Carty’s Contemporary Classics 29: Something’s Fishy
Deciding to jump and actually jumping are two different decisions. You see, someone can only tell what you believe by what you do, not by what you say. This principle…
Carty’s Contemporary Classics 28: Romans 7 Sin and the Three Ugly Troutlings
As he wraps up his “Playing with Fire” series, Jay offers his final warning: If you’re about to crash land your life, you don’t get a second chance to fly…
Carty’s Contemporary Classics 27: The Value of a Soul, Part 2
If we truly value other people's souls more so than our own earthly lives, then we start to get a grasp on God’s value of a soul. This is important…
Carty’s Contemporary Classics 26: The Value of a Soul
On the average, the elements of your body are worth a total sum of $7.93. Insurance companies put varying values on your life depending on a variety of factors including…
Carty’s Contemporary Classics 25: Paddle Left, Paddle Right, Paddle Into Eternity
When Jay, Scott and George went rafting that afternoon, no one could have predicted what would come next. But before we consider what happened on the water that day, we…
Carty’s Contemporary Classics 24: Spinning and Spinning Into Eternity
Left on our own - without any point of reference - we are doomed. We'll either walk around in circles, swim in circles or crash and burn. In this week's…
Carty’s Contemporary Classics 23: Mic Check and Junior High Wisdom
Too often, from theories on the creation of the universe to theories on what happens after we die, mankind has tried to take God out of the equation. And when…
Carty’s Contemporary Classics 22: How Well Do You Know Jesus?
When we die, there is a standard that we must meet in order to enter heaven - Jesus Christ. Obviously, none of us can or will ever measure up to…
Carty’s Contemporary Classics 21: Better Than You Can Imagine / Worse Than Literal Fire… Pick Your Eternity
What are the odds of being like Enoch or Elijah? Not too good? Then your odds are practically certain that you will die someday. Therefore, what comes next - eternity…
Carty’s Contemporary Classics 20: Dark Roads, CPR and an Empty House
The Bible is a miracle of God's preservation that cannot be denied. Jay Carty has decided - and he recommends that we all decide - to use its words as…