One Life with Te’Luvv

Believe it or not, today there are still countless people who continue to claim that they are Jesus Christ the Son of God!  Not Muhhamad, not Confucius, not Krishna.  Why Jesus?  Has it always been this way?  When did this start and why does it keep on happening even in the information age, where we can simply ask google or siri for basic information to confirm?  These messiah claimants continue b...

Everyone makes mistakes.  No matter how perfect you try to be, hiccups on the roads of life are bound to happen.  However, there is a point to where mistakes, short comings, falls, or sins are repeated to the point of utter stupidity!  Fool me once, shame on you.  Fool me twice, shame on me.  What about being a fool on a daily basis?  What about living as a fool in foolishness and tom foolery all...

Crossroads.  Everyone has been there.  Upon arrival you realize there are choices to make and every choice takes you somewhere good, bad, ugly and in between.  This is a running theme in the entire Bible starting with Genesis 3.  What choices are there whenever we are confronted with God's word?  Is there a choice not to choose?  Is there a neutral position?  A comforting answer to a unanimous que...

It's one thing to make a mistake.  It's another thing to disobey.  And then there is being rebellious!  This is like people who are arrested and rearrested over and over again.  On the outside some might be thinking "will they every learn?"  In reality, some never will.  Unfortunately, this was the exact climate the children of Israel lived in.  No matter how good God was to them, no matter how mu...

The "American Dream" has circulated the hearts and minds of countless people around the world.  Droves of people who aspire and dream to have this American Dream try to stake their claim in America every day as a result.  Wait a minute.  Should they?  What if the American Dream is a actually a dream that does not include Jesus?  Do you still want the American Dream now?  What exactly is this Ameri...

It is so good to know that God's justice is not like man's justice.  Simply watch a crime show or two and you will see everything from legal loopholes, politics, money bribes and more, all of which make things unfair.  Because God is not like man and His ways are not like ours, His judgment will not only be fair but righteous, holy, pure, blameless, right, and good.  Yes!  No one has to worry abou...

Evil exists and the world knows it does.  Unfortunately, there is not a consensus as to "why" it does.  The variants within religious and cultural contexts around the world remain clueless as to the origin, current practice, and future continuation of evil.  There are thousands of religions, but there is only one truth.  The Jesus Christ of the Bible has the answer.  And if you read the Bible it w...

Other people's children.  You see them.  You hear them.  You may have unfortunately had your day or dining or shopping experience ruined by them.  Sadly, your children or even you yourself may have been a victim of the foolery and wrongdoing of other people's children.  Americans have embarrassed themselves with how their children act on a regular basis.  Is this problem new?  Is there anything we...

Have you ever wanted to "see" different things in scripture that you miss sometimes?  This is a segment from my personal Bible reading, shared with you for encouragement, strength and insight.  Imagine us sitting across from one another reading the Bible together.  Upon closer examination, this episode can help answer questions like what does God think about this?  Do humans and God reason the sam...

How many religions, philosophies, or concepts of god can the human being conjure up?  Perhaps there are as many belief systems as there are seasonings for food in the world.  Are they all true?  Are just some of them true?  Or is only one of them true?  History shows it is ridiculous that religions were created after Jesus Christ walked the earth.  There were already countless gods worshipped by a...

About a month ago the SBC (Southern Baptist Convention) voted to ban women from being pastors.  One group of women rose to prominence using a billboard size sentence outside of the convention that added gas to the years long contention, which read "God calls women to pastor, preach, and minister."  Does He really or does He not really?  What can this group or any other group or individual do if th...

Motives.  Everyone has them, but no one can see them.  It stinks when your time is wasted, but it especially stinks when your time is wasted by other people.  Have you ever wondered about the way God feels when people waste His time?  Help me God!  Please God!  Bless me God!  I need this God!  Protect me God!  People who oftentimes make these cries to God never have any intention on serving Him, o...

People claim to speak for God.  In today's world, who doesn't speak for God?  Is it a surprise or wonder to hear "God spoke to me" or "I am an enlightened one" or "God called me to (fill in the blank)."  Thankfully, these phrases are not new and the foolery of fools claiming to speak for God isn't either.  People have claimed to speak for God since the days of Moses.  With so many YouTube channels...

Have you ever wondered why some things are done they way they have always been done?  It has been said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.  Could it be that this is what's happening with Sunday School?  What is Sunday School anyway?  Is there any real purpose to Sunday School, specifically in America?  What can churches learn...

Sex sells.  Sex sells so much that it's literally everywhere unlike any other time in the history of marketing and publicity.  Content supposedly intended for minors is not off limits either.  How did we get here?  Or better yet, what makes the women involved enthusiastically proud to do so?  There is another option for ladies who do not want to participate in suggesting or soliciting sex.  Ladies...

Miracles were performed by God in the Old Testament.  Jesus performed miracles in the Gospels.  The Apostles worked miracles in the book of Acts.  God is sovereign and still does miracles today, true.  However, miracles on demand and at the command of charismatic persons has been found out: they are fake.  The supposed "miracles" are a farce, a dramatic stunt, crown bewilderment and false entertai...

Believe it or not, another one bites the dust in Boyfriendication.  A former NFL First Round draft pick is now facing charges, possibly even the death penalty.  Having millions of dollars and clout from the NFL was not enough to prevent disaster from striking between him and his girlfriend.  How did living together in fornication lead to the murder of a young woman and the imprisonment of a relati...

Countless cities have gone viral for areas that have been taken over by teens.  Sadly, there are people who are afraid to go to their own home because of their own children.  Beat Down Mama represents the tip of the iceberg as to what has slowly become normative behavior for children.  Crazy, psycho, wild and unruly behavior by children?  What does God think about all of this?  Are there answers f...

Pornography today is even more accessible that soda for the great majority of people.  But did you know that the act of sex in and of itself is not sin in the eyes of God?  We are fearfully and wonderfully made including our reproductive organs.  There are many contexts in which the act of sex occurs.  However, there is only one context in which sex is holy and acceptable to God, and that context...

God.  Some God.  No God.  Throughout the ages man has attempted to establish himself primarily, universally, and unanimously apart from God.  In other words, most people would agree that humans are capable of doing good and making themselves good without God.  Is will power and focused intentionality enough?  Can I envision things mentally, speak things out loud enough, be good to my neighbor when...

Men.  That word alone can be good or bad depending on the hearer's experience.  From the Bible's perspective, men are leaders as appointed by God.  To lead what you might ask?  The climate, culture, character and conduct in their marriages.  Men do have frustration, disappointments, and hard times as husbands.  Does God have the same expectation for men and women in marriage?  What exactly does Go...

Children.  Human puppies...they can be incredibly cute!  The comedy, sweetness, and love that oftentimes comes with raising children is invaluable.  Nonetheless, as cute as babies are, and as playful and cute as children can be, God did not create them as children but rather as males and females.  Most of their life will exist as adults in adulthood doing adult things.  Could it be that some paren...

Cereal.  An American staple for kids and adults.  Different colors, shapes, and flavors still excite the minds of the masses for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.  There's another cereal that has been tested, tried, and true to be false in reality.  And that is the supposed war between sex and gender.  What is sex?  What is gender?  Are they the same?  What is this battle about and what does the Bible...

Divorce is a legitimate fashionable thing to do, particularly in women's circles.  Listen to what may be some surprising statistics on the steadily high climbing number of women who divorce.  Obligation, duty, and covenant certainly doesn't matter any more.  Divorce today for a growing number of women looks more like a real estate transaction, fostering a dog, or hiring temp employees.  As ridicul...

Four plus four equals eight.  That is absolutely always and forever true for everyone, right?  Yes, but regardless of how true it is, there are some people don't want to hear it and refuse to accept it simply because it is true.  Truth has become the sound of scratching a chalkboard or the buzzing of a bumble bee close to the ear for most people today, including Christians.   Did you know that Bib...