When Tucker Carlson called Christian Zionism a Mind Virus, Virgil Walker didn’t flinch. He nodded. Walker was referring to Carlson’s interview with Nick Fuentes. Before rushing to cancel Tucker, he asks us to pause and reflect on what he’s saying, Not because I agree with his phrasing—it was reckless and sure to … [Read more...]
Size of the Cross
How big is the Cross to you? What is the size of the Cross to us? Well, it depends upon our awareness of our sins. Imagine a point on a blank page. Now imagine a line proceeding from that point out to infinity. In your mind place another line going out from that point at an angle. It should almost look like a … [Read more...]
Psalm 67: The Lord Bless Us
Psalm 67: The Lord bless us and cause His face to shine upon us. May His name be known, and may salvation extend to all nations. Psalm 67 God be gracious to us and bless us, and cause His face to shine upon us, Selah; that Thy way may be known on the earth, Thy salvation among all nations. Let the peoples praise … [Read more...]
A Journey to Victorious Praying
A Journey to Victorious Praying - Finding Discipline and Delight in Your Prayer Life This is a book review of A Journey to Victorious Praying by Bill Thrasher. Foreword by Erwin W. Lutzer and published by Moody Publishers Chicago (250 pages). Most Christians will have books on prayer on their shelves. If they … [Read more...]
God’s Unfinished Business
Israel is God's unfinished business. How do some Christians see Zionism? In fact most don't see any biblical warrant to recognize a Jewish state. Even where some Christians don't have any particular animosity against modern secular Israel, they deny any biblical mandate for its existence. For example Isaac Munther … [Read more...]
I am Anti-Zionist not Antisemitic
“I am Anti-Zionist not Antisemitic!” How many times have I heard a statement along those lines? “I don’t hate Jews, but I’m strongly opposed to apartheid Israel.” There’s a list of different reasons, excuses and platitudes for standing against Israel, and siding with the Palestinians that people give. “If Israel … [Read more...]
The Church is Not Israel
The Church is not Israel. The church is not Israel! The church is NOT Israel. True Israel is NOT the church! The church is NOT True Israel. The church is not Israel - spiritual, national or otherwise... No, I haven't flipped out like writer Jack Torrance in the book-movie The Shining. He typed pages and pages of: … [Read more...]
Hated Without a Cause
The world hated Jesus Christ without any good reason. That hatred continues to this day. During the Upper Room Discourse, Christ admonished and warned His disciples: This is what I command you: love one another. If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the … [Read more...]
Should Christians prepare for the Antichrist?
Should Christians prepare for the Antichrist? If the answer is in the affirmative, what does that preparation look like? I've asked this question on numerous occasions. Losing your soul to pretrib One argument goes something like this: When the Antichrist arrives first; pretribbers will confuse his persecution … [Read more...]
A Prayer for Revival – Philip Doddridge
One of the prayers in the book Piercing Heaven - Prayers of the Puritans is an epic prayer by Philip Doddridge - "A Prayer for Revival" (page 26). Some Christians may read Doddridge's long prayer and think he's just a stuffy, fussy Puritan who should chill out. In fact his self-reflecting attitude is a mark of the … [Read more...]
