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Monkey D. Luffy Meets Jesus

Monkey D. Luffy Meets Jesus

I share with my Nieces and Nephew a certain narrative. One that has almost a thousand chapters. Of course I mean One Piece. A show about Pirates, Friendship and Adventure..

  • Plastic planet

    I meet a friend down the beach for fish and chips. While crunching down salty goodness, he tells me I have to see Bright, the new Netflix original starring Will Smith.

  • 50 reasons why church online is awesome

    With everything that is going on in the world today and the increasing difficulty of going to church, here is why the internet is saving the day!

  • Fake it til you make it

    Elizabeth Swaney isn’t afraid to dream big. In 2007 while a university student, Swaney decided to run for Governor of California.

  • Human rights violations in Vietnam, Uzbekistan and Pakistan

    Christians in each of these countries are experiencing persecution in different ways.

  • Redeeming culture

    If you’ve ever tried to build a sandcastle in the middle of a hurricane then you’re pretty weird but you would also know exactly what it feels like to be disheartened by modern culture. Often the incremental steps taken by Christians to change culture and politics can be completely overhauled by secularity and contemporary values; it seems that every step forward we take ends up being five steps backwards.

  • Grace before critique

    It’s interesting to see how views and approaches to morality have evolved through the ages.

  • What a life can teach you

    My grandfather Colin was a great man—he was talented, faithful, and funny. When he lost his battle with cancer in August, my family and I felt his loss in a huge way. Although I was sad about his death, I also felt a peace with God as I knew where he was going.

  • Memento mori

    This week I have been thinking a lot about immortality.

  • Is heaven on your mind?

    All the main world religions talk about heaven or a heavenly status in some way. Christ taught that it is a place where suffering ceases. There is eternal bliss as we live with our creator. He also shared there is a place of eternal damnation assigned to those who do not turn to him. The question is are you qualified to go to heaven? Has that been on your mind?

  • Back sliding

    I think that most Christians can, in one way or another, relate to having their journey of faith compared to a roller coaster ride. There are many ups and downs and twists and turns when living life as a follower of Christ.

  • The good medicine of a cheerful heart

    The book of Proverbs in the Bible is full of solid, common sense advice. It teaches us about cause and effect and actions and consequences; it is a very practical and useful book.