Paul makes a stunning statement in Romans 1: “Though they know God’s righteous decree that those who practice such things DESERVE TO DIE, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them.” (Rom. 1:32) What are the “such things”? “They were filled with all manner...
I wanted to share some key points when it comes to prayer from passages found in the Gospels. I will give some additional thoughts in another blog post on how the Lord has developed my prayer life. What is interesting, while looking back, I did not realize the very...
“That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life—the life was made manifest, and we have seen it, and testify to it and proclaim to you the...
Have you ever thought, “Why do we have to lock our doors at night? Why do we have locks on our car doors? Why do we have to enter into contracts with another party to ensure obligations are fulfilled? Why do we have a police force? Why do we...
Isn’t interesting how we can drift into sin but cannot drift into intimacy with God? The reason being is because we have a natural bent to move away from God instead of to God. For instance, if we do not intentionally plan to pray, we won’t pray. If we...
Within our culture there is much talk about self-esteem. However, is the issue of self-esteem merely based on how we feel about ourselves or how we feel about God? Scripture tells us, “God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and...
I find it interesting that there has been a steady influx of advertisements concerning A.I. (Artificial Intelligence i.e. Robots) being an integral part of our very near future. We have seen advertisements from Intel, Kohler, IBM (Watson), Amazon’s Alexa and etc that all depict A.I. becoming more active in...
The secret to experiencing the joy of the Lord/intimacy with Christ is denying yourself for His sake and glory. However, do not just deny yourself– enjoy pursuing and resting in His presence. Begin to appreciate the command, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up...
“Nevertheless, I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophet. By her teaching she misleads my servants into sexual immorality and the eating of food sacrificed to idols.” (Rev. 2:20) Historically, Jezebel was the wife of Ahab, and was a worshipper of Baal...
Depression. Hearing voices. Suicide. Murder. Death. These are all descriptions of potential human conditions. They do not discriminate between believer or unbeliever. However, although these are descriptions of human conditions, they are also descriptions of literal demons. Yes, there are demons of depression, suicide, death, and murder. And demons...