Writin’ Ain’t Easy

Jan 24

As an author, you spend a lot of time thinking about ideas and topics. A lot of time is spent problem solving and trying to find problems before they arise. If, as a writer, you think your idea is perfect you obviously haven’t completely fleshed it out. There are so many different ways to look at something and your job is to not find the quickest answer but the...

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What would the U.S. look like if Jesus were president? Part 3: Bribery

Jan 21

What would the U.S. look like if Jesus were president? Part 3: Bribery

If Jesus were president he would probably do everything in his power to make pork barreling and lobbying illegal. Pork barreling and lobbying are little more than legal methods of giving and receiving bribes. Deuteronomy 16:19 says “Do not pervert justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the...

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Bill Maher Is Right. Christians Are Hypocrites.

Jan 13

As Christians we love the part of the Bible that says God loves us. We love the part that says Jesus died for us. What we fail to recognize and appreciate is that he also gave us certain commands. And guess what, Jesus also loves and died for the people that we disagree with and dislike. So stop trying to figure out how “love thy neighbor” can mean “hate thy neighbor”. It's not what Christ would do.

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If Jesus Were President Part 2: Tax Exemption Status

Jan 04

If Jesus were president, I believe that churches would no longer be tax exempt. Tax exemption does encourage people to donate more money and it prohibits free speech. Both of those reasons are precisely why I believe Jesus would not want churches to be tax exempt. Donations given to churches and houses of worship are tax exempt. That means that anybody who donates to...

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What would the U.S. look like if Jesus were president? Part 1

Dec 24

As I was doing my daily devotions I came across the section that told about Jesus feeding the 5,000 men with a fish and a few loaves of bread. This made me start thinking and I eventually started wondering what would the United States look like if Jesus were president. I started thinking we probably wouldn’t have many of the problems we have today. Jesus cared...

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7 Nuggets of Christian Humor

Dec 22

A Sunday School teacher decided to have her young class memorize one of the most quoted passages in the Bible - Psalm 23 . She gave the youngsters a month to learn the chapter. Little Rick was excited about the task - but he just couldn't remember the Psalm. After much practice, he could barely get past the first line. On the day that the kids were scheduled to recite Psalm 23 in front of the congregation...

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