Chapter 4 of Paul’s letter to the Ephesians will be our keynote passage for this discussion. I’m going to cite the Amplified Version because it explains portions of the passage I would prefer to not spend time clarifying. Once again, we will experience Paul as the King of the Run-On Sentence: 😁 . Therefore it is said, When… Read More »
EDITOR’S NOTE: Ron Merrell and I are each other’s biggest cheerleaders. This article comes from a message he preached several years ago during a verse-by-verse expository series on the Book of Exodus. I loved it so much, I’ve been pestering him to convert his sermon notes into an article here for months now. Due to his incredibly busy… Read More »
A few days ago, the citizens of the United States returned Donald J. Trump to the presidency by a landslide. He captured a crushing majority in both the electoral college and the popular vote. As of this writing, the Republicans have also obtained a majority in the Senate and appear to be on-track for a similar result in… Read More »
My title comes from one of the most amazing truths ever penned in the history of mankind: To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: Colossians 1:27 Anyone bothering to look dispassionately at the facts can easily discern Christianity’s absolute uniqueness among all world religions. There… Read More »
Awhile back, I wrote an article about modern worship and expressed how this era of worship music is by far my favorite of the many I’ve lived through and experienced over the last 70+ years. I’ve felt like the Holy Spirit wanted me to share some of the worship songs which have strongly impacted me of late. This… Read More »
When I first experienced the New Birth and was being discipled by The Navigators, the vital issue of assurance of salvation was the very first item on their agenda. Why is that? It’s because, if we don’t have this foundational principle down cold, we will never have strong faith and will continually experience spiritual defeat in this life.… Read More »
One dragon constantly rearing its ugly head within the Body of Christ these days is spiritual immaturity. Anyone encountering the abysmal quality of social-media discourse regarding any aspect of Christianity will agree my statement is absolutely true. There, I have both witnessed and experienced some of the most vile abuse ever uttered by those proclaiming themselves to be… Read More »
My wife and I recently binge-watched a so-called “faith-based” dramatic TV series on Amazon Prime Video entitled “The Baxters” (not to be confused with the 1970s ABC sitcom by the same name). As of this writing, there are 3 seasons consisting of 34 episodes. Whether there will be further seasons or not has yet to be announced. From… Read More »
