Hope and Change

There has been a great deal of hubbub this week about the new movie Noah. Somewhere in the coverage, it came to my attention that the executives at Paramount Studios may have believed they were trying to reach a Christian audience with…

October 13, 2012 at 7:12pm Back to the purpose of government, and why Christians can confidently participate in good governance without violating the autonomy of non-Christians. In the God Talk 2 series I have been working on here on Facebook, I have…

October 11, 2012 at 3:19pm “…I am curious as to why people view him (President Obama) as antithetical and hostile to the values and principles held by those who follow the example and the life of Christ. I would appreciate it if…

By: Tera Ertz “There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures.” 2 Peter 3:16b One of the most frustrating experiences I have ever…

By:  Tera Ertz “12 Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation.” 1 Peter 2:12 “A gentle[a] tongue is a tree…

By: Tera Ertz “The heart of the wise makes his speech judicious and adds persuasiveness to his lips.” Proverbs 16:23 Several months ago, friend and fellow author Max Lindenman noted on one of my Facebook comments that I had mellowed tremendously since…

“4 Look at the ships also: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs. 5 So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts…

By: Tera Ertz “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” Jeremiah 29:11 “So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do,…

By: Tera Ertz “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” Ephesians 2:10 “It’s a dream that we can find a job with wages that support a family.…

By: Tera Ertz “We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us.” Romans 12:6 “Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To their own master, servants stand or fall. And they will stand, for the Lord is…