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  • Why Fiction?

    Jesus Christ, when teaching, would use parables. This allowed Him to relate to His audience while causing them to think about their spirituality. Rebellion has one underlying theme: what might it take for a high school student to truly live for Christ and to actually affect the world in a positive way? Each chapter breaks…

  • Idea Behind Rebellion

    I went to Falls Creek, which is a Baptist camp in Oklahoma, for the first time as a sponsor in 2010 with the church where I was interning. One evening, I was listening to the message that was presented in our cabin by a man named Robert Smith with Upside Down Ministries. He told us…

  • Rebellious Teens. Not always a negative essence.

    Teenagers are constantly referred to as being rebellious. I will not be one to argue that rebellion is one of the characteristics located at the heart of the teen spirit, but I will argue that this characteristic is not always a negative one. Since Adam and Eve first bit into the forbidden fruit (Genesis 3),…

  • Excerpt from Rebellion

    Preface The Christian Church has become complacent. It has embraced the shallow, ritualistic lifestyle that is the embodiment of true religion. We, as time continues to pass, focus more on our religious rituals than our relationship with Christ. We fail to realize that contentment and complacency are two very different ideas. In our eyes, society…

  • Serpent’s Mist

    A young girl and her father were spending the cool afternoon together sailing a small boat off the coast of New York. Hearing something in the water, the young girl moved toward the edge of the boat, “Daddy, why is the water doing that?” Her father tied the rope he was holding to the side…

  • Word

    Once, twice, maybe three times a day Always open, all you can eat buffet Death conquered, life sustained Consumed with love, grace like rain Convicting truth through the pain Revealed therein holiness attain To starve selfishness, eternity gain Replace, replace, consuming change To know, to know the price You paid Suffered Your wrath and bought…

  • The Vineyard.

    I turned as all movement and noise outside my father’s shop ceased. Everyone outside was looking toward the edge of town. My curiosity took control as I moved to exit the shop, and what I saw I will never forget. Colton and Amanda came walking down the street, cloths torn and covered in bruises and…

  • To Protect or to Liberate?

    “Do you really want to play like this?” one man asked another while stepping in front of him as they crossed a street. Drivers waited impatiently for the two men to move along as the rest of the crowd did. “All you have to do is give me the bag,” one man reached for the…

  • Timeless (Memorial Day 2011)

    “Click.”   “Nancy, will you call my son into the office?”   “Yes sir, do you need anything else?”   “No, that will be all. Thank you Nancy.”   John walked to the elevator after hearing that his father wanted to see him. When the elevator arrived, he stepped in and pressed the button that…

  • Supernatural Phenomenon

    “What the heck? TV just fuzzed out. I thought this new provider was supposed to be legit.”   “Honey, stop complaining at least we have a TV.”   “Beep. Beep. Beep. We are sorry to interrupt your regularly scheduled programming. We have received word from an overwhelming number of viewers that there may be a…