THE BIBLE: "DEX" I remember when I first started reading the bible I was like, "Thee'est is thou'est WHAT?" It all started making sence when I found a bible that I could understand. As I was reading one day, I had a thought, "Why do I believe in the bible? Why do I believe in what I believe in?" As I asked God for help and I started to search I found out some things that will blow your mind.
MY HEART GETS LEFT IN JUAREZ EVERY TIME I LEAVE. ONCE A MONTH MY WIFE AND I GET THE HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO HELP LEAD TEAMS DOWN TO JUAREZ MEXICO. Located four hours directly south of Albuquerque is the impoverished border city of Juarez, Mexico. 40% of the city’s inhabitants live in extreme poverty. The average wage in Juarez is $50 per week.
Sagebrush Community Church is partnering with an organization named Servant Senders to help train and equip local Mexican pastors to minister in Juarez.
OUR MISSION RIGHT NOW IS TO FINISH THE CHURCH AND BUILD A HOME FOR PASTOR JUAN AND HIS FAMILY. BELOW YOU WILL FIND PHOTO GALLERIES AND VIDEOS OF OUR TRIPS DOWN TO JUAREZ
DEX'S MISSION TRIP TO JUAREZ CHECK OUT THE PICS Click Here
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So you know those lame photo shops that you see in casino's where you and your family can dress up in western or gangsta clothes. Ya....I completely sold out and did that with my family!!! CHECK OUT THE PICS Click Here
DEX VIDEO TAPED I CARLY AND GOT TO GET A PIC WITH HER
Friday 05-14-2010 6:17am MT
HOW GREAT IS OUR GOD
Friday 03-19-2010 5:51am MT
Psalm 19
1 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. 2 Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge. 3 There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard. [a]4 Their voice [b] goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens he has pitched a tent for the sun, 5 which is like a bridegroom coming forth from his pavilion, like a champion rejoicing to run his course. 6 It rises at one end of the heavens and makes its circuit to the other; nothing is hidden from its heat. 7 The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul. The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple. 8 The precepts of the LORD are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes. 9 The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever. The ordinances of the LORD are sure and altogether righteous. 10 They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb. 11 By them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward. 12 Who can discern his errors? Forgive my hidden faults. 13 Keep your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then will I be blameless, innocent of great transgression. 14 May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
Tuesday 03-16-2010 10:51am MT
I FOUND THIS POEM TODAY. IT'S AWESOME!
A poem, a truth!
When I say... 'I am a Christian' I'm not shouting 'I'm clean livin'.' I'm whispering 'I was lost, Now I'm found and forgiven.'
When I say... 'I am a Christian' I don't speak of this with pride. I'm confessing that I stumble and need Christ to be my guide.
When I say... 'I am a Christian' I'm not trying to be strong. I'm professing that I'm weak And need His strength to carry on.
When I say... 'I am a Christian' I'm not bragging of success. I'm admitting I have failed And need God to clean my mess.
When I say... 'I am a Christian' I'm not claiming to be perfect, My flaws are far too visible But, God believes I am worth it.
When I say... 'I am a Christian' I still feel the sting of pain. I have my share of heartaches So I call upon His name.
When I say... 'I am a Christian' I'm not holier than thou, I'm just a simple sinner Who received God's good grace, somehow!
FRANCIS CHAN
Wednesday 03-10-2010 9:57am MT
HAMAS LEADER CONVERTS TO CHRISTIANITY
Thursday 03-04-2010 10:26am MT
INTERVIEW WITH JOEL ROSENBERGAND MOSAB....
JOEL:How has your life changed since becoming a born again Christian? Specifically, how have your attitudes towards Israel changed since your dramatic conversion?
MOSAB: My conscience is not the same. This doesn’t mean that I became a perfect person but at least when I do a mistake I know how to fix it and avoid it in the future. Today, I am free from sin because I am the son of the King. When I first understood how religion is imperfect in general — and in Islam in particular — and allowed myself to accept Christ as my personal Savior and get out of the box of religion, not only did Israel look different to me, I started to see everything differently.
I remember one day walking in Jerusalem right after I studied the Scripture that says give to those who ask you. [Jesus said in Matthew 5:42, "Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you."] There was a homeless Jew in the Jewish side of Jerusalem, and I answered the call of the Lord to share with him some of the change in my pocket. Then I sat down and cried because I had the chance to understand the unconditional love God has for everybody. It was shocking to me that I never felt sorry for a homeless Jew. Then gradually — through God’s grace and mercy, through the years — all humans became equal to me. My people see the sun every day but they never ask themselves why the sun shines on both east and west Jerusalem. The easiest thing to me was to hate my enemy but the real challenge was to love them. Later on I realized my enemy was not man anymore — not Israeli, not Palestinian — but sin and darkness within us.
JOEL: What can followers of Jesus do in real and practical ways to love the Palestinian people and reach them with the gospel of Jesus Christ?
MOSAB: This is an excellent question, thank you. Christians have a huge duty to love his neighbor and his enemy. Every Christian needs to carry this heavy cross. Loving Muslims and Palestinians is our responsibility. And our duty as Christians to show God’s love toward Muslims is more important than governments, the United Nations and the international community. All of those don’t have a clue how to deal with the Islamic problem. We know as Christians that the conflict is spiritual and ideological. You can’t kill an idea. You have to replace it. Governments can send troops to change a regime or kill terrorists, but they don’t have the type of weapons that we have — love and hope and grace.
Today, I need from my Christian brothers and sisters to understand the sensitivity of our mission of hope, love and forgiveness. Without these values humans will self-destruct everything beautiful. Be proud of our God and take Him to the Muslims. How come Christians are ashamed of such a loving, forgiving God? Our God is sending a great message of hope through my experience with Him. He is telling the Israelis, my people and everyone who is involved in the Middle East conflict that unconditional love and unconditional forgiveness through the example of Jesus Christ in our lives is the only hope for peace in the Middle East and the entire world — peace with God, peace within, and peace with others.
Love is not an idea, it is a reality. Our Lord showed us His love through the shedding of His innocent blood. His love is a reality we live in everyday of our lives. We can’t be perfect, but if we show the world the minimum of our Lord’s love we will be able to change the entire world in few years. Get out of your churches! Remove the dust of religion and human traditions and go out to the world. Show humanity who we are in Christ and who our God is. Humanity is hurt and its wounds are bleeding. Let’s heal it with the cure of love, the love of Jesus!
JOEL: Are you worried for your safety as you release this book? And how can we be praying for you and your family as your book releases?
MOSAB: The One who saved my life in the past is able to save it in the present and in the future as well. Physical death is not the worst thing that can happen to a man. Spiritual death is much more dangerous. This is not the time to give up. Our goal is to liberate people and our weapon is love. They can hate us but we will still love them. They can torture us but we will pray for them and they will accuse us but we continue to forgive them as we were forgiven!
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As proof of how much God has changed him, Mosab risked his life to save the lives of Jewish Israelis as spy for Israel’s “Shin Bet” secret service agency. He also risked his life to save his own people in the West Bank and Gaza. Now he is not only willing but eager to share the good news of Jesus Christ’s love and forgiveness and transforming power to everyone he can, despite the fact that his family has publicly and painfully disowned him and that terrorists may want to hunt him down and kill him.
The more I learn about Mosab’s story, the more I find myself thinking about the words of the Apostle Paul. As Saul of Tarsus, he was a religious terrorist. But he had a supernatural encounter with Jesus Christ and was transformed into a man of great love, wisdom and influence for the Lord as a result. In Ephesians 2:8-15, the Apostle Paul — inspired by the Holy Spirit — wrote:
“For by grace [unmerited favor] you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. Therefore remember that formerly you, the Gentiles in the flesh…remember that you were at that time separate from Christ, excluded from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you who formerly were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For He Himself is our peace, who made both groups into one and broke down the barrier of the dividing wall, by abolishing in His flesh the enmity, which is the Law of commandments contained in ordinances, so that in Himself He might make the two into one new man, thus establishing peace.”
Son of Hamas
Monday 03-01-2010 10:54am MT
HOW DID THE SON OF HAMAS COME TO CHRIST? Part One
Beginning in 1996, Mosab became a spy for Israel’s secret service, helping the Israelis to stop scores of terrorist attacks and arrest scores of terrorists from Hamas and other Palestinian jihadist groups. In 2005, after a long spiritual journey, Mosab renounced Islam, received Jesus Christ as his personal Savior and Lord, and was baptized in the Mediterranean sea.
The extraordinary story of how this all happened is the basis of Mosab’s must-read new book, Son of Hamas (co-written by journalist Ron Brackin), which releases nationwide on Tuesday, March 2.
Mosab and Tyndale House Publishers have put an embargo on the book until tomorrow, meaning no journalist is allowed to publish excerpts from the book until then. But they have graciously given me exclusive permission to publish excerpts first. Here are a few of the extraordinary passages:
“My name is Mosab Hassan Yousef. I am the oldest son of of Sheikh Hassan Yousef, one of the seven founders of the Hamas organization. I was born in the West Bankvillage of Ramallah, and I am part of one of the most religious Islamic families in the Middle East.” (p.5)
Mosab hated the Jews. He cheered when Saddam Hussein fired 39 Scud missiles at Israel during the 1991 Gulf War, and was disappointed when Israel wasn’t destroyed. He wanted Hamas to seize back all the land of “Palestine” from the Jews. But in 1996, at the age of 18, he was arrested for buying automatic weapons to kill Jews, and was sent to an Israeli prison. There he was stunned at what he saw: Muslims torturing Muslims. “I had never heard a human being scream like that guy did. What could he have done to deserve that.” (p.97)
“Every day there was screaming; every night, torture. Hamas was torturing its own people! As much as I wanted to, I simply could not find a way to justify that.” (p. 102)
One day after being released from Israeli prison, Mosab was walking past the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem. Someone — not knowing who he was — invited him to a Bible study. Curious, he attended. They studied the New Testament, and gave him a copy to read for himself. “I began at the beginning [in the Gospel According to Matthew], and when I got to the Sermon on the Mount, I thought, Wow, this guy Jesus is really impressive! Everything He says is beautiful! I couldn’t put the book down. Every verse seemed to touch a deep wound in my life. It was a very simple message, but somehow it had the power to heal my soul and give me hope. Then I read this: ‘You have heard that it was said, Love your neighbor and hate your enemy. But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven.’ (Matthew 5:43-45)….I was thunderstruck by these words. Never before had I heard anything like this, but I knew that this was the message I had been searching for all my life.” (p.122)
“For years I had struggled to know who my enemy was, and I had looked for enemies outside of Islam and Palestine. But I suddenly realized that the Israelis were not my enemies. Neither was Hamas nor my uncle Ibrahim [one of the torturers in prison] nor the kid who beat me with the butt of his M16….I understood that enemies were not defined by nationality, religion, or color. I understood that we all share the same common enemies: greed, pride, and all the bad ideas and the darkness of the devil that live inside us….Five years earlier, I would have read the words of Jesus and thought, What an idiot! and thrown the Bible away….But now, everything Jesus said on the pages of this book made perfect sense to me. Overwhelmed, I started to cry.” (p.122-123)
An amazing story….but that’s just the beginning….more to come tomorrow.
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Monday 03-01-2010 8:34am MT
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blog feb 11
Thursday 02-11-2010 6:00am MT
My wife is leaving today to visit her family in Santa Rosa, California.She will be gone for a week leaving me with the kids.I am a little nervous because I know how I can get when my wife isn't around.I kind of shut down.My prayer this morning to God was that I would be the best dad I can possibly be while she is gone.That I wouldn't just turn the TV on and let it baby sit my kids.I have so much respect for what my wife does as a mom.I just hope I can step up to the plate and do my best while she is gone.So please pray for me this next week.I am going to need it!
I heard this question the other day.....
Would you be happy in heaven if Christ were not there?The critical question for our generation and for every generation is this.If you could have heaven with no sickness, all the friends you ever had on earth, all the food you ever liked, all the awesome activities you ever enjoyed, all the natural beauties you ever saw, all the physical pleasures you ever tasted, no human conflict, no natural disasters, could you be satisfied with heaven if Christ was not there?
I have been thinking about this question for the past few days and it scared me at first and then I really starting thinking about it.There is no way I could be happy in heaven if Jesus wasn't there.The only reason I am happy and full filled now is because of Jesus Christ.Everyday I wonder if this is the day I will finally get to see my God face to face.Don't get me wrong heaven is going to be amazing but I can't imagine heaven without Jesus.It would be like going on a vacation by myself to the coolest place on earth and not having my wife there to share it.I wouldn't want to go if she wasn't there.That is how I would look at heaven if Jesus wasn't there.Jesus is so real to me and I love Him so much that I couldn't imagine what my life would be like without Him.He is the reason I get up every day.He is the reason for everything in my life.
blog feb 10
Wednesday 02-10-2010 5:58am MT
Good morning!
So I just learned that Captain Phil Harris from Discovery channels Deadliest Catch has passed away at the age of 53.He suffered a stroke on January 29th, was flown into Anchorage for surgery, seemed to be recovering nicely, but then his health plummeted.We have had the honor and privilege of interviewing Phil a couple different times on the radio show.Phil was a great man and you can tell he loved what he did.
The one thing that I can't stop thinking about is death.Do you ever think about it? Do you realize that one day you are going to die?Yesterday was an awesome day.I had a great morning show.I went and had lunch with two of my best friends.Went home and got to spend time with my wife and kids.Later that night went to bible study and got to hang with some amazing people and learn more about my amazing God.Then went home and fell asleep totally content.Oh how I am so blessed to have another day.Another day to try and live the best life I can live to please my God.When I die and I stand before God almighty.The King of Kings and Lord of Lords.I will someday get to kneel in front of Jesus and look upon His face.The face of pure love and truth.I can't wait for that day.As a Christian I wait for God to take me.When I wake up I always say to myself, "Father I get another day to serve you and to bring you Glory and Honor."Most days I totally blow it.But God never ever gives up on me and He never leaves me.Today could be my last day on this earth.Today Jesus could decide to take me home and I am ready.This earth is not home.I am just passing through.If you are reading this right now and you feel lost and empty please listen to what I have to say.There is hope.God is waiting for you and He wants so badly to have a relationship with you.God doesn't want you to be religious.He doesn't want you to do it because you have to. He wants you to know that there is nothing greater and there is nothing better then Him.If you seek that I promise you will find out that He is worth it.He just wants to have a relationship with you.Today is so precious.This could be your last day.Live it like you have never lived it before.Grab God's hand and let Him take you on an adventure today that you have never experienced before.
We send our thoughts and prayers to Phil's sons Josh and Jake and the Cornelia Marie crew
blog feb 9
Tuesday 02-09-2010 5:44am MT
YOU HAVE TO WATCH THIS!
Yesterday was a ruff day for me.I don't know if I was fighting some sort of weird bug but I was just blaw yesterday.Just wasn't really motivated to do much.I wish I had more to share with you about my day yesterday but I really didn't do much.I guess that's ok every once in awhile.I got caught up on some TV time with the wife.We watched the Mentalist and Chuck.Chuck is so awesome!I did find myself just sitting on the couch watching my kids.I remember when I was growing up I would catch my mom and dad just watching me with a smile on there face.As a kid it was pretty weird and annoying to have your parent's just stair at you but now I totally understand. I was looking at my kids yesterday just in complete awe.It just blows me away how God created us.I can't in my wildest dreams understand how someone could say that all of this was created by some explosion a billion gazillion years ago.Just watching my son and how he moves around and talks and interacts is just amazing.So that was my day yesterday.Can't wait to see what God does today.I recently had someone ask me "Why would a loving God force me to love Him?I mean if God is going to say it's either ME or hell then of course I am going to choose God but it feels like I am being forced to love Him."Does God threaten you with hell if you don't have a relationship with Him?If He is all loving then why does He force me into a relationship?If God is truly the greatest good on this planet, which He believes He is and He believes that a relationship with Him is the greatest thing on this planet, then the question is, could that God be loving if He didn't push you toward the greatest good on this earth and what was best for you.Could a loving God not lead you, push you, prod you, force you, lure you towards the greatest thing you could experience on this earth and still be loving?And if He didn't do that and you came to the end of your life and your eyes are open and you saw that God was the greatest thing I could experience your question would be then why didn't you push me?Why didn't you force me?You new what was best for me and you didn't lead me that direction.You would question God's love.Because He wouldn't be a loving God if He didn't push you, lead you, guide you, force you and do everything He could to get His creation to come to Him knowing He was the greatest good.
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