Godly Insights for the 21st Century Life

I grew up in the church and loved learning about Jesus and reading Bible stories. However, when my parents started listening to Christian music on the radio when I was in third grade, I hated it. I had just started at a new school, and I would much rather listen to the popular songs that all my new friends listened to. That all changed at an Avalon concert in the spring of 1998 when I first heard " Testify to Love ". Something about that song spoke to me in a way that nothing else had, and listening to it prompted me to fully give my life to Christ. From then on, I immersed myself in listening to Christian music and growing deeper in my newfound faith.  In May, a trio of artists, two of whom are former members of Avalon, re-released "Testify to Love". Now as a huge fan of the song, you'd think I'd be thrilled. The problem is that it was released as an LGBTQ+ affirming anthem. Now, as I mentioned in an earlier post , I have my doubts about the sinfulness of m...

"Jesus said, 'I am the  way, the truth, and the  life.  No one  comes to the Father except through me. '" ~John 14:6, emphasis mine Recently, I saw a post on Facebook asking fellow Christians if they struggle with the idea that belief in Jesus is the only path to eternal life. The author went on to mention how devout Jews faithfully follow God as well, but don't believe in Jesus, and how many people live their entire lives without ever hearing about Him. He even went on to say that scientists believe that there are other planets that may support life, and that these aliens, if they exist and have sufficient intelligence to form a belief system, are overwhelmingly unlikely to believe in Jesus because He is an Earthling. You just can't make this stuff up people! Until he devolved into talk about extraterrestrial life, I could see where he was coming from, to an extent. There are great people throughout history who were not Christians, and it seems wrong for ...