It pains me to hear people speak ill of King David. They cannot measure up to his stature. Who are they to ridicule such a man after God’s own heart (1 Samuel 13:14, Acts 13:22) when they do not have … Continue reading
In the film “Men Don’t Leave” (1990), Beth Macauley (Jessica Lange) is widowed when an accident kills her husband John (Tom Mason), the family breadwinner. Forced to move from her suburban home to downtown Chicago, she learns to raise two sons alone … Continue reading
The anointing of the Holy Spirit is so precious and so rare. This fragrant balm breaks yokes and releases people from heavy burdens (Isaiah 10:27, 2 Corinthians 2:14-16). Only the anointing draws people. We need it in worship, preaching, and … Continue reading
Go to the ant, you sluggard! Consider her ways and be wise, which, having no captain, Overseer or ruler, provides her supplies in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest. How long will you slumber, O sluggard? When will … Continue reading
That’s the problem today. No one does. Every day a person or group (Christian or secular) moves in one or more planes: spiritual, natural, carnal, and demonic. Spiritual – using other-worldly senses to comprehend the world as Jesus Christ does. … Continue reading
Many Protestant Evangelical churches say they morally support the modern nation of Israel. They want the United States government to do the same with its money and military. Supporting Israel is also a factor in some congressional leaders’ political campaigns. … Continue reading
God loves life. He himself is life and the Author of it. Therefore God loves fathers, mothers, and children. He created them. God created natural marriage and family as the building blocks of earthly societies. He created spiritual marriage and … Continue reading
The following passage is an excerpt from Peter Kreeft’s book How to Win the Culture War: A Christian Battle Plan for a Society in Crisis (2002, pp 19-20). I don’t agree with everything he says, partly since he’s Roman Catholic. But in … Continue reading
Last Sunday morning at a Southern Baptist church, I watched and listened as a young woman sang “Desert Song,” written and produced by Hillsong United out of Sydney, Australia. I didn’t like this woman’s demeanor. She was not sincere. Instead, … Continue reading
In “The Dynamite of God and the Lie of Time,” I explained that the Holy Spirit is dynamite. We need this spiritual power in our lives and churches if we want to see lasting change – sinners saved and saints … Continue reading
Evolution is the lie of gradual creation. Spiritual growth tends to produce the lie of gradual conversion. Modern medicine tends to produce the lie of gradual healing. “God is not a man that he should lie, nor the son of … Continue reading
Phileo (philia) is Greek for “friend.” It appears 29 times in the New Testament as “friend,” 22 times as “love,” and 3 times as “kiss.” Phileo is a friendship love laid on the solid foundation of agape (self-sacrifice). Both God and humans … Continue reading
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