Skillet Does A Christmas Song…

…and I have no notes. There was chatter about a controversy, like Skillet didn’t honor the solemness of the traditional Christmas hymn. But who gives a flying flip? Skillet is a metal band. They tuned the song to their style so fans of metal might like a Christmas song more when they hear it thatContinue reading “Skillet Does A Christmas Song…”

If you grew up Baptist…

There are a bazillion ways to prove you grew up Baptist, like if you went to church Sunday nights and only sang verses 1,2, and 4 of every hymn. Not verse 3. Never verse 3. As a child, I’ll admit I wasn’t into the traditional hymns at all. I think it was because they tookContinue reading “If you grew up Baptist…”

Why I don’t drink much alcohol but I’m mostly ok of you do

Raised as a Southern Baptist Christian, I always thought any drinking was wrong. It’s not necessarily my parents that taught me that, just the culture that existed in the Baptist church in the 80s and 90s. So when I became an adult I still believed drinking alcohol was wrong, or even a sin. Naturally, IContinue reading “Why I don’t drink much alcohol but I’m mostly ok of you do”

Adult remembers the first time he lifted his hands in worship

By definition, Pentecostal means a Christian who’s faith is evidenced by speaking in tongues, healing, and even exorcism. If you ask the Baptists, it would include raising your hands, too. And Baptists don’t want to be Pentecostal. Steven Turner, son of Pastor Turner and his wife Janine, was raised Baptist from the time he wasContinue reading “Adult remembers the first time he lifted his hands in worship”