Sterling Griggs

Perhaps the most beautiful picture that I can conjure up in my mind of Jesus is of Him on the cross, dying for my sins so that I can be forgiven. I know that the image that might pop up in your mind isn't so aesthetically pleasing, but all other images pale in comparison to the beauty of His act of sacrifice. I love 1 John 1:9, "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." I love it because not only am I forgiven, but God through Jesus Christ has declared me clean. God is always faithful to forgive, He is always righteous in His forgiveness, and I am always clean when I confess and ask forgiveness. I carry no baggage when it comes to my sin. I wish that the forgiveness of God would translate a little bit better into my life and the life of my fellow believers. When we read words like I have written above, we praise our Lord and Savior for His forgiveness and grace. We claim His forgiveness,...

Have you heard of the Duggar's , the family from Arkansas with 17 children ranging in age from 20 years to 9 months old? The most recent edition of Home Life magazine has a feature on their family and I found it a very valuable - if not convicting - read. Almost everyone that has heard of the Duggar's and their large family has an opinion about them, including myself. Personally, I just haven't been able to see how everyone seems so clean and well-mannered. Certainly that's not how they really are, right? I mean, they almost seem plastic they are so close to perfect. But when I read this article about them it answered a lot of my questions and explained much about their lifestyle. In the Duggar home, Christ comes first. As a follower of Christ who is also father to four children of my own, I would like to think that Christ is always first in my home. But it's not always that way. It takes lots of work to manage regular family devotions and when schedules ar...

Chris Paul can flat out play basketball! I normally don't follow the NBA all that much unless one of my former Wake Forest players is on TV, but when the playoffs roll around it's kind of cool to watch some of the games. And with 4 Wake Forest alumni playing - Darius Songaila for Washington; Tim Duncan for San Antonio; Josh Howard for Dallas, (pictured above with Chris); and of course, Chris Paul for New Orleans - I can dream a little bit back to the glory days when Wake Forest basketball was doing much better than it has in recent years. For his first two playoff games, Chris Paul has made a huge impression on the rest of the field and the shouts of MVP can be heard louder and clearer. In game 1 against Dallas he had 35 points and 10 assists and he followed that up by scoring 32 points to go with 17 assists in last night's game. Add to that 3.5 steals per game and you have the first player in history to average over 30 points, 10 assists, and 3 steals per game in the p...

As I continue reading " Why We're Not Emergent (By Two Guys Who Should Be) ", another key issue of the emergent movement jumps out: How they view the Bible. I have heard many people argue for and against the validity of Scripture, but for the most part Christians view the Bible as a book given to us from God. The trend amongst emergent believers takes a detour upon that route. Essentially, those in the emergent movement believe that although the Bible is an important book, it's not essential for knowing God. Evangelicals, they say, have been guilty of "bible idolatry", the worship of the Bible and not the God that the Bible describes. On the other hand, they eschew propositional theology (that is, they don't get caught up in all of the doctrines) in favor of having an ongoing conversation within the Christian community so that they can piece together the fragments of what they know about God. The Bible is thought of as becomin g rather than actually...

After running a small coffee roasting business for a little over a year, I have forgotten just how much fun it is to roast small batches of coffee at a time with a hot air popcorn popper. In just 7 or 8 minutes you can have fresh roasted coffee that is better than anything that you could possibly find at a store and it is so easy to do. Look at those beautiful beans! I'm in love! I can't wait to grind them in the morning and drink a fresh cup. If you want to know how to do this yourself, just drop me an email and I'll give you the scoop.

Last night after my wife Kellie read my blog lamenting about Right Guard Sport invisible solid antiperspirant/deodorant "fresh" scent, she went online to try and find some stores that might carry the brand. She found that CVS drug stores carried the "fresh" scent, and for only $3.29 (can anyone say bargain?), but shipping would be almost $6. So, I would set out to find my own CVS store in order to purchase the prized stick of goodness. Well, as you can tell from the photo, I found it! There were only 3 sticks on the shelf and I bought two. I left one because, after reading this blog, I'm sure that CVS would be overwhelmed with men desiring to purchase this product because they didn't want to stink. I proudly carried my two sticks of "fresh" scent to the register and began the checkout process. My cashier was Mitzi (you know,the tired looking girl with the crude star tattoo on her hand who also works the photo processing machine and because th...

I absolutely love Right Guard Sport invisible solid antiperspirant/deodorant with the "fresh" scent. I've been using this same brand of deodorant for many years now and it really works because I don't stink. I may sweat some, but I don't stink. The stick of deodorant pictured here has been with me for well over a year. You can see how the stick itself has a slightly sloped contour due to the angle of which it connects to my armpit. I find it gross when there is armpit hair on other peoples' deodorant but this rarely happens with mine. Right Guard Sport is the perfect stick. However, I am a bit panicked as I write this because all of this may soon change. I have not been able to find the Right Guard Sport invisible solid in the stores very often and when I do they don't have that "fresh" scent that I like. So, being that I am about to start scraping my pits with pure plastic, it's time to replace my stick. However, the store has hardly...