Mortal Immortality

Monday, June 29th, 2009 by Dan Carrington posted in Entertainment & Arts | Comments Off

With all the articles, blogs, tweets, e-mails and news reports about the recent deaths of Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett and Ed McMahon, one more would probably make little difference. So, here's another one. I wish I could say that this will be a unique perspective, but I've already read a couple of blogs along the same lines as what I'm writing here. But, maybe someone reading this one didn't read the others. If you're that person, ...

American Desensitization

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009 by Dan Carrington posted in Entertainment & Arts | Comments Off

If there is one thing that the American (and world) media is good for, it's desensitizing us to things that should shock and appall us. For years, we've seen recording artists push the envelope of what is or is not acceptable in our society. We've seen the same thing on television and in the movies. We've even seen it on the radio with the "shock jocks." One of the ways that I'm seeing a lot of ...

Man in the Mirror

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 by Dan Carrington posted in Christian Living | Comments Off

There is a very popular passage in the Gospel of Matthew about judging others. It's one of those passages that is so well known that even non-Christians will sometimes quote it. The passage is Matthew 7:1-5. Here is what it says in the NIV: 1"Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. ...

When the Going Gets Good…

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009 by Dan Carrington posted in Christian Living | Comments Off

When you look back through history, particularly in America, you tend to see a correlation between faith and tragedy. Almost every time there is a major catastrophe, people come running to God. It happened with Katrina. It happened on 9/11/01. It's a recurring theme that we continue to see. When difficulties arise, we look to God for help, for deliverance, for strength and peace.

Evangelical Group Banned From Tulsa Housing Projects

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009 by Ty Wallace posted in Political Issues | Comments Off

Another report involving government attempts to restrict Christian organizations - this time out of Tulsa, Oklahoma where an evangelical group has been banned from a housing project they have been ministering to for the last 20 years. Missouri based Child Evangelism Fellowship, which works to improve the lives of underprivileged children says it has been prohibited from conducting Bible study classes in public housing projects in Tulsa, potentially violating a Supreme Court ruling that upheld ...

Take the “That’s Not Very Christian of You” Test

Friday, June 5th, 2009 by Ty Wallace posted in Christian Living | Comments Off

Let's face it - it's hard to live and act like a Christian all the time. Personally, I'm at my worst when I am driving. I came across these neat test you can take to see how often you react in a "un-Christianly" manner. Take this quiz to find out how ‘Not Very Christian’ you might really be in certain scenarios.

Heart, Soul, Mind & Strength – Part 4

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009 by Dan Carrington posted in Christian Living | Comments Off

We have finally arrived at the last part of this particular series. We've talked about how to love God with all our hearts. We've talked bout loving Him with all our soul. Last week, we went over how to love Him with our minds. Today, we get to what is perhaps the most challenging one for me to describe.