I Heart Leading Worship

Every time I lead worship, I feel more and more like it’s something I should continue to do as often as possible. I may not have the best voice in the world, or the trendiest clothes, but I do have a heart for helping people engage in worship. I long for God to...

The Mercury Men

My friend Chris Preksta wrote, directed, and filmed a web-series called The Mercury Men that is now going to be featured on syfy.com. Here’s the write up from syfy.com: Pittsburgh, 1975. Edward Borman, a lowly government office drone, finds himself trapped when...

Predestination and Free Will

Entire denominations of Christianity have formed over disagreements about this topic. Does God preselect everyone’s final destination, allowing only the elect into heaven? Is the decision that results in eternity in heaven or Hell entirely up to each individual?...

The Trinity

Father, Son, Holy Spirit. Three distinct persons. One God. This could be one of the most difficult things to understand in Christianity. He’s not One God with a multiple personality disorder. He’s not three moods of One God. The three persons of God is...

The Bible

I believe that The Bible is the perfect Word of God. It is as applicable today as it was when God first spoke through its writers. But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, and how...

Rob Bell: The Spotlight Gets Hotter

Here’s a recap of the events that led to Rob Bell appearing as a trending topic on Twitter. My thoughts on the whole thing after the break. Rob Bell releases a video on vimeo: HarperCollins Publishers releases a controversial description of Rob Bell’s...

The Christian Bubble

In the world, but not of the world. Isn’t that one of the core beliefs of Christians? The mission of the Church is to make disciples and to do that we need to pursue the lost, building relationships with them and showing them the love of Christ. How can we carry...

Why Are We Not Being Persecuted?

Doug Melder is a great teacher. If you haven’t heard him, check out his sermon from this past weekend as he preached from Acts and the account of Stephen. Connect with Doug through his blog or on Twitter.