Whether you are a new Christian wanting to learn how to share your faith biblically or you are a seasoned mature believer, there is one evangelistic event you need to attend -- Pella Tulip Time Gospel Outreach. This year it will be held from May 4 through May 6, 2023. Located about 1 hour southwest... Continue Reading →
Every morning my wife and I get up early, read our separate devotions, and then read one together. This time, we are reading the book given to me by my Pastor from our recent Men’s Retreat: A.W. Tozer’s Knowledge of the Holy, The Pursuit of God, and God’s Pursuit of Man — all in one... Continue Reading →
This morning I read an article what looked like something published from the Babylon Bee about Christian churches dropping eggs from a helicopter to increase church attendance on Easter morning. I couldn't help but laugh as the first thing I thought of was "WKRP In Cincinati" Thanksgiving Special, "Turkey's Away," where Weatherman Les Nessman reports... Continue Reading →
For the past several years there has been a disturbing trend in Evangelical Christianity that seems to be getting worse. To be honest, if we were to examine Christianity’s past, we would find that this is an old problem that just looks different through the ages. It is a Christianity that doesn't include Christ; a... Continue Reading →
The Wall Street Journal published a poll that it created with NORC comparing the importance of traditional American values to Americans in 1998, 2019, and 2023. The above results are not just sad, they are frightening. What you see in the above graph is what a Romans 1 level judgment looks like. Like hospice, where... Continue Reading →
The day after I got saved, I bought a Bible, and started to read. For the first time I could understand every word. Before I hated to read, and a day later I couldn't stop. I drove my wife crazy, always having the Bible with me, reading it every chance I got, even when watching... Continue Reading →
"Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little." Luke 7:47 NKJV March 17, 2023 was the Des Moines St. Paddy's Day Parade Outreach in the downtown area. This year it was sponsored by Pastor Shawn Barr of... Continue Reading →
Becoming a Christian is a lot like the movie, "The Matrix." When Neo is propositioned by Morpheus, he is given a red pill, and a blue pill. The red pill shows him the real world that was hidden from him that was invisible. If Neo was to take the blue pill, he goes back to... Continue Reading →
Within the past few months, my wife and I received a brand new air fryer from my Mother-in-law after the toaster oven decided to break (again). I've fixed it several times until parts were not available. But we have to say, we love our new air fryer. The really cool thing about it is that... Continue Reading →
Previously, in my last article, I walked into a church not knowing who I was, where I was going, and oh so tired. I walked out a brand new person, created in Christ Jesus with a renewed purpose. I was renewed, remade, restored, and reborn. For the first time I understood my sin and the... Continue Reading →
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