The Lovely Little Introvert

     It was dark and cold. Everything had an orange glow. We were crammed together, waiting. We knew the outcome was inevitable. I could hear breathing, slow and shallow. I heard an odd crinkling noise as someone shifted. Any minute now....And in a moment everything changed. Bells rang constantly. Some of us were grabbed and taken away. Others were left to watch in terror. We saw very little, just flashes of color. It was the noises that got us. The near constant screams and shrieks were chilling. In my whole life I had never heard anything like it. We were warned it would be terrifying, but we were in no way prepared for that horrible night.      All was quiet for a time. We thought perhaps it was all over, that we had somehow escaped. But the bell rang out once more, crisp and clear. I was taken, along with a few others. We were put into the hands of another. We knew we were now at their mercy. Our captors transported us to an undisclosed location where ...

     A very popular topic of discussion over the last few weeks, as a result of all the hurricanes/earthquakes/fires, etc, is that the world is ending and Jesus is coming back. Welllll....I hate to break it to you, but the world has always been ending. Ever since He left, Jesus has been "coming back." Yes, I know what the Bible says about how the earth will groan and there will be all sorts of signs and whatnot. I know, but I want to challenge you to think about a few things...Do with it what you will.      1. Using a fear tactic isn't bringing people to Jesus the right way . Yeah, okay, I said it. Telling people the world is ending and Jesus could come back any second isn't how we should be sharing Jesus with people. We should be telling them that He loves them and has a plan for them. That He died to save them from their sins. We should be loving on them, not scaring them into salvation. I don't know about you, but that doesn't seem the most genuine ...