Re-evaluating Grace.

I have a confession to make. I can be a prideful person, and I found myself becoming very prideful/arrogant/self-righteous over the past year or so. I'm not a perfect person. There is nothing that's righteous about me. Sure I may do some nice things here and there, but I'm still a sinner. With that being said, I came to re-evaluate what grace is. I was challenged by Judah Smith's book titled, "Jesus...

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"Live a life that demands an explanation."

That sounds like a deep, inspiring quote doesn't it? Unfortunately, I didn't think of it. I recently heard it from Francis Chan. As a fellow brother in Christ, I wanted to encourage you all with that quote. I don't think the purpose of our life is to: "fit in", "be normal", "follow the crowd", etc. And I'm not saying we should constantly live in an outspoken manner either. As Christians, there should...

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Numbers - The 12 Tribes.

A few weeks ago, I finished the book of Numbers. And as you know, it's pretty dull. For example, all of chapter 1 is a census of the 12 tribes of Israel. I'll be honest. I skipped all of it. However there was something unique about chapters 2 through 4. In the first few chapters of Numbers, God tells Moses to take a census, assign land to each tribe, and give roles to each tribe. All 12 tribes of...

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Neverland.

There's this rap artist named Andy Mineo, and one of his songs is title "Neverland". If you haven't heard of him, then you should check him out. He is a rapper who is also a Christian. Don't be so quick to judge him, though. Just because he's a Christian doesn't mean he's a boring, bible thumping rapper. He speaks applicable truth in his raps. Here's an example from his song "Neverland". Verse 1: Everybody...

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The Worth of a Human Being.

On Sunday, I was reminded of the beginning of our existence. The sermon mentioned the days of creation. As I was listening, I was reminded of other aspects that I learned about creation We all know the story of creation. God created everything in 6 days and rested the 7th day. But if you think about it, creation is broken down into two categories. There is nature, and there is mankind. God created...

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An Unordinary Haircut

So I went to get my haircut today. I know what you're thinking. "Cool story bro." And actually, it turns out to be a pretty cool one. My day was normal until I walked out into the parking lot to leave from the barbershop. As I was walking to my car, a man calls out to me. I look up from texting, and see an older African American man and a younger man. The older man asks if I could spare any money....

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"Be holy, because I am holy."

I've been reading through the Old Testament of the Bible. More specifically, I just finished the book of Leviticus. For those of you who aren't familiar with this book, it's a book of a bunch of rules. Basically, it can be simplified down to God telling the Israelite people, "Do this, this, and this. Don't do this, this, and this." Some of the rules seemed ridiculous to me. For example, when making...

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