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Recently shared online so I thought I’d share it with you all and hopefully ignite some discussion in the comments. My wife and I have been talking about cancelling Netflix because of all the issues with one of their recent movies. We are doing our homework to be well informed about our decision, but I ran across this very timely story which seems to put it in a very sobering perspective! Some years ago, when I was a pastor, I walked into my church office after a Sunday morning service to find a little brown bag on my desk containing three chocolate brownies. Some thoughtfulRead More →

Big League Chew

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Photo Credit: jeepersmedia on flickr I stole a pack of Big League Chew when I was 8 years old. In my defense, it was the grape flavor (especially hard to find at the time). Before my dad made me confess to the clerk at the convenience store, I had to spit out the big wad of gum in my mouth. Which was really fine with me because by the time we got back to the store, the flavor was gone and started to hurt my jaw. After a few minutes, that stuff was like chewing glue!  Sin is like that; it tastes sweet at first, but after a while itRead More →

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Got you didn’t I? I’ll be you weren’t expecting that one, just like I wasn’t expecting the topic to be covered in a recent article by Russ Breimeier on Christianity Today. It’s really a great article and brings to the forefront a discussion about contemporary Christian artists that use some coarse slang and profanity in their songs. What do you think? Is it more reflection of anti-Christian behavior or just a sign of the change in the world we live in? If it’s the latter, how do you balance that with being IN the world but not OF the world? Ever heard of a ChristianRead More →