Category Archives: Pop Culture v. The Bible

Letters of the Bible: Peter’s Second Letter

Greeting Simeon[a] Peter, a servant[b] and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have obtained a faith of equal standing with ours by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ: May grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. Confirm Your Calling and ElectionContinueContinue reading “Letters of the Bible: Peter’s Second Letter”

Singleness is not the prize.

The last eight years of my life have been a continual pursuit of truth and life. The most prominent truth I have held onto is: “It is not good for man to be alone (Genesis 2:18).” These words are attributed to God during His process of creating humanity. I understand this statement to mean that it is not good for woman to be alone either.

Film Review: GOD’S NOT DEAD

Are you willing to forfeit your family, your significant other, and your future plans in order to follow Christ and the leading of the Holy Spirit? This question is the premise of the movie. From it the movie evolves into a series of situational choices and confrontations that could represent any of our lives.

The people asked for a king: Selling ourselves

Today’s king is celebrity culture. Many are voluntarily enslaved to it. The pervasive idea is: You’re no one unless a lot of people know you and want to be like you. People worship at the altar of images. {Follow the link to read the full article.}

Seven-year itch: Where did my zeal go?

Where’s the community that actually reaches out within itself? To the Believers who are still hurt or newly hurt? To the Believers who need more than words, who need to be shown how loved they are? Need to know how much they matter in the chain of events that surround their life. Where’s that community that focuses on itself, embraces itself and then radiates itself to surrounding communities? {Follow the link to read the full post.}

Film Review: SON OF GOD

Honestly, I was hooked from the first few seconds…. Soon, however, I was thrown by the choppy feel of the scene tranisitons and the increasing sense that the movie was more of a reading of select passages than a reactment of a very important period of the Christian lifestory. {Follow the link to read the full post.}

3 THINGS I DON’T WANT TO HEAR IN A SERMON

I don’t like sharing negative media, but I heard, read and saw some things this week that are completely against my belief, knowledge and understanding of Jesus Christ and the Word God delivered to us, His people, through Jesus….

Jesus is the Son of God.

The last thing I wanted to do was have a debate about Jesus on Christmas. I’m not a Jesus scholar. I’m a Jesus believer. And as a believer, there are some things that I accept simply because they are, not because I can make sense of it. **Click link to read full post.**