Are You A Holy Troublemaker? 2 MIN READ ◦ DOUG GILES "Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; and James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed Him. (Matthew 10:2-4) Y’know it’s all too easy for the dial-tone step-n-fetch American Christian to blow through that...
7 days ago • 2 min read
Dear Negative Nancy: Crappy Conditions Precede A Great Revival 9 MIN READ ◦ DOUG GILES Seeing the people, He felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and dispirited like sheep without a shepherd. Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.” (Matthew 9:36-38 NASB) Jesus sees horrible conditions as a massive harvest and that’s masculine to the core. How’s that...
15 days ago • 9 min read
Who Killed the First Animal According to the Bible? 5 MIN READ ◦ DOUG GILES So, who killed the first animal according to the Bible? No doubt, I’m sure some of you are thinking that it probably was Satan or someone closely connected to him like that godless tramp Jezebel, or possibly an idiotic idolater? Or, I know, it was that Gadarene demoniac dude, in the Gospel of Mark, who was running around naked in that graveyard cutting himself with rocks. Yep, it’s got to be him. That fool would have...
21 days ago • 4 min read
Jesus & The Untouchables 5 MIN READ ◦ DOUG GILES When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him. 2 And a leper came to Him and bowed down before Him, and said, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” 3 Jesus stretched out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. 4 And Jesus *said to him, “See that you tell no one; but go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering that Moses commanded, as a...
29 days ago • 5 min read
Jesus Promised "Storms", Not Never Ending Yippiness 3 MIN READ ◦ DOUG GILES Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock. Everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. The rain...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Anxiety's a Sin You Should Worry About 3 MIN READ ◦ DOUG GILES For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? (Matthew 6:25) I've spoken at, and have attended, many, many, "Christian Men’s Conferences." Most, if not all of them, usually boil down to one message which is: "quit masturbating." Yep, that’s what they all seem...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Jesus Calls Us To Be Salty, Not Sweet 5 MIN READ ◦ DOUG GILES “You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has be- come tasteless, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot by men.” (Matthew 5:13 NASB) Matthew chapter five commences Jesus’ longest message on record, the three-chapter, world-famous, Sermon on the Mount. In this sermon, Jesus sets his sights high and wide in this demon rattling rant. Most people don’t...
about 2 months ago • 5 min read
A Biblical Prayer Against Violent Aggressors 3 MIN READ ◦ DOUG GILES When one conjures up in their whirring tin brain what it means to be a good “Christian,” who has a “personal relationship with Jesus Christ,” one imagines … A nice old man who wears a cardigan, lives comfortably, watches Mike Huckabee and says, “God bless you” every time you sneeze. Some elderly lady who clutches her pearls and says, “Oh, my” when she sees a Kim Kardashian butt pic on Watters World via the Fox News Channel....
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
12 Signs Your Church's Worship Leader’s A Wuss 3 MIN READ ◦ DOUG GILES Technically speaking, a "Wussified worship leader" is not a biblical term, but if someone uses it rhetorically, they usually mean a worship leader they believe has become a dandy, who's more concerned with image, trends, or approval than with leading God's people in biblical, holy worship. Herewith are twelve signs your church's worship leader's a wuss. Enjoy and share. Treats worship primarily as a performance instead of...
2 months ago • 3 min read