"…that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil"
Pastors, please hear me out! Imagine a friend, a fellow pastor entrusted with a flock of the Lord's sheep, who appears to be preaching a sound Gospel message and bringing more sheep into the fold. Day after day, he leads them into the presence of God, or so you believe, singing songs of praise. Perhaps... Continue Reading →
What is greatness? What is ‘true’ leadership? What the world calls great, God calls pride.What the world calls leadership is most often sheer arrogance. Unless a man humbles himself—thinking of his neighbors before himself, becoming a willing servant to the will of his Creator in Heaven, seeing himself as lower than a worm—on his knees... Continue Reading →
Matthew 27:51 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; 2 Corinthians 3:14 But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the Old Testament; which [vail]... Continue Reading →
So here I am at the end of my day or the beginning, What does it matter, I ask myself?Day in and day out, the job may even be going well,Or I recall when I was young in school, looking forward to growing up,And here I am! Wow — I think I’ve come so far... Continue Reading →
Of the majesty of Creation, you may say? The beauty of the Earth, with the mountains to the sea, Beautiful plains, to the flowering around this wondrous world,Would these make our God sing!? What new song would Jesus break out in joy?The wondrous stars above?To galaxies as far as we can see? Sure, these things... Continue Reading →
New archeological discoveries at the all too famous city of Petra, have revived speculation in some and confirmation in others as to who the builders of Petra were. The recurring name amongst everyone from historians and archeologists to individuals seeking answers on the web out of sheer curiosity is the “Nabataeans.” However, the name of... Continue Reading →
Speechless, I lay before His throne. Awestruck, astonished, and joyfully amazed! When my eyes were opened, and the clouds were emptied from the skies! Who am I, what am I and where am I going!? Every fiber of my being cries out in a heavenly song, Jesus is Lord! Who is it that persuaded me!?... Continue Reading →
"Prayer girds human weakness with divine strength, turns human folly into heavenly wisdom, and gives to troubled mortals the peace of God." From C. H. Spurgeon, Morning and Evening: Daily Readings 1896. For October 11, 2024. To say what Spurgeon did another way personalizing it, "Prayer infuses human weakness with divine strength, turns my foolishness... Continue Reading →
By Kathy Beardsley After reading various articles representing preterist, historicist, and futurist perspectives, as well as statements from respected pastors like Matthew Henry and insights from other religions, I find myself unable to agree with their conclusions. Many from the first two groups interpret the star called Wormwood (Rev. 8:10) as a fulfilled prophecy of... Continue Reading →
Are You in Christ and Cussing, You Who Call Yourself a Christian? 2 Corinthians 13:5-6 “Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates? 6 But I trust that ye shall know that we are... Continue Reading →
Truth with Snares!? 