Talking about the local church, better uses of your time than Facebook, and a sermon.

The title explains it! If you're up for a talk about the gospel, listen in!

Anna Beth, Silas, Kaylee, and I invite you to a real-life reading of Luke 2. Luke 2 reveals Christ coming into the world and we want you to join us as we read this account together. It is also very real-life and you will hear the natural sounds of us all.

Music is a wonderfully created gift from God. He formed our ears and our ability to hear sound. He allowed our minds to have conscious thoughts, and gave us the ability to communicate with our voices. When we're speaking with each other, we know that our

Jesus, unsurprisingly, is clear about worship needing to be in spirit and truth. It's obviously a necessity and something that shouldn't be taken lightly. We can't worship with just any lyrics, only true ones.

Christians seem to have different stances when it comes to this question. The question is asked in these kinds of forms: Should Christians listen to rock music? Should Christians listen to hip-hop music? Should Christians create Christian rock music?

Addressing an argument that seems to be more and more common.

1 Your way, not mine, O Lord,however dark it be;lead me by Your own hand,choose out the path for me.2 Smooth let it be or rough,it will be still the best;winding or straight, it leadsright onward to Your rest.3 I dare not choose my lot;I would

"I guess you think only perfect people can make worship music.""Do not judge.""There are plenty of hymns with bad theology.""If you're worried about funding certain ministries, I guess you can't shop anywhere that's not Christian either."The episode

After a week like this, it was time to simply respond with the Word of God. I read objections and Scripture that addresses them.