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What's So Good About Friday?

Along the way they came on a man from Cyrene named Simon and made him carry Jesus' cross. Arriving at Golgotha, the place they call "Skull Hill," they offered him a mild painkiller (a mixture of wine and myrrh), but when…
Sacrificing Social Media: My Lenten Fast

It's my first 24-hour period without social media of any kind, and according to my perspective, blogging does not count. Yesterday was Ash Wednesday, the start of the season of penance -- repentance or confession -- refl…
Letting Go for Lent

Lent is about letting go of that which blocks out the fuller life that Christ Jesus wants us to have. Letting go of 'things' can be helpful only if it allows a corresponding inner freedom to love more deeply and, from…
That Was My Life

Music was a huge part of my life, and still is. However, I don't do the things I used to do. I'm also grateful that I chose not to continue living the way I was living. I used to DJ at night clubs, parties and weddings.…
What's So Good About Friday?

Along the way they came on a man from Cyrene named Simon and made him carry Jesus' cross. Arriving at Golgotha, the place they call "Skull Hill," they offered him a mild painkiller (a mixture of wine and myrrh), but when…
Christ's Laid-Down Life

By Nic Don at Theopolitical Christ’s laid-down life is there [at the cross] made available for sacrifice, like a ram caught in the thicket. Any man who is humble and serious enough about his sin to recognize what i…
Jesus in the Movies: "The Passion of the Christ" and Why It Still Bothers Me

The other day in the Adult Sunday School/Bible Study I am a part of at church, we were going through the passages discussing Jesus' suffering prior to his crucifixion. As we got more into the verses, the instructor playe…
What is Ash Wednesday?

"...For you were made from dust, and to dust you will return." - Genesis 3:19(b) Today, as you go about your day, you might see something a bit strange on the foreheads of some of the people a…
Because of His Love, Valentine's Day is All Year Long

So today is Valentine's Day. I hope yours is great for whatever reason it may have been. I want to put a little perspective to this most romantic of days. "We know what real love is because Jesus gave up his life for u…
What True Love Is

@DivaJyoti posted an interesting post about her views of true love, and it got me thinking about what I believe true love really is. First off, as a Christian, I unashamedly base my ideas of love on the love I have exp…