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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...

The battle of the sexes continues to be strong in the world. Nowadays , it is just as strong in the church. But why? Did God create males and females differently in value and worth? Do women have value according to the God of the Bible? Should women battle men in Christianity too?

Another one bites the dust. Sherron Moore, a seemingly great strong man at one point has fallen to the desires of his flesh. But is it possible that his assistant had a role in this? Did his own wife foster methods that chipped away at this man? Hear what the Bible says about the sexual activity that could have been happening behind the scenes.

Parents are responsible for their children.  Period.  This is a clear global understanding in humanity.  What if I told you that parents agree with this until the spirituality of their children comes up.  American families have gradually come to the position that the church is responsible for the spirituality of their children and nothing else.  In other words, parents want autonomy on things like...

Sunday school.  Youth church.  Awana.  These in and of themselves are not bad.  The intent behind these is also not bad.  Sadly, and unfortunately, research shows that these do not produce multitudes who decide to follow Jesus.  Instead, the majority of youth involved in these efforts become godless and spiritually disinterested before graduating high school.  Disagree?  Curious?  Consider the tru...

There really is absolutely nothing "new" under the sun.  Religion is no exception either.  Before the apostles, before Jesus Christ walked the earth, and even before the prophet Isaiah, God knew there would be people who would claim to speak for him.  Catholics claim they are the true church.  Islam claims the God of the Bible is really Allah and Muhammad is his prophet.  Mormons claim another tes...

Sports, entertainment, and news are saturated with black people coming from urban contexts.  Urban is a word that has been associated with Black culture.  Why?  What is urban and what about this context has influenced black people?  What are the spiritual identifiers contributing to the landscape of urban America?  How important is music to black people and how does it influence its values?  Hear...

Growing up as a black man in America, I must say that what black culture has evolved to altogether is not something I care to be associated with.  In a city like Memphis, TN there are and have been countless initiatives and movements to resolve the plight of juvenile crime, which has contributed to influencing a city that called for President Trump's SAFE TASK FORCE (National Guard, FBI, etc).  Ur...

Conferences, seminars, workshops and special church meetings continue with promises of a "specific event" or a prophesy of the end times as to what will take place and who will do what and what to look for.  How can anyone know who is who?  Why is it that a random charismatic person or seemingly wealthy person has the "word" or is in a place to speak on behalf of God?  When it comes to prophesy, c...

Permanently disqualified!  This is a phrase that is broadcasted loud and clear to the masses, declaring a man to be formally banned from preaching or pastoring. Standards, responsibility, accountability, and eligibility are understandable, and rightfully so.  Is it possible for a man to be disqualified from serving in a church capacity?  Sure.  Standards are either met or they are not, which is un...

Christianity.  What comes to the mind of most people when that word is read?  A wise man once asked "If the church looked like you, what would it look like?"  There are the written words of the Bible, and then there are people.  If we know God through Jesus and Jesus through people, is it possible for people to know the Jesus Christ of the Bible through the lives that Christians live today?  Thus,...