There is a new stigma growing in our culture. In a quest to find reasons for acts of great evil, the perpetrators' lives are examined to find any sign of mental illness. Surely none of us have the capacity for such evil, do we? Can there be any consequences for blaming mental illness for shootings, attacks, and other evil? ©2017 Mike Kerby & Jesus' Outsider Ministries
Monday, November 27, 2017
Monday, November 20, 2017
Transformational Gratitude
Can gratitude be transformational? Why not! If we're honest, gratitude is something that isn't as common in the U.S. as it used to be. Thanksgiving has been transformed into Turkey Day and one of the biggest shopping days of the year. What have we really lost? ©2017 Mike Kerby & Jesus' Outsider Ministries
Monday, November 13, 2017
Porn, Sin, and The Church
How is pornography and sexual sin affecting the church? Deep seated sin is always a hinderance. The next generation has grown a new set of values we must face. The upside is that there is a solution if we are willing to face it. - An Out of The Shadows Conference Tie-In. ©2017 Mike Kerby & Jesus' Outsider Ministries
Monday, November 6, 2017
Evil and Anguish
In the light of this week's shooting at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, TX and other violence and evil in the last few weeks, we cannot ignore the gathering darkness. How can we have any reaction but a cry from a heart wrenched in anguish? ©2017 Mike Kerby & Jesus' Outsider Ministries
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Reformation(s)
500 years ago Martin Luther nailed his 95 thesis on the door of Brandenburg Cathedral. In the years since that momentous day, no one can doubt the impact it has had in the world. Do those thesis have anything to tell us today? ©2017 Mike Kerby & Jesus' Outsider Ministries
Monday, October 23, 2017
Submit or Resist?
To Resist or Submit? That is the question that has plagued Christians throughout the centuries. In our current political climate, we seem to be divided along political lines as to whether or not we should submit to the current government. Some are even trying to use Scripture to justify their position or even support for the more extreme and violent elements. What is our relationship to the government supposed to be? ©2017 Mike Kerby & Jesus' Outsider Ministries
Monday, October 16, 2017
There's Fear and Then There's Fear
Perfect love casts out fear. If that's the case, is there a place for the Fear of The Lord? Maybe there's fear and then there's fear. ©2017 Mike Kerby & Jesus' Outsider Ministries