I’ve shared my testimony on here before about my previous addiction to pornography and how I was able to break free from it. I can gladly say I am at the best spot right now I have ever been in with this issue. The frustrating part is that viewing pornography is like getting a bad […]
Jesus is not a crutch
I will sometimes hear people say that Jesus is just a crutch for needy people. They don’t need Jesus because they are strong and have their head on straight. Faith is just what some people need to get through life, something hopeful to believe in to make life worth living. It’s helpful for the poor […]
Kate Upton: ‘I felt terrible about myself’ after S.I. swimsuit cover
I ran across an interesting article about Kate Upton, the 2012 and 2013 cover model for Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit edition. You can read the article here (included photo is modest), which I’m quoting from, written by Ashley Majeski for NBC’s Today.com. “After my first Sports Illustrated cover, I felt terrible about myself for a solid […]
How America’s Racist Past Breeds Racial Profiling Today
I recently wrote about the racial discrimination housing laws of the 1940’s-1970’s (and I did a post on “How To Talk About Racism”). My point in showing those bits of somewhat hidden history is to help set the table for why some things are the way they are today when it comes to race. It’s […]
There is No Spoon: Learning to Follow Jesus from The Matrix
I just rewatched The Matrix (VHS version!) a few nights ago. It’s hard to believe this movie came out in 1999, yet another reminder that I am getting old. I had been thinking about the concept of the movie recently and how it relates to my walk with Jesus within the world we live in. […]
Porn is getting smeared in the news and in research studies
Data, research, and statistics are great. Especially when they show what many of us have known about porn for a long time. But people don’t always listen to preachers. Or care about what something does to their heart, their soul, and their relationships. But they’ll listen to the news. And to data, research, and statistics. […]