• Mary: Unwavering focus! – Luke 10:38-42; John 12:1-8

    Mary: Unwavering focus! – Luke 10:38-42; John 12:1-8 By Pastor Lee Hemen May 20, 2012 AM In 1941, Father Maximilian Kolbe, a Polish priest, was arrested by the Nazis and taken to Auschwitz for publishing “inappropriate” literature. In the horrific environment of the concentration camp, Father Kolbe…
  • This is My Beloved Son: Hebrews 1:1-3 and Luke 9:28-35

    The Book of Hebrews is the epitome of the Old Testament focused through Gospel lens. Nowhere does this Gospel message come into sharper focus than in these opening three verses of the epistle. Christ, Christ, CHRIST A couple of years back I taught a Bible study on Hebrews and was especially struck…
  • Knowing God vs. Knowing About God

    Would you agree with this statement: “Christianity isn’t a religion—it’s a relationship.” Specifically, it’s a relationship with Jesus Christ. This idea is supposed to be the characteristic that distinguishes Christianity from every other religion in the world. Bu…
  • 'Flat Out' Honest! My Story as I see it...

    As I sit here at my computer contemplating what to share I realize that aside from all the negative stuff that has gone on in my life I have so much to be thankful for. I want to be 'flat out' honest (with a little help from shamus in the picture above) because without it writing this would…
  • Untitled

    My Dad died on April 29, 2012, in the early morning. Mom found him in bed that Sunday morning and we think he had gone in his sleep. His eyes were closed and he had a strange smile on his face. Saturday the 28th was ideal. I had received what I considered good news the day before and we were all hap…
  • Need a Hand? How About Two?

    Hello all! I have just returned from some time home; my sister was married on May 5th! It was an absolutely beautiful Mass; so often a wedding can be very bride- or couple-centered but it was all 100% Christ-centered. It was about the Sacrament of Matrimony and about making a covenant with Christ…
  • Toilet Paper and Paranoia

    I need to just write this out and hope God speaks to me/through me as I do. I tend to get secretly paranoid with God sometimes. I want to please him and do what's right and be a man of integrity, even down to the tiniest details of my actions, but sometimes I wonder if I'm caring more about these…
  • Three Enemies of Faith

    THREE ENEMIES by Chip Brogden http://theschoolofchrist.org/articles/three-enemies.html “And they overcame [the dragon] by the blood of the Lamb, by the word of their Testimony, having loved not their own lives unto the death (Revelation 12:11).” How many Christians would like to b…
  • My Take On Gay Marriage

    Now that my home state of North Carolina is debating on legalizing gay marriage, I'd like to say my thoughts on the subject. I won't be voting for anything, so I'm not actually doing anything to influence the outcome of this matter in NC, but I'd still like to talk about it. Let me start off by sayi…
  • Intolerant Christianity?

    Original source at:http://www.inplainsite.org/html/christian_exclusivism.html Christian Exclusivism By Dr. John Ankerberg and Dr. John Weldon Index Part I.. What About Other Religions? Part II. Why isn’t Christianity intolerant or narrow-minded for teaching there is only one way to God?…