Earlier this year, rapper Calvin Broaddas, aka Snoop Dogg released the album, “The Bible of Love.” This was his attempt at producing a Gospel album. After listening to it, I have come to the conclusion he succeeded mightily. First of all, a lot of what is called “Christian” or “Gospel” music is neither. It may […]
Today, I want to talk about a fundamental – or basic principle – of discipleship. You may have heard in the past of the Faith ABCs: Accept, Believe, Confess. But I’d like to talk about a different faith ABC. A Better Covenant. A lot of what we were taught in our early Christian walk was […]
I have never been cool with others defining my identity. From childhood, I’ve always sought to be the one who would define me — for better or worse Growing up, I had a wonderful Mother who believed in me and made many sacrifices for me to do the things I wanted. I had an Uncle […]
Discipleship cannot be effective if it isn’t made practical.
One of the great challenges in the Body of Christ is whether obedience or liberty will rule in the manifestation of our discipleship. And when rules are discussed, they are usually done so under the framework of doctrine. For the record, doctrine is more about why we do what we do more so than how […]
One of the greatest questions posed by any believer is, “God, do you hear me?” Likewise, one of the things that keeps the unsaved away from God is the belief that He doesn’t hear us — or at least He doesn’t respond. I’d like to deal with this question from the perspective of both the […]
As a student of finance and economics, I used to be enthralled with corporate raiders. People like Carl Ichan and T. Boone Pickens would scour the corporate landscape, looking for companies to devour and extract value from. I would realize later that they were largely vultures, feeding off the carcasses of near-dead companies. Now, this […]
One of the things that keeps people from getting to know Jesus or experiencing oneness with Him is the belief that God is, at best, an absentee father or, at worst, a deadbeat dad. The truth of the matter is that God is a Good, Good, Father. His Goodness is eternal and His Goodness is […]
In 1980, the new wave rock band, Devo, released their biggest hit, “Whip It.” It was intended as satire against American optimism and became an anthem of counterculturalism. It also had significant appeal in sadomasochistic circles. What’s interesting about the song is that it alludes to the premise that you can whip any problem — […]
There is no need to beg God for what He has already given us. We simply need to appropriate and use His blessings!
