i'm a husband, a father of two, church planter, musician, lover, fighter, romantic, writer, storyteller, arrogant, coward, one messed up Christ-follower!
I sometimes can get to a point I think I am so busy that I can’t think straight. Then it gets to a point where I can’t get anything done, because I feel like I have too much to do. The problem is I’m not always sure I’m as busy as I think I am. … More Busy Being Busy
No, this is not a blog about little fury foxes that some find to be really cute, especially when they make friends with hound dogs. This is about relationships and the little things that can creep in and ruin them if we are not careful. In the book of Song of Songs, Solomon says this: … More Little Foxes
Growing up I heard a lot of people talk about the separation between “Church & State”. Naturally hearing this all the time I later in my life assumed that they got this idea from the Bible. I assumed that Jesus never dealt with politics in his ministry (“Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s and give … More Spiritual Vertigo: Jesus vs. Empire
Sometimes I feel like Daniel, when at the end of his book he asks God, “My Lord, what will the outcome of all this be?” I’m a guy that likes to know the future. I like to plan ahead. Part of it is built into me and my job. I am a visionary, a future … More Trust vs. Clarity
Corrie Ten Boom had stumbled upon a poem that had the word sexsin among its lines. And so, seated next to Father in the train compartment, I suddenly asked, “Father, what is sexsin?” He turned to look at me, as he always did when answering a question, but to my surprise he said nothing. At … More Follow-Up to Porn Attack
Is it just me or are we living in an age of remakes? It seems like everything is just a remake of something else. We are remaking songs (and call it original because we change the tune). We are remaking movies (and just say we are updating the story or the effects). What happened to … More Age of Unoriginality
This is an old blog series I wrote about a year ago, but I feel it is still very relevant. So, for the next 4 weeks I will post one of the Spiritual Vertigo blogs on Tuesday (NZ time)/Monday (US time). Have you ever had one of those moments where, something happens that shakes the … More Spiritual Vertigo
I just read an article that says by the time a child reaches 11 years of age majority will have already been introduced to pornography in some way or another. Does this make anyone else sick? Angry? Confused? Scared? I have a 7 year old daughter and according to the latest statistics I should be … More Porn Attack
How do you begin to write a letter to the person that completely changed your life? How do you find the words to describe your perfect match? I can only imagine that the scene in heaven went something like this: Angel #1: Well God, we have this guy named Justin coming into existence soon. Angel … More Letter To My Wife
I’m taking a mini holiday from blogging due to the fact that I am taking Jennifer out of town for her birthday. We are getting two nights, kid-free, out of Auckland and down in the wonderful South Island; destination Queenstown. It will be much needed rest for Jennifer and a chance for us to celebrate … More Blogging Holiday
Justin Cherry 