Making People Good
In my previous post, Don’t All Religions Teach Basically the Same Thing?, I briefly touched on the idea that people think that it is the moral teaching of religion that really matters, not the...
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Don't All Religions Teach Basically the Same Thing?
In our pluralistic, tolerant culture, it’s popular to believe that all religions teach basically the same things, so it really doesn’t matter what you believe. Is this actually true? Short answer, no....
Are you an Incarnation Person or a Resurrection Person?
It’s Christmastime (in case you haven’t noticed.) This is the time of the year when we celebrate the incarnation of Jesus. It occurred to me how we Christians have a tendency to “pick a side,”...
I Believe in the Triune God
This is the second post in a series providing more detail on what I believe. This one will expand on the second point in my statement of faith, “I believe there is one God, eternally existent in three...
The Rest of the (Christmas) Story
Last year, I worked with the Creation Museum to develop a magical pre-show program for their Magi drama at their Christmas Town event. While brainstorming, I thought of Paul Harvey’s catchphrase, “the...
Christianity Isn't Kids' Stuff
This post is going to be rather stream of consciousness in style, but go with me a minute. I do have a point. It all started when I saw a recent Barna Group study on why young Christians leave the...
I Believe in the Bible
I am more than just an entertainer, I am a minister of the Gospel. So what I believe and proclaim matters. Even seemingly small theological compromises can have great consequences. I certainly hope...
A Church Impacting Schools in Georgia
I recently completed a series of programs in Tifton, GA. It all started when the Children’s Minister at Northside Baptist Church heard that the local schools didn’t have funds for school assemblies....
I Ain't 'fraid of no Ghost!
There is a lot of interest in ghosts. There are more and more “reality” television shows purporting to be investigating the truth about ghosts. If we really want to know the truth, our starting point...
"Begin," A New Evangelism Resource
Many churches give away New Testaments as an evangelistic outreach. Of course, giving people the Word of God is a good thing, but there is a problem. We live in a culture that is, in many ways,...