Day of Silence Participants Compared to Hitler Youth

This seems to be a bit extreme, but there seem to be some interesting points expressed in this article. GLSEN and the Hitler Youth H.R. 1388, “Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act” (GIVE), was approved by the House, and is on the fast track to the Senate and President Obama. Outrage over the GIVE religious [...]

A beautiful Florida morning…

I just recently moved into an apartment with 8 foot windows that tower from the floor and a balcony overlooking a vacant lot. I woke up this morning feeling refreshed and excited about the day. I went into the living room and opened the blinds and was amazed at the beautiful Sunday morning we have [...]

Illusion of Perfection

Whoever said the Christian life was easy?  I wish I could say that…but that would be simply presenting an illusion to the world.  Christians struggle like everyone else.  The only difference is that we have that faith factor.  We can and should have faith in the authority and power of Jesus Christ.  This past month [...]

Who is Chris Stump?

Sometimes I’m not even sure of the answer.  I’m still growing and changing and trying to chip away at all the scabs of brokenness that have shaped who I am today, hiding my true created self.  The things I do know is that I am a broken, imperfect guy who is in desperate need of [...]

A Spiritual Awakening…

We are constantly evolving and growing. The question is what are we growing into? All of life is a movement of growth into something great or into something not so great. In my own life there has been tremendous growth into something great but there has also been some growth into things not so great. [...]