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Religion & Spirituality > Christian Beliefs & Culture Reflections on Christ's call to us to pick up our crosses and follow: 1 of 8

Article: 6 For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand. 7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8 Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not t...
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Doctrine & Issues A Christian understanding of forgiveness: 5 of 30

A lot of Christians seem to have a wrong understanding of what forgiveness is and what it means to forgive. Let me preface anything else in this article by saying that, while I understand in concept what it means to forgive and why forgiveness is the way to go (which I do believe), I am an infant maturity-wise when it comes ...
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Doctrine & Issues Calvinism and Arminianism: Election versus choice: 2 of 11

In a recent conversation I had with a work associate the topic of Calvinism came up. It ran the gambit of Christian doctrinal truths/arguments that various denominations hold to, whether their 4 point Calvinists, 3/5 Arminian, or whatever. For a while I got sucked hard into the neo-Reformed stream of thinking, which is prett...
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Doctrine & Issues Apostasy in the church: 3 of 8

A letter to the Church- My name is Christian. Most of you probably know me or at least know of me. My wife, Mara, grew up in the Church. We met while we were (both) in the military. We have a son named Adam. Most of you know Adam as the outspoken, rambunctious eleven year old down in the youth ministry. Most of you probably ...
Religion & Spirituality > Atheism & Agnosticism Dangerous myths: Reward after death: 4 of 10

The truth is that the most dangerous myth is that there is no just judgment after death. The quote goes, "the greatest trick the devil ever played was convincing the world that he doesn't exist." The truth is that the greatest trick the devil ever played was convincing the world that God doesn't exist. Atheist American is so...
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Doctrine & Issues Why is it so hard for people with a blemished past to be accepted into the church?: 2 of 5

One of the things that turned me off from church for so long was how judgmental most of the Christians I came into contact with were. I'd never read the Bible so I assumed that's how Christians were supposed to be, and I wanted nothing to do with them. God's funny that way, though. By the power of the Holy Spirit, God change...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Creepy tales: 17 of 39

Blood is Thicker… “You can’t do this. Alex!” the hanging man said. “I’m your &@#$ing brother!” Tyler hung over the edge of the roof. His feet were tethered together with a rope that led up to the roof and was held by Alex. Blood from the gash on the back of Tyl...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Horror mystery: 16 of 35

Santiago had been stalking the drunk for three blocks. The staggering, disheveled man was oblivious to his hunter’s presence even though Santiago was going to no great lengths to maintain stealth. He’d given up on caution in recent years. This existence of hiding from the human world was growing...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Zombies: 16 of 32

It would figure that I would get trapped in a mop closet during the zombie apocalypse. How could it not have happened this way? After countless hours of research and study and preparation. Thousands of dollars spent on equipment, weapons and dried and canned food. Planning on how to turn my house into a fortress in short min...
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Max Payne: 1 of 2

I wasted almost $4 and about two hours of my life on this poor excuse for a motion picture. It seems that Hollywood has come to the realization that you can digest a weak story, throw in a load of cheesy, video game quality special effects, a few mediocre big name actors and sell to the general public whatever comes out when...