Jesus and Tiger Woods

You might think Jesus and Tiger Woods have pretty much nothing in common. Hopefully by the end of this post you’ll see they their stories are intricately intertwined. I’ve been thinking on the topic of why Jesus came – why He did what only He could do this week. It is Good Friday and all. ...

Pornography and the Church 10

Warning: this post will be offensive to some and is probably not appropriate for younger readers. I remember the day like it was yesterday. My dear friend, John Loux, had stopped over to my house one day to chat before moving out of the area. I really didn’t think much of it. Man, was I ...

Parable of the Sower

Recently I’ve been attending (ok, only twice) a mens small group at the Vineyard Church of Wellsboro. It has been such a blessing! Our text last week was the parable of the sower, from Mark 4:7-20 “Listen! A farmer went out to plant some seed.4As he scattered it across his field, some of the seed ...

Not the Jesus of the Bible 27

Warning right up front: this post will probably be offensive to some. I’m just trying to take an honest approach and share my thoughts. They are by NO MEANS gospel. You have been warned. Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about the election. Who am I kidding? I think about politics all the time. I’m ...

Haters Gon’ Hate 3

I think we’ve all run across the phrase “haters gon’ hate” at one point or another in life. I’ve spent quite a bit of time lately reflecting on the phrase as it applies to the church. Let me start out with a video from Steven Furtick, pastor of Elevation Church. Now, I get it, when ...