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On Sunday night, my pastor continued with his series on the Sermon on the Mount. One great thing about preaching a series is that when you come to a controversial passage, you can preach it and no one can complain about you singling them out. One bad thing about preaching a series is that when you come to a controversial passage, you have to preach it!

Sunday night’s message came from Matthew 5:27-30 and focused on the topic very few people like to talk about, Lust and Adultery. 

The pastor said many things that have resonated in my head, but one that rises to the top is: “Window shopping can be very dangerous!” Read more…

If you watch any presidential debate or any presidential candidate’s speech, you’re bound to hear a similar theme. Both Barack Obama and John McCain talk about reaching across party lines and representing bipartisan views. They talk about the need to tie both parties together and unite the country as one.

Yet in many ways, by saying those things, they prove they are more out of touch with the common man than they think. You see, I don’t believe our country is as divided along party lines as “Washington” thinks. Read more…

So it’s Friday once again (thank goodness!!!) and I figured I’d go with something a little different and light today. But instead of throwing out something random, goofy, and completely ridiculous, I figured I’d throw out a name drop.

I know many people who read this blog are students or alumni of FWBBC. Others have some association, even if minimal. Well, recently I was given a CD by Tanner Stahl, one of my good friends that I met at FWBBC. Tanner is currently traveling the nation as the baritone singer of the “Soul’d Out Quartet.” Read more…

A couple weeks ago I was reading in Matthew 21, looking into the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. As I got deeper into the passage, something hit me like a ton of bricks. As I got to Matthew 21:15-16, I read the following (ESV): Read more…

My boss sent me a link today concerning a new product being put out by Ford called MyKey. Here’s what the article says: (from the Detroit Free Press)

“Ford Motor Co. will introduce a feature for its vehicles, called MyKey, which is designed to help parents encourage their teenagers to drive more safely and efficiently, the automaker announced Monday.

Hollywood has had a long history of telling teenagers what is cool and what is not. Look back at all of the recent fads and trends America has gone through, and you can trace most of those things to Hollywood giving it a blanket of acceptance and a sense of style. Here’s some examples: Read more…

[To avoid sounding preachy in this blog, I am going to refer to our 2 main presidential candidates as Candidate A and Candidate B.] Read more…

I noticed that I have been rotating random blogs with political blogs over the past 2 weeks. Let’s have a little random fun today since it’s Friday.

But first, just have to say a quick thank you to my girlfriend. Tomorrow makes 6 months! She actually just bought me a copy of A Mind for God so I am super-excited to read it and review it. Lay off the sarcastic “awwwws.” Here we go:

Today I read a review in USA Today for the new “LEGO Batman Videogame.” By now, I’m guessing most people have seen The Dark Knight. It’s considered one of the greatest superhero movies of all time!

But today I started thinking…is Batman really a superhero? Read more…

We are only 33 days away from the presidential election, and I constantly hear news channels talking about “undecided voters.” By their definition, these aren’t voters who are leaning slightly to the left or right, these are voters who are stuck dead in the middle of the fence and have no idea who they are voting for.

Last Friday night, after the presidential debate, Read more…