Tag Archives: God’s will

The Crucial Process of Forgiveness

By | 24 Jul 2013

Introduction A year or so prior to the date of this post, my high school class from San Leandro High School in San Leandro, California celebrated its 40th reunion. When I heard about it, I planned to go until the Lord convicted me that I was attending with the wrong motives. So in obedience, I chose to stay… Read More »

Acts of God — Not! #10:
When Disaster Strikes

By | 8 Jul 2013

On June 30 of this year, 19 firefighters of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, an elite wilderness firefighting team fielded by the Prescott, Arizona Fire Department, died while fighting a wildfire in Yarnell, Arizona. They were caught out in the open when a sudden wind-shear reversed the course of the fire back towards them, overwhelming the team long before… Read More »

By His Stripes We Are Healed #5:
Faith For Healing

By | 9 Feb 2013

Many are the times when I’ve heard objections raised against the doctrine of divine healing that go something along the lines of the following: Brother/Sister So-and-so believed God for healing and it didn’t work. He/she stayed sick for months/died/whatever. -OR- My aunt got prayed for by (famous healing evangelist’s name here) and she still died of cancer. Many… Read More »

By His Stripes We Are Healed #1:
Healing in the Atonement — Part 1

By | 11 Dec 2012

Introduction Over the last 39 years I’ve been a believer, one of the topics that I’ve received an abundance of teaching on is divine healing. I’ve even taught on the subject myself occasionally, though not in the depth I’m about to undertake. So why am I approaching this topic at this particular time? Well, to be honest I’ve… Read More »

What Is The Bible &
How Do We Interpret What It’s Saying?

By | 1 Jun 2012

Introduction I’m about to answer two questions I believe to be crucial to our understanding of Christianity: What is the Bible? How do we correctly grasp what we read in it? These are the principles I use whenever I examine the Scriptures and am seeking God on any given matter, especially those topics I share in this blog.… Read More »