Ask & You Shall Receive #15 — A Brief Discussion on Miracles
No true believer has problems with the Bible describing God’s miracles in the ancient past — we’re all in agreement …
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A Prayer Against the Corona Virus
One of the most effective ways to pray and be completely confident we are praying in agreement with the will …
The New Apostolic Reformation
The New Apostolic Reformation (hereafter “NAR”) is a current movement within the charismatic community and is quite controversial. The volume …
By His Stripes We’re Healed #8: What If It Doesn’t Work?
This is almost always the first question asked by laypersons and ministers alike when first confronted with the doctrine of …
Divine Prosperity: Heresy or What? — Part 8: Objections to the Prosperity Doctrine
One of the poster-children of the anti-prosperity crowd is an internationally-famous-within-Christendom Calvinist theologian, pastor, and published author named John Piper. …
The Rest of the Story
Introduction In May 1976, a nationally renowned news commentator named Paul Harvey began broadcasting a 5-minute-or-so syndicated show on ABC …
Ask & You Shall Receive #14 — How to Pray When Your Life is on the Line
On June 23, 2013, my brother in Christ, Nik Wallenda, established a new world record by being the first man …
Never Surrender!
I do not know the name of the author of the following article, but from his words, he is both …
Ask & You Shall Receive #13 —The Blood of Jesus
In my opening article in this series, I addressed in passing the essential truth that none of us is worthy to …
By His Stripes We’re Healed #6: Divine Euthanasia?
There is a term I learned from a former pastor who used it whenever he was discussing phrases or statements …
Calvinism vs. Arminianism
Historically, one of the most destructive and divisive controversies within Protestantism has been between the followers of reformer John Calvin, …
Ask & You Shall Receive #11 — The Whole Armor of God
I cannot even begin to count the number of sermons, books, and other teachings I’ve encountered on this topic over …
Virgin Birth?
Merry Christmas! As we navigate the hoopla inherent to the season when we celebrate Jesus’ incarnation as God-in-Sandals, the Pew …
Ask & You Shall Receive #9 — Unpacking the Lord’s Prayer
Show me any inter-denominational meeting of church folk and somewhere along the line, one of the leaders will have the …
Ask & You Shall Receive #8 — Talking to Mountains?
When I taught on prayer awhile back and stated that there are models taught in the Bible on how to …
Ask & You Shall Receive #6 — Praying in Faith, Part 2
Faith, Not Sight For we walk by faith, not by sight. — 2 Corinthians 5:7 …being the proof of things [we] do not …
Ask & You Shall Receive #5 — Praying in Faith, Part 1
Faith Defined Just about every Christian theologian can agree that the following verse in the Book of Hebrews defines the …
Ask & You Shall Receive #4 — Praying According To God’s Will
Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He …
Ask & Your Shall Receive #3 — Why Do We Pray?
Now that we’ve defined what prayer is and is not, let’s address the “why.” Why do we pray? The Divine …
Ask & You Shall Receive #2 — Prayer Defined
Boiled down to it’s most basic concept, prayer is simply a conversation between a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ …
