Why is the world so concerned with appearance? What do we have to hide under a logo or a word in pretty type that we are afraid the rest of the world will see? Even inside the Church, people pretend not to have anything wrong with them. Under the surface there is a vulnerable person who can be hurt by a harsh word, a coarse glance or a slighted action. They walk down the isle to their seat in the pew pretending that they have it all together. The relationships, the financial situation, the addictions, their place with God. We're so concerned with conforming to a mold, we forget what the brand was not about looking good.

One man in the history of the world had a consitent brand image. His name was Jesus, and his creed was Love. Not the love you use to get something, but the unselfish love you give away to everyone, whether they ask for it or not. The Greek language has a word for it, Agape. The love that gives unconditioinally. That kind of love isn't cheap. It will cost you everything. Your dignity, your pride, your time, your money, your career, your family, you comfort. It cost Jesus his life to prove that he meant it enough to take the pain of death in our place. No other brand I can think of reminds us that someone took our place to die to prove that they meant what they were advertising.

This is not by any means an original idea, but I think it came out well for 5 minutes in Paint.Net. My boss is a Porsche nut, and he was having me print some banners for use in the local porsche owners club. I also made this as a free bonus for him.

I’ve been having a pretty deep conversation with a guy I know about a Christian response to the ‘threat’ of Islam in the world. How is a Christian called to respond from the Bible? Should we round them up and kill them? Should we just be idle and let them take over politically? (and all that it implies) I think that there’s something in between that is correct.

I want to live in peace with all people of every religion. You have the right in America to worship as you see fit, so long as it does not affect other people. Our constitution protects you from that. Our constitution also protects a religion from allowing it’s members to murder anyone else.

I have a healthy fear that says, “yeah, that Muslim is taught to kill people who aren’t muslim in the Koran” “Yeah, that muslim knows that if he does it, he’s going to be charged with first degree murder and locked up for the rest of his natural life”

Why is a Christian so afraid of being killed for his faith, that he would rather take torch and kill that other person before he does it to him? Jesus did not come to save his people by using a sword, he came to save them through love and compassion. He let his own creation kill him, without saying a word in his own defense. Thats the kind of example I want to follow. You can call me a coward, you can call me a pacifist. I call myself a Christian, and I want to act the way Christ acted.