The Q&A below represent the fifth post in my series “31 Questions in 31 Days”. To learn more about it, do a search above on “31 Days”. Feel free to submit a question yourself by clicking here! Q #5: In 1 Kings 10:14, Solomon’s annual income was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold. In Revelation 13:18, the mark of … Read More
Forgiving a Spouse’s Infidelity
This is the fourth of 31 Questions in 31 Days series of blog posts. To learn more about this series, do a search on this page called “31 Questions”.Q #4: How do you forgive a spouse for infidelity or inappropriate text messages to another woman?A: While I’m not a professional counselor or therapist, I have had many interactions with people … Read More
What does the Bible say about SMOKING POT?
This question is #2 of The 31 Questions series on this blog, leading up to Q Sunday on February 1, 2015!Q #2: What does the Bible say about smoking marijuana?A: While the Bible does not address smoking marijuana, the scriptures do, in a variety of ways, discourage altering consciousness for the cause of pleasure. It might surprise you to know … Read More
What about the Child who Dies?
Q #1: How do you see the eternity of miscarriages, babies, and children who die?A: “The age of accountability” is not a phrase that appears in the Bible, but is the product of what the Bible seems to reveal about children, God’s judgment, and eternal destinations after death. It’s the idea that there is an age, probably in adolescence, where … Read More
31 QUESTIONS
For the next 31 days, I’ll be posting a question a day I’ve received from someone from the congregation at First Assembly Community Ministries. Feel free to send me questions at this email address! This is all in preparation for what will happen on Super Bowl Sunday morning, February 1, 2015 at First Assembly. During the 9 and 11AM services, … Read More
Q Sunday–Second Service
We had two unique services on Super Bowl Sunday morning, February 2! Posted below is the Q&A from our now annual forum that allows people to submit questions on all kinds of stuff related to faith, the church, the Bible, etc. and give me a chance to bring answers. This year was no disappointment and resulted in more questions answered … Read More
Q Sunday–1st Service
I LOVE Q Sunday! It’s a time when I take a lot of questions on a variety of topics and answer them, for the most part, on the spot! It makes my heart race, and our congregation seems to really love it! Here’s the first service’s Q Sunday experience that involved polls, Q&A and some laughs! Click the video below … Read More
Ghosts, Gobblins, and the Rest of It
Q: What do Christians believe about ghosts, hauntings and the paranormal?A: It was just a couple weeks ago that this question came to me in a Facebook message. I wanted to deal with it here because this is the sort of question that I have been asked about by a lot of people from a variety of backgrounds and from … Read More
Poor in Spirit
Q: In Matthew 5:3, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” What does it mean to be poor in spirit? A: This question, found on a card submitted on Q Sunday back in February 2013, deals with an interesting statement of Jesus in a section of “The Sermon on the Mount” called the beatitudes. … Read More
The 2013 Q Sunday Questions from Texting
The following questions were submitted through text during our 9 and 11 Sunday morning services during our Q Sunday format at First Assembly in Lafayette. I addressed some of these, and you can see my responses by checking out the 9 o’clock archived video, as well as the 11 o’clock link. I think these questions offer fascinating insights into our … Read More