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June 19, 2012

Church League Softball Fistfight

I don’t think I have ever participated in or attended a church league softball game where one team or the other completely exemplifies Christlike behavior. Often times, teams blame the team-members who play but don’t attend the church for being the rowdy bunch. But in my experience, in over 20 years of playing or watching church league softball, the problem is typically church leaders grumbling […]

June 25, 2012

Discipleship Crisis in the Church Today

In the US, this year 3,500 churches will close, this month 1500 pastors will leave the ministry, and today approximately 7,575 people will move on from church. Of those who move on, some never affiliate with a religion again saying they just “gradually drifted away from the religion.” America is experiencing, not only economic decline, but also church decay. Why?READ MORE HERE…

July 2, 2012

Four Views of Hell – Book Critique

Book Critique I. Introduction The Four Views on Hell is a compilation book that presents four different authors arguments and their counterarguments on the issue of Hell. The book is from a series of books published by Zondervan Publishing that examine different viewpoints on a variety of topics and doctrine in Christianity. All four viewpoints shared within the framework of the book are not necessarily […]

July 7, 2012

Mission Trip to Belize

I leave tomorrow for a missions trip in the country of Belize. I will be going with a team of 25 others who will be sharing Christ through work projects and teaching. Thanks to donations from Mathias Media Publishing and the First Steps Discipleship Program, I will be spending three evenings teaching local pastors and missionaries in central Belize how to share Christ and create […]

June 19, 2012