Sitting Under the Kudzu Vine

So the LORD God appointed a plant and it grew up over Jonah to be a shade over his head.

Category: God

American Christianity / Baptists / Christian Life / Christian Spirituality / God / Grace / Holiness / Sanctification / Theology / Trinity / Worship

The Dreaded God: Encounter With the Holy

When we think about God, we need to see and understand that He is like no other.  He is totally separate from all of creation.  God is transcendent above all the universe.  His being is frightening and causes fear in His presence because of our finite nature and because of our sin. And yet, we crave to know God’s holiness. 

American Culture / Bible / Church / God / Hope for America / Jesus / Salvation

I WENT TO APPLE CHURCH

I went to Apple Church today. It looked like many of today’s churches, the TED Talk style sermon, multiple graphics on big screens, the smooth presentations, the claims that something important was happening. They began with...