Christianity for Marines is not about a special type of Christianity. It is about special individuals called Marines who follow Christ. Discover things about following Jesus that you may not have realized that you already know and practice. Christians may find that there is little or no dichotomy between their faith and their fighting organization. Semper Fidelis

Could a man sin before he was born? That's what the disciples asked Jesus when they came upon a man who was born blind. They asked Jesus, who sinned? They wanted to know if it was the man born blind from birth or the man's parents. Jesus could have shredded their thinking skills or bizarre theology; instead, he opened a window to see the economy of God. Could people not recognize the man who could now see even though they probably walked by him 2000 times or more over the past decade? Immediately after washing in the pool of Siloam, those gathered around him starting arguing if this was the...

Kids get crazy messages these days. Some from television. Some from video games. Some from magazines. Some from friends. Yes, even some from teachers. And the craziest on the list, some from parents. We live in a time when people will believe almost anything. We live in a time when parents don't know what to teach their kids. Some parents don't want to teach their kids. And in each of these cases the kids get the short end of the stick. Too many people expect someone else to fix today's problems. Sometimes that happens. Sometimes we like the solution. Sometimes we don't. Making sure that our...

Does this happen where you live? Children dropped off at school. Children dropped off at day care. Children dropped off at church. Children who make their own meals. Children with no set time to be home. We are not talking about high school juniors and seniors. This is the life of many children from the time they can walk and dress themselves until they move out of the house. Dare we call this environment a home? So many children in this country seem to be inconveniences to their parents. So many children in this country have been regarded as property. We are appalled when this is the culture...

Is it heaven or is it hell? Therefore, God elevated him to the place of highest honor and gave him the name above all other names, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Philippians 2:9-11 Therefore I want you to know that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, "Jesus be cursed," and no one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except by the Holy Spirit. 1 Corinthians 12:3 That sounds like one day everyone, everywhere, will by the power of the Holy Spirit...

You know people that just seem so close to knowing the Lord. They talk about Jesus but just can't seem to fit him into that #1 spot. God makes sense to them. There are some educated people that deny an ultimate deity, but truly not that many. But some folks just can't go for a man who lived 2000 years ago being central to a true relationship with God. A once in the history of everything event-a man dying on a cross-just can't be the answer to fixing a world that seems to be advancing technologically at the speed of light while at the same time it is falling apart at the seams. How could Jesus...

The Hebrew people used to talk about God and his laws when the were at home or walking or just about any time of the day. We don't talk about God that much these days. We ask for help. We pray for others. We sometimes even give thanks, but God as the topic of our conversation rarely makes it out of the Bible study group. We all need a friend or two just to talk about the mysteries of our lives and the mysteries of God. We need someone with whom we can have good conversations about God.

This is an intense drama laced with wit and humor. A top level executive and a cleaning lady share an elevator for an evening. Why? They are stuck and nobody knows it. The pair exchange thoughts on life, work, love, and God. For some reason the elevator disarms the defense mechanisms normally in effect and the two talk--really talk about things people would like to talk about. The edginess, banter, and tears mix up this confined encounter that leads to truth, revelation, retreat, and more truth. It is called an antiphonal monologue for reasons only the final minutes will reveal. This is a...