As we continue this blog series, Why I Am Not Catholic Anymore, let's look at one of the most disputed topics and thing I questioned the most that led me to leave the Catholic Church behind for a true relationship and salvation in Jesus Christ. One thing that I never quite figured out is that... Continue Reading →
How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Pop TM? The wise old owl says, “The world will never know.” The same is true when it comes to getting a Catholic out of Purgatory. This was one of the most unsettling questions I had as a Catholic. What... Continue Reading →
One of the purposes of this blog is to show that you should always test the things that you believe. This is with everything, not necessarily religion. But since this website is largely a religious one, it fits here. When I go to the streets witnessing, I find more often than not people are a... Continue Reading →
Proverbs 27:17 "As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend." It really made me think and so I meditated on it for a while. Back in ancient days, a black smith would work iron ore into useful tools. He would take raw iron, and heat it up in a furnace... Continue Reading →
Several years ago I had the blessing of attending the Calvary Chapel Des Moines Men's Retreat at Hidden Acres Retreat Center located in Dayton, IA. It was a great time with the guys from my church. We took a look at some of the questions Jesus asked and also spent time in the Word, prayer,... Continue Reading →
Imagine if you had woken up this morning, turned on the television and while you were brewing your coffee and saw, "Breaking News: Thousands Are Dead In Honolulu. Cause Unknown." What would you think? Would you be concerned? Would you even care...being that it is an island in the middle of the Pacific and no... Continue Reading →
We go through life being inconvenienced for many different reasons. Whether at the store when they don't have our favorite ice cream. We are inconvenienced when we are stuck in traffic trying to get home to our wives who have an amazing night planned. And, we are inconvenienced when we break down on the side... Continue Reading →
What does it mean to hold fast? According to Strong's Concordance, it means to hold literally or figuratively; direct or remote; such as a possession, ability, contiguity, relation or condition. It comes in a variety of tenses and moods, which depends on the context of the given verse. As I was meditating on God's Word... Continue Reading →
There are many verses in the gospels from Jesus' own mouth that talk about the cost of discipleship. In this article we will be looking at the focus of discipleship. There were three types of people that want to follow Jesus, or are called by Jesus and the excuses that they make in the wake... Continue Reading →
Several years ago as I was studying for my Sunday School class on the wedding at Cana: Jesus' first miracle, I came across this amazing little tid-bit of information in my Evidence Bible from Living Waters. I thought it was pretty fascinating, and something I never thought of before. As I looked through this list... Continue Reading →
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