Why do I as a Christian so passionately support the Muslims right to build a mosque where I know that they will be worshipping someone other than my God? I believe that Jesus is “the Way, the Truth, and the Life,” the only way to know God, and that without him there is no hope… so why am I advocating for the rights of another religion? Continue reading
A Christian Perspective on Mosques in America
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Tagged America, Constitution, controversy, Cordoba House, David Gushee, Ground Zero Mosque, Islam, love, Muslims, Park 51, politics, questioning, ranting
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We Are America
We won’t win against the terrorists with guns and bombs; we win by staying true to the ideals that make us great. This is why the Muslims in Manhattan should be allowed to build their Islamic community center. Because we’re Americans and this is what we do. Continue reading
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Tagged America, Constitution, controversy, Cordoba House, Ground Zero Mosque, Islam, love, Muslims, Park 51, politics, questioning, ranting
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Why I Care About the Islamic Center in NYC
Lately I’ve been posting a lot of links to articles about the proposed Islamic center near Ground Zero on my Facebook and Twitter accounts. I’ve decided to take a little break from doing that, not because my convictions have changed, but because I’m afraid that if I post too many people will quit reading the articles. In case you haven’t … Continue reading
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Tagged controversy, David Gushee, frustration, Ground Zero Mosque, Islam, Lou Ann Zelenik, love, mosque, politics, questioning, ranting, Ron Ramsey
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How Forgiven is Forgiven? A Blog Sermon
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9) I haven’t posted in over a month, so I decided I wanted my next post to be a good one. After a great discussion in Sunday School yesterday morning, I realized what I wanted to … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 john 1:9, ACTS, church, confession, controversy, forgiveness, gnostics, god, guilt, prayer, preaching, sermon, temptation
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Getting Serious
Just a note, this post is a duplicate from my new blog at Websterville.net. I won’t double post often, but since it’s my first one over there, I figured I could hype it a little extra. So, here it is, the all new Websterville.net! I’ve been working non-stop to get this site up and running, and I’m very happy with … Continue reading
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Tagged computing, design, future, headway, websterville, wordpress
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Never Miss Any of the Wanderings
If you’re a Facebook user, you might have noticed posts from this blog and my other one (1000 Reasons I Love You) showing up on Facebook with a little RSS symbol next to them. Thanks to a handy little site called dlvr.it, when I post on either of these blogs, it will be automagically (that’s right) posted on my Facebook … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, dlvr.it, facebook, google reader, ipad, iphone, rss, subscription
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Unprofessional Christian
For the past few weeks, I’ve been doing something that I haven’t done since I was in college. I’ve been going to church on Sunday without being paid for being there. I don’t have to go if I don’t want to. But I actually do want to be there. I even want to serve and I don’t want or expect … Continue reading
My New WordPress Home
Well, after months (maybe years) of debating, I finally did it. I have officially moved my blog from Blogger to WordPress. From what I hear, a lot of bloggers out there really don’t like Blogger, but I always liked my site there. It was nice looking and easy to use, but there’s just so much more I can do with … Continue reading
The Care and Feeding of Your Youth Minister
To avoid any confusion, here’s a quick disclaimer: this is not based solely my personal experience though that has definitely colored my perception. From what I’ve heard, this can apply pretty much across the board. So you’ve decided to add a youth minister to your life… Congratulations! Your life is about to get a lot more exciting. Youth ministers can … Continue reading
Random Thoughts on Calling
Well, today was my first official weekday at home since I submitted my resignation as youth minister a few weeks ago. Being asked to resign shook me up pretty bad, and since that time, I’ve done a lot of thinking about calling. I’m not sure yet exactly what to think about it all right now but, here are some of … Continue reading
