The news these days is quite instructive. If I were a baby Christian, I would have said “depressing”, but it is worthwhile to read the news in context of the Word of God. Wordwide, there is great disappointment with political leaders, there is state-sponsored terror, and impunity. For the story about persecution of Christians [...]
John Lake was a mightily-used man of God whose biography I love to read often. I also greatly admire Smith Wigglesworth, another man whose life is an inspiration to modern-day Charismatics and Pentecostals. I’m often deeply reflective as to where the anointing and tenacity of these men and others have gone in our day.
I recognize [...]
We’ve all heard the adage:
“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.”
The idea is to make people self-reliant, so we don’t have to give them aid over and over again. It is a good principle, often used in the [...]
This is going to be an interesting blog tonight, as I feel it will have meaning to specific people. I woke up one morning a few weeks back and heard in my spirit the words: “Nine Evidences!” So I dutifully grabbed one of the pens I keep at my bedside specifically for such occasions [...]
In a previous post, I discussed Paul’s Thorn and how a careful reading shows that it has nothing to do with sickness. Instead, Paul was referring to persecution he faced again and again as he sought to fulfill his calling to preach the gospel to the gentiles. Let’s take another look at the text, in [...]