I pray you are walking in the grace and peace of Christ today. On Thursday, I spend most of the day studying and praying for the sermon I will preach on Sunday. Today, as I do just that, I find my thoughts drifting often to September 11th just 13 years ago. I remember how angry … Continue reading A Quick Thought about 9/11, America, and Living out our Christian Faith
Why Don’t We Sing Patriotic Music in our Worship Gatherings?
I am the pastor of an awesome church. It is 125 years old and located in the Southern United States in Houston, Texas. It has been a very patriotic church in the past for great reasons. We are a church in transition in an American culture that is changing. Our theology has been the same for … Continue reading Why Don’t We Sing Patriotic Music in our Worship Gatherings?
Why I Hate Religion but Love Jesus: My 2 Cents
Last week a new video went viral called "Why I Hate Religion but Love Jesus" by Jeffereson Bethke. This poem is part of the greater collage of what seems like "love Jesus and despise the church" rhetoric among some Christians. I do not really know anything about Jefferson Bethke but my guess is that he … Continue reading Why I Hate Religion but Love Jesus: My 2 Cents
Brian Haynes 