Growin' Up Gregory

"This is the day of the common man.  We have not only become common, but we have also succeeded in dragging God down to our mediocre level.  What is desperately needed today is an elevated concept of God." - AW Tozer Many of us have heard versions of the popular quote, "The more I learn, the more I realize I don't know."  But I don't believe this is any more true than in our knowledge of God and his Word.  We think that we know Bible stories and know about who God is but the more we study, the deeper we see all the intermingling of the people and history of the Bible.  The stories that would 5-10 verses that we learned in Sunday school are great and can teach us a lot.  But God works so much bigger than that.  If you listen to seasoned pastors they will begin to teach on how chapters and books built on each other and tied in to each other.  And it's not just an interpretation.  People who don't want God to be real have tried to dis

My life is far from perfect, but it is very good.  I don't say any of this to brag on myself, but with a Galations 6:14 attitude of only boasting in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  I'm 33 years old, happily married, have a healthy child, close to completing the construction of a home (too nice for me thanks to Britt), in pretty good physical shape, and have a good job.  I would consider a lot of things in my life a success right now, by both my personal standards and worldly standards.  I am truly blessed to be where I am, especially considering how I got here. I wasted about 10 years, or nearly 1/3, of my life so far.  I think back to who I was, what I did, where I went from the ages of about 15-25 and I'm fortunate to not be in a much worse position than I currently am.  Many of the decisions I made during that time were not the smartest, and could have had dire consequences.  But it wasn't all bad.  During those years, I graduated from high school and college, a

We keep seeing lots of comments about fake news right now, so I want to attempt clear that up.  Yes, there are most likely some fake stories on the internet.  Shocker! I know.  But I do believe  that most major media and news outlets (NBC, CBS, Fox, etc.) are reporting stories that they believe to be true based on information they have.  So are these stories fake? Is the media reporting fake news when they tell us that abortion is okay?  That pre-marital sex and homosexuality are okay?  That any religion we choose to believe is okay?  No, actually they aren't.  I believe they are fulfilling scripture.  2 Timothy 4:3-4 reads, "For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths." The Bible has been around for centuries and its truths stand the test of time.  The latest notion of public o