It was brought to my attention recently that filmmaker Darren Wilson, who created a blasphemous documentary entitled Holy Ghost, wrote a blog that seems to respond to the critical review I wrote of the film. Whether or not he had my review in mind, many others ... Continue Reading
A Review of the Wanderlust Film “The Holy Ghost”
Acts 2 begins with the day of Pentecost. The apostles receive the Holy Spirit and are able to speak in whatever languages were necessary for communicating the gospel in Jerusalem. "Men from every nation under heaven," as it says in the text, understood the ... Continue Reading
It Pleased God to Crush Him
Recently I was witnessing in a park. There's a question I get asked that comes up every once in a while, and I heard it again: Why does God allow all kinds of false religions in the world to fool people away from believing in Jesus?There are some solid, ... Continue Reading
Obvious Child
A couple weeks ago, Beki and I had a night to ourselves, so we decided as part of our evening we would go out and see a movie. It was just a PG film, supposed to be family-friendly entertainment. We could have taken the kids. But as early as the previews, we ... Continue Reading
A Message For Our Graduates (2014)
This is a message shared with our 2014 graduates at our church this past Sunday, May 18. The full video of the sermon can be found here. Links to various videos and scriptures are made throughout the transcript.Since my senior year of high school, I’ve spoken ... Continue Reading
Letter to Westboro Baptist Church Regarding Their Graduation Protest of Junction City High School
Dear Westboro Baptist ChurchIt has come to my attention that you plan on picketing the graduation of Junction City High School on May 18. The high school is next door to our church, First Southern Baptist. Throughout the school year, we have been feeding, ... Continue Reading
A Prayer for the Media
We had a prayer gathering at a park here in our community for the National Day of Prayer. I don't usually write out my prayers, but I did this year. I was asked to pray for our media, so this is what I prayed.Our merciful Savior, I come before you today as ... Continue Reading