Brian Welch, better known by his nickname "Head" is one of the founding members of the multi-platinum, Grammy award winning metal band, Korn. The band was credited with being the major influence in the rise of the New metal movement. While with Korn, Head won two Grammy's and sold over 30 million albums to date. In July, 2007, Head gained further acclaim as a successful author, when he released an autobiography (Harper Collins Publishers) titled, "Save Me From Myself." Immediately upon its release, the book quickly soared up the New York Times Best Seller's list. Head's debut album is a testimony to his life as he battled with drug addiction, leaving Korn, and finding spirituality.

This is no ordinary day in Hawaii. You can almost feel the tension. Not a cloud in the sky, turquoise blue water, people and cameras lined up along the beach with a handful of some of the world’s best tow-in-surfers ready for the big wave that could possibly get them the next cover shot or even the $60,000 prize for riding the biggest wave of the year. The stage is set. All of a sudden there’s a scramble, a monster of a wave causes the horizon to disappear, there’s shouting and excitement from the shore, jet skis and riders jockeying for position...

While not a huge Beatles fan, I do love some of their lyrics. The Yellow Submarine Album had this song on it entitled “All you need is love”. The title sums up Lennon/McCartney’s views on what you need to get through life. While I disagree that ”Love” is all you need, I would put it high on my list of things you should have.

Recently a friend told me “Your Pastor sure talks about love a lot.” I think he meant it as part observation, part criticism. I took it as pure compliment. Here’s why...

On the news today there was a story that made me stop, and lose my breath. They had found a family of 7, dead inside their home. All of them shot to death in what the news was calling a murder/suicide. I felt instantly sick as I heard the motive as to why the family may have been found dead…”no hope.”...

Miracles are what many of us desire and seek. We are tempted to believe that if we could receive our own miracle, it would be our life’s panacea. But in Mary’s story, the astounding miracle of the virgin birth of the Messiah doesn’t fix her reality; it only serves to offer her a tiny glimpse of ultimate Glory...

Well I have to admit that I feel a little bit like Jerry McGuire, when he wakes in the middle of the night and has this epiphany and begins to write. I also feel that once this is posted I will be standing alone, asking if anyone will come with me, other than a fish. Now what I am about to say may offend my friends and even some of my family, and for that I apologize, but as I type I am trying to share my heart and also gain some clarity on why I or any one else would want to be a part of this community we call believers...

...The amount of time, energy, and resources that Christians are spending with propaganda regarding 8. Signs, bumper stickers, sermons, standing on street corners with signs... we've become great at telling the world everything that pisses God off, but how much time have we spent telling a lost, broken, dying world about the God who loves them and wants them to know Him?...

During the 1950’s, a researcher named Curt Richter at Johns Hopkins University conducted studies on rats. Two of his many studies produced some interesting results.

In the first study, Richter took the rats and held them tight in his hands. He held them in such a way that though they tried to wiggle, his firm grip prevented them from any movement. After a while, the rat would give up the struggle and lay still. Richter then put them in a deep dish filled with water and though the rats had no physical problems and they were quite capable of swimming, they would not even try to swim- they just gave up and drowned.

A holy man was having a conversation with the Lord one day and said, “Lord, I would like to know what Heaven and Hell are like. The Lord led the holy man to two doors. He opened one of the doors and the holy man looked in. In the middle of the room was a large round table. In the middle of the table was a large pot of stew, which smelled delicious and made the holy man’s mouth water. The people sitting around the table were thin and sickly. They appeared to be famished. They were holding spoons with very long handles that were strapped to their arms and each found it possible to reach into the pot of stew and take a spoonful. But because the handle was longer than their arms, they could not get the spoons back into their mouths. The holy man shuddered at the sight of their misery and suffering. The Lord said, “You have seen Hell.”

When you think of the baddest man on the planet, you tend to think of guys like Ultimate Fighting Champion Randy Couture, Jesse James or even James Dean. But if you’ve ever seen Kyle Loza working at his craft, you might want to rethink that image.

At 5’6”, 130 pounds his physical presence might not intimidate you, but put him on a motorcycle and you’ll be in awe. Tattooed from head to toe (or at least to his neck), he looks more like the image of a punk rocker than typical Christian kid. (What is a typical Christian kid???).

If you have ever been involved in Church or even involved in a group of Christians I am sure that you are familiar with the term “being fed”. At the very least I am sure you have heard of it, even if you had no idea what it meant. I am sorry to say that looking back over my life it is a term I have used and desperately wish I could take back. Being “fed” in my opinion is Christian-ese (like Christian slang) at its worst! However it is a very common term and lately I have been reflecting on what it really means and why I hear it used so much.

1). Pressure your friends to not hang around non believers. Try not to go out to dinner, parties or hang after school where there is a group of sinners. Hang only with the “anointed”.

Sure this is contrary to the example Jesus set for us but it seems like you are being so spiritual! Of course you will have limited opportunities to share but what the heck.

Ebenezer means “stone of help.” In setting up this stone, Samuel was saying, “up to this point, the LORD has helped us.”

Why is this important to do? Because sometimes we think, “Oh no! Things will never work out. My marriage is on the rocks. My finances are down the drain. Everything looks grim.” What we need in times like this is an “Ebenezer Stone,” which reminds us that God has never failed us, and what we fear doesn’t come to pass. Yes, there are definite challenges that come our way-but in those challenges, God always shows Himself strong. He’s always there for us...

“When life looks like easy street, there’s danger at the door.” -The Grateful Dead Band

Without a doubt being a Firefighter has to be the best job in the world. Running into a burning building while everyone else is running out seems crazy to some but for me, my job seems more like a long summer camp spent with some of my best friends.

We had just finished a great day. We had the usual calls and my crew was a great one that day. Lots of laughs, training in the morning, washed the fire engine, good dinner and now it was bedtime. I really didn’t think about it but if we didn’t have any more alarms and we slept all night that would’ve been fine with me.

A good night’s sleep was not to be and it was shortly after 2:00 AM when the alarm sounded. Dispatch said it was a TC (traffic collision) with injuries...

1. Your Pastor uses most of his sermons to ask for MONEY.
Churches need money to survive, the Bible teaches of giving, and Christians should give money to support their church but you really need to want to give it. GOD loves a “cheerful” giver, not a guilty giver. If it’s all about the money it’s time to blast off.

2. Your Pastor talks of “Love” but he himself never shows it.
Best Quote ever “Preach Christ always, use words if you must.” Find a church that practices GOD’s love. Truth is, the attitude of the pastor tends to filter down to the flock. If your church isn’t showin the love, they missed the main message completely.

Sometimes God will not come through as quickly as we want Him to. Mary and Martha, two friends of Jesus, faced this dilemma. Their brother Lazarus was sick. It was a serious illness. So they sent word to Jesus.

Swedish chemist and pacifist Alfred Nobel is credited for inventing dynamite. He thought it would be the invention that would end all wars. It turned out that others viewed his invention as an extremely deadly product. In 1888 when his brother Ludvig died, a French newspaper mistakenly ran an obituary for Alfred which labeled him as “the Merchant of Death”. Not wanting to go down in history with such a legacy, Nobel went on to create the Nobel Peace prizes.