Taken from an article I wrote at Examiner.com:

Imperial BeachRead more

Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that prevails. --Proverbs 19:21Read more

Therefore, as God's chosen people holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. --Colossians 2:13Read more

Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone  --Colossians 4:6Read more

I want you to know, brothers, that the gospel I preached is not something that man made up. I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ. Galatians 1:11 Paul really hits it on the head here. Sometimes I think we feel that we can really intellectualize the gospel in a way that makes it feel human and pliable in some way; as if it were a construct to be improved upon with new and innovative versions superceding the former.Read more

It has been a bit since I have blogged, however I am back and I wanted to share with you this scripture:

If any woman who is a believer has widows in her care, she should continue to help them and not let the church be burdened with them, so that the church can help those widows who are really in need.
-1 Timothy 4:16Read more

But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
-Matthew 5:44

Earlier today, I wrote an article describing the horrible things that a Phoenix pastor has been teaching his congregation. The article is here:
Phoenix pastor prays for President Obama's death?Read more

By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."
-John 13:35

How did it come to be that the word "love" in the above scripture has been all but supplanted by other words unappealing and base? There are many: words like "rape", "kill", "molest", "cheat", "control" and "conquer". Indeed, there have been many examples of this in history and in homes even today.Read more

to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.
-Ephesians 1:6

As I was browsing a major internet bulletin board this morning, I came across an advertisement for a writing gig in the San Diego area that was calling for people to write articles for an upcoming internet webzine dealing with pop culture. The pitch seemed interesting enough. That is, until I noticed that the employer was not going to pay for those writing services.Read more

Are you a writer, blogger or are you just passionate about a certain subject? Are you an expert on something? Anything? Read more

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,536238,00.html

I was struck hard, this afternoon, when I read the above article about a family that was killed in Pakistan after allegedly burning a copy of the Koran. In addition, 40 Christian homes were burned in a riot.Read more

Then Saul---also known as Paul---was filled with the Holy Spirit; he looked straight at the magician
-Acts 13:9

Have you ever been stared at by the Holy Spirit? It is an experience not soon forgotten. The dividing edge of the Holy Spirit's gaze comes from grandmothers, spouses, preachers, children, the rich, the poor and whomever God chooses. In such a swath of holiness will be found no guile and no element of falsehood whatsoever. Read more

With a loud cry the Council members covered their ears with their hands. Then they all rushed at him at once,
threw him out of the city, and stoned him. The witnesses left their cloaks in the care of a young man named Saul.
-Acts 7:57-58Read more

If God is for us, who can be against us"
-Romans 8:31Read more

This book is simple yet profound. It absolutely speaks the "truth" regarding what our focus as Followers of Jesus should be. Of course that focus is so much more than just going to church, or it should be. Unfortunately we all are vunerable to becoming "churched" and losing sight of our call.Read more