While not necessarily on a whim, it was a decision that came somewhat out of the blue. Tuesday of last week, while trying to decide how to spend my Wednesday, I thought of Augustana College. It dawned on me that in two more than two years of life and ministry in Iowa, I had never been to Augustana College for ministry. About Augustana Augustana College is a private, liberal … [Read more...]
Shannen Doherty: “The Unknown is the Scariest Part”
Shannen Doherty, a well-known actress for more than 30 years, has battled breast cancer since February 2015. She recently learned and shared with the world that her cancer has spread to her lymph nodes. In a recent interview she said, "The unknown is the scariest part." Even in the most frightening and most uncertain times, peace can be found; joy can be experienced. But there … [Read more...]
Pride Tract: An Open Letter to Tiffany
The Pride Tract What comes after pride? Some time ago, in partnership with Marv Plementosh of One Million Tracts, I wrote a gospel tract simply titled: "Pride." Marv designed the front of the tract. The text on the front ("What comes after pride?") is a rhetorical question based on Proverbs 16:18, which reads: "Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a … [Read more...]
Target Bathrooms: How’s Your Heart?
Target Bathrooms: An Overview On April 19, 2016, Target announced to the world that their customer and employee restrooms were no longer distinguished by the chromosomal make-up of the users. No longer would Target restrooms be specifically assigned to either XY people or XX people (male or female). From now on, anyone who "self-identified" as LGBTQ (or any other letter in the … [Read more...]
Target: ‘Self-Identifying’ as an Employee
Target Stands for Perversion and Absurdity On April 19, 2016, Target announced the restrooms in all of its stores and employee areas will now be gender neutral (Source). Put most simply, Target now allows men to use the women's restrooms and women to use the men's restrooms. All one has to do is "self-identify" as the gender of the sign on the bathroom door to use that … [Read more...]
Mary and Susan: From Jordan with Love
It had been an excellent morning of open-air ministry at the North Hollywood Metro Station. I was blessed this morning to be joined at the North Hollywood Metro Station by Pastor Zephaniah Mel (graduate of The Master's Seminary grad and co-pastor at Christ Bible Church), as well as Joey Cusenza and Mitchell McClure (students at The Master's Seminary). The Lord has been … [Read more...]
What Comes After Pride (New Gospel Tract!)
In partnership with Marv Plementosh of One Million Tracts, I've written a new gospel tract titled What Comes After Pride? Here's the front of the tract: While I came up with the general concept, Marv creatively put together this striking design, which utilizes the flag for the Alphabet Soup of sexual immorality (LGBT......letters being added daily). And here's the text … [Read more...]