Category «Church»

Jesus Has Left The Building

After Elvis would finish performing at one of his concerts, his fans would be left cheering for more, hoping that he would come back on stage to sing another song.  Then the P.A. announcer would make the statement, “Elvis has left the building.”  That was the cue to the fans that the concert was over …

A New Devotional Book

Approximately three months ago, the Karns congregation undertook a project of writing a year-long devotional book.  I was hopeful that we could get 100 members to contribute articles, but when it was all said and done, more than 160 men, women, and children from Karns contributed a total of 365 articles for this book. There …

Shrewd!

Each year, Apple hosts the WWDC (Word Wide Developer’s Conference) at which time they roll out their newest and coolest upgrades and gadgets.  Since I love technology I’m always anxious to see what new gadget or tweak has been done to make my life and work easier, better, more productive, or simply more fun.  Whether …

Religious Abuse

In recent years, newspaper headlines are full of examples of “church abuse” or “spiritual abuse.”  It’s disheartening and even sickening to hear about some of the ways in which religious leaders have used their position, power, authority, and  influence to manipulate people to their own advantage and for their own purposes. However, as terrible as …

Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus (A Response)

httpv://youtu.be/1IAhDGYlpqY Recently, Jefferson Bethke did a video that he posted on YouTube, and that video has gone viral.  In his video, Bethke affirms his reasons for hating religion while loving Jesus.  His words have resonated with many people.  This “new” and “fresh” take on religion and Jesus, is really not new at all.  I’m old …