Many people today turn away from Christ. Others pretend to follow, going to church for status, approval of family and friends, or business contacts. But there are only two real responses to Jesus -- you either accept him or reject him. How have you responded to Christ?

As we grow in our faith, we may be tempted to turn away because Jesus' lessons are difficult. Will your response be to give up, ignore certain teaching, or reject Christ? Instead, ask God to show you what the teachings mean and how they apply to your life. Then have the courage to act on God's truth.

Many people use religion to gain prestige, comfort, or even political votes. But those are self-centered motives. True believers follow Jesus simply because they know he has the truth and his way is the way to live.

We often face spiritual and emotional storms and feel tossed about like a small boat on a big lake. In spite of terrifying circumstances, if we trust our lives to Christ for his safekeeping, he will give us peace in any storm.

In our busy world, it is easy to rush into our one-hour-a-week worship services without preparing ourselves for worship beforehand. We reflect and worry about the week's problems; we pray about whatever...our worship to be conducted "properly and in order" (1 Corinthians 14:40). Just as we prepare to meet a business associate or invited guests, we should carefully prepare to meet our King in worship

There are those who wish to live well on earth, ignore God, and then see death as final rest. Jesus does not allow unbelieving people to see death as the end of it all. There is a judgment to face.

Don't let a problem or hardship cause you to lose hope. God may have special work for you to do in spite of your condition, or even because of it. Many have ministered effectively to hurting people because they have triumphed over their own hurts.

BEN BEN BEN HEY BEN YOU MISSED A CALL FROM THE MONITOR LIZARD. ...aherm. Restricted to Josef for now, so I'm restricted with what I have. I'll update with real things tomorrow, promise. I'm...on things sometimes. Final one. Sadly enough, Jesse actually got this as a tattoo on his wrist. I thought he was just messin when he wanted an Udjat symbol, but...now I know better. hurr.

The first real monsoon storm was a night or two ago. Rain is so exciting when it hasn't happened since winter. Anywayyyys, down to business. This new in this post will be outweighed by the gross and old. It's all my fault, I lost the flash drive that I put my new sketches on, and I didn't feel like scanning it all again. Hurrr lazy. Also, I'm sorry for image sizes. I'm pretty sure some of them are...

It is arrogance to think we are solely responsible for our achievements God, as Creator, rules over nations and people.