As a Christian, what would you say to an ISIS fighter who wanted to meet up with you? What if that ISIS fighter had killed a member of your family? What if that same ISIS fighter was about to kill you? What would you say to them? Would you have compassion or hatred? Are these Muslim radicals beyond redemption? These … [Read more...]
Faith it Forward
The Congressional Prayer Caucus has launched its Faith It Forward initiative in an effort to highlight the power of religion in America. The bipartisan group is inviting people to tell stories of how faith has changed their lives, and the good work religious people are doing all over the world. From their … [Read more...]
ISIS Sex Slave Prizes
ISIS has already committed countless unspeakable acts on Yazidi and Christian girls and women in Iraq, but the terrorist army may have reached a new low with a twisted new contest in which female slaves captured in war are given away as "prizes" to fighters who show the have mastered the Koran. The shocking practice … [Read more...]
Pure Flix Entertainment
Our family subscribes to online Netflix movies on our TV. Some time ago we were flicking through the menu searching for the "Faith and Spirituality" category. We couldn't find it. We searched and searched but it wasn't there. My wife contacted Netflix to see what the problem was. The contact person told her that she … [Read more...]
Happy Father’s Day!
A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold. Rich and poor have this in common: The Lord is the Maker of them all. The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty. Humility is the fear of the Lord; its wages are … [Read more...]
In You
In You I put my hope in You I lay my life in the palm of your hand I'm constantly drawn to You Lord In ways I cannot comprehend It's the Creator calling the created The Maker beckoning the made The bride finding what she's always waited for When we find ourselves that day In You where the hungry feast at … [Read more...]
Persuasion and the gospel
What about persuasion and the gospel? Should Christians seek to persuade unbelievers? In a previous post I talked about how it is becoming fashionable with some Christians to not actively "proselytize" unbelievers. In one example Fr. Longenecker claimed that proselytism inferred some sort of coercion involving … [Read more...]
The Gathering of the Elect
Is the gathering of the Elect in Matt 24:31 the rapture? He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other. Mat 24:31 As a general rule, pretribulationists believe that v 31 is the final gathering of Israel back into the land. … [Read more...]
Keep Recognizing Jesus
…Peter…walked on the water to go to Jesus. But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid… Matthew 14:29-30 The wind really was boisterous and the waves really were high, but Peter didn’t see them at first. He didn’t consider them at all; he simply recognized his Lord, stepped out in … [Read more...]
She Knows Who Was Holding Her the Whole Time
Great story of God's mercies. What started out as a normal day for 36-year-old Karen Brown quickly turned into one that reaffirmed her faith in God. The last thing she remembers as she was driving in Nelspruit, South Africa, is making a left turn in her Ford Fiesta. Unfortunately, at the same time, the driver … [Read more...]
