It Is Well
It is well, it is well with my soul. Life sometimes deals us events which can crush us to the …
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Small Choices — Big Consequences
My son Talon died early in the morning on what should have been the day he graduated from high school. …
The Plague of Pietism #3: Speaking Your Truth
A couple of phrases have arisen of late within modern pop culture and political discourse. Those phrases are “speaking your …
The Plague of Pietism #1 — Pietism vs Christianity
The Barna Group recently found that 80% of professing Christians do not know how to apply their Christian beliefs to …
Divine Prosperity: Heresy or What? — Part 11: How to Become Divinely Prosperous
I’ve been praying over the last few days about how the Holy Spirit wanted me to conclude this series. The …
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 …
Never Surrender!
I do not know the name of the author of the following article, but from his words, he is both …
Divine Prosperity: Heresy or What? #1 — Eden & The Hebrew Patriarchs
One of the most controversial doctrines that has been taught over the last 30 years or so is that of …
A Requiem for George: A Tragic Cautionary Tale of Addiction — Part 1
My step-brother George passed away on Wednesday, December 17, 2014. He was born just short of being exactly 3-years-to-the-day older …
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 #12 — The Beauty of Worship
In a previous article entitled Know Your Weapons, I mentioned that God has used animals to teach me things on …
Ask & You Shall Receive #10 — Thanksgiving in Prayer
One of the concepts that is linked to prayer in the NT on more than one occasion is the giving …
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 #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 & 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 …
Acts of God — NOT! #10: Temptations, Trials & Tribulations
Over the last 9 posts, I’ve been making the case that God doesn’t go around killing people, inflicting sickness and …
Acts of God — NOT! #9: What IS Suffering for Jesus?
Hi, all! The last 8 posts (sheesh I can be long-winded!) 🙂 I’ve been making the case that God doesn’t …
Acts of God — NOT! #8: Jesus as God-in-Sandals
Over the last 7 posts, I’ve been making the case that God doesn’t go around killing people, inflicting them with …
Acts of God — NOT! #7: A Semi-Scholarly Analysis of the Book of Job
In the last several posts, I’ve been making the case that the God of the Bible does not go around …
Acts of God — NOT! #6: The Promises of God
In the last 5 posts, I’ve been making the case that the God of the Bible does not go around …
