the stones from my desk. “Do you know the story of David and Goliath?” You could see he was barely paying attention to me as the stones had completely engulfed his attention. I said, “These stones are from...
3 Day Respawn
What is 3 Day Respawn? Biblical Truth, Brotherly Accountability, and Godly Love. 3 Day Respawn is a ministry which aims to provide Godly fellowship, companionship, and Biblical direction by offering a method of connecting with others through the video games based...