Make Me a Captive, Lord - is the title of a hymn by George Matheson. It is a paradoxical hymn in the sense that in taking us captive, God actually frees us from our sin natures. Man naturally struggles against God's will. Yet when we give ourselves to Him we can experience our greatest joy in all trials. Another … [Read more...]
Christian News Weekly Recap Jan 13 – 18, 2020
Christian News Weekly Recap Jan 13 – 18, 2020 This is a recap of the past week’s daily news items from our Christian News Section. Monday Jan 13, 2020 Operation Blessing Helps Filipinos Fleeing Potential ‘Volcanic Tsunami’ Puerto Ricans standing on faith amid fear of deadly aftershocks Virginia Couple … [Read more...]
Fake Modern Israel
Fake Modern Israel: This is one of many terms I keep hearing from some Christians. Oddly enough, sometimes these are people who have a futuristic premillenial view. In another article I looked at whether the future allegedly "fake tribulation temple" was unholy or not. At the time I briefly noted the above "Fake … [Read more...]
Christian News Weekly Recap Jan 6 – 11, 2020
Christian News Weekly Recap Jan 6 - 11, 2020 This is a recap of the past week’s daily news items from our Christian News Section. Monday Jan 6, 2020 Ancient Ethiopian Church Discovered, Reveals More About Early Spread of Christianity Video of Joy-Filled Chick-fil-A Worker Goes Viral with 500,000 … [Read more...]
Praying from God’s Word
Praying from God's Word... In "Piercing Heaven: Prayers of the Puritans" there's a prayer titled "Show me the Way from your Word." Puritan prayers and hymns were driven by Scripture though they didn't generally note the texts. This was true of so many devotions by Charles Spurgeon. The more I read him the more I … [Read more...]
Christian News Weekly Recap Dec 30 – Jan 4, 2020
Christian News Weekly Recap Dec 30 – Jan 4, 2020 This is a recap of the past week’s daily news items from our Christian News Section. Monday Dec 30, 2019 Texas Church Shooting Leaves 2 Churchgoers Dead Largest Christian outreach event in history planned for 2020 Pastor Sentenced to 9 Years, Seeks to … [Read more...]
Revelation and God’s Justice
Revelation and God's justice...the opening of Revelation's seals are all about God's justice. This justice includes God's wrath. As I've done in the past I'm going to focus on the 4th seal, beginning with some interesting comments from our non-premil Covenant Theology friends. In his book, Theophany - A Biblical … [Read more...]
Cursing and Robbing Israel
It seems this world is forever cursing and robbing Israel in some way or other. And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. Gen 12:3 Perhaps it's just me, but the King James language's authoritative tone captures this warning better … [Read more...]
Christian News Weekly Recap Dec 23 – 28, 2019
Christian News Weekly Recap Dec 23 – 28, 2019 This is a recap of the past week’s daily news items from our Christian News Section. Monday Dec 23, 2019 Evangelical Leaders Call out Christianity Today President over Trump Editorial Meet the ABC News reporter on a mission to show ‘who God is’ ‘Millions of … [Read more...]
Descent of God the Conquering King
Descent of God the conquering King ... how much did those shepherds know about the child they were led to visit? What thoughts would rush into my head if I had a time machine and could visit that scene? I confess that the term sweet baby Jesus, as many refer to Him, often bothers me. They're absolutely right of … [Read more...]
