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How about we put our hand in the hand of the man.  An awesome song.  The first time I heard this song was in Bandera at our church's Gospel Fest.  I loved it from the first time I heard it.  Classic.  The second video is just as great.  Stay blessed...john

So, in the spirit of Christmas.... Well, in the spirit of A Christmas Movie.... I triple-dog-dare you! Merry Christmas.

   Simon Wiesenthal’s The Sunflower recounts his experience as a Jewish prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp. In the book, readers walk with Wiesenthal as he recalls those people and events that stand out most to him. Obviously, having the opportunity to share these memories separates Wiesenthal from so many of those close to him whose livelihoods and very lives were taken away during this time. Any familiarity with the events of the Holocaust will bring light to many of the descriptions of life in the concentration camps presented by Wiesenthal. People will have heard of the gruesome and inhumane descriptions of daily activity in these camps, but most likely have never considered an account specific to The Sunflower.    Among other things, enduring starvation, hatred, injustice and the very real, very near threat of death are common elements to Holocaust survival stories. What is unique about Wiesenthal’s story is his encounter with a dying Nazi soldier. Th...

   Once you get to traveling down any highway you’ll be quick to spot one, and they’ll show up quite often.   Billboards, banners or giant waving gorillas all offer the same invitation: Rent Me! Most likely you’ll accept the invite on the occasional time you need that particular piece of equipment or extra storage space. The concept is great.  Pay a little for something you will only need for a short time. It wouldn’t be cost effective to invest so much of yourself into something you will only use for a short time. Makes sense—we might consider that good economics.     Unfortunately, many of us employ that same strategy to our faith. True discipleship isn’t always good economics. At times following God’s call requires much more than we may be used to giving. Understand, though, that faith cannot fully strengthen if we use it on an “as needed” basis.  That would imply there are only certain times or situations it is important. Your faith s...

     Resident Aliens: Life in the Christian Colony offers a transparent, often disturbing analysis of the condition of the ministry and purpose of the Church in the twentieth century. Ironically, perhaps sadly enough, few of the descriptions put forward by Stanly Hauerwas and William Willimon seem out of date or remotely antiquated by the twenty years passed since the book was first published. Together Hauerwas and Willimon contribute an all encompassing challenge to the Church to stand as the church it was meant to be. As the Church realizes its failed attempt to transform the world while coming to terms with the culture’s disinterest in all things church, this challenge comes at a most opportune time. Now, the authors assert, is the time to stand apart, aliens to a pagan world.      For too long the Church has tried to maintain a relationship with society that has proven detrimental to the vitality and integrity of the way presented by Je...