Mark 3:20–35 The crowd came together again, so that they could not even eat. And when his family heard it, they went out to seize him, for people were saying, “He is beside himself.” And the scribes who came down… Read More ›
Christianity
Forgiving Your Past
By Neil Anderson Ephesians 4:32 Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you The second step in resolving past conflicts is to forgive those who have offended you…. Read More ›
Jesus: man or God?
Crown of Thorns Have you ever struggled with the idea of whether Jesus was a man or God? Maybe the struggle is simply trying to understand how Jesus could be a man at all? I confess that one blows my… Read More ›
Evaluating Your Past
By Neil Anderson Galatians 5:1 It was for freedom that Christ set us free How does God intend for you to resolve hurtful, controlling past experiences? In two ways which we shall consider today and tomorrow. First, you have the… Read More ›
Miracle in Albany Georgia
Today’s guest post is courtesy of Author and Host of “Thrill Ride Maniacs” Pete Trabucco. You can check out some of the action from Pete’s show on Youtube here, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3-4jnOSeDw Ever hear of the movie “Courageous”? How about “Fireproof”? In… Read More ›
SURPRISE!!!!
Surprise!! Ever been taken completely by surprise? It can be an amazing experience. Life itself can be a surprise – our plans and dreams can come crashing down in an instant – all it takes can be some sort of… Read More ›
Don’t Compromise That Promise!
I had the privilege of preaching the word of God at Rustburg Correctional Facility today, where I delivered a message about what is arguably the greatest promise God has ever made to humankind. I sought to remind the inmates of… Read More ›
Cheating Death – God Has Plans for You – Jeremiah, Psalms – Inspirational Bible Verses
Today’s post is a special one, this is a testimony written by a blogging friend. Darrell Creswell wrote this and it is a gripping story of what utter depression, hopelessness, and despair can do to a person. Having been down… Read More ›
Do you believe in life after death??
That is some huge question – and one a lot of us really don’t want to think about – Some skeptics, agnostics and of coarse ‘true’ atheists would tell themselves and us that no such thing is possible. I wonder… Read More ›
Coloring Inside the Lines
Every time the disciple started establishing rules – no children near Jesus; don’t let the crowd touch Jesus; don’t talk to Samaritan women; don’t let people waste expensive perfumes – Jesus told them to knock it off, and His rebuke… Read More ›
Two mules and a heap of dirt
I was reading in 2 Kings chapter 5 recently and was blown away (again) by the story of Naaman and the little Israeli girl held captive by old Naaman and his wife. This little girl was obviously far away from… Read More ›
Continuing temptation – Continuing sin!!
Well – looking at it from a purely human aspect ‘temptation’ has been around for years and years from creation really and it will continue to plague us until Jesus comes again – pretty sad turn of events I’d say… Read More ›
God’s Ministry Of Darkness
by Neil Anderson October 21 God’s Ministry Of Darkness 2 Corinthians 4:11 For we who live are constantly being delivered over to death for Jesus’ sake, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh… Read More ›
The Reality of Spiritual Warfare
by Neil Anderson Under Spiritual Attack 1 Timothy 4:1 The Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons A seminary student stopped by my office… Read More ›
Can you be born an atheist? (No)
From time to time, on twitter, I will be periodically “attacked” by atheists in their usual intrusive and unwelcome manner. They care not about the nature of their comments as they seek only to discredit, argue or persecute those who… Read More ›
God Loves YOU!
You have probably heard this over and over, that it no longer penetrates into your heart. It’s hard to be moved by something when you don’t feel it. There are moments when hearing isn’t always enough. Sometimes you need to… Read More ›
Glory, Praise, and Worship
(Photo credit: Wikipedia) Glory to God in the highest at all times, in all places, in all things. Receive not God’s glory unto yourself, for you are but a servant. Praise to the One, the One who leads in… Read More ›
Faith Child – Struggle with a critical spirit
Lately, with schedule pressures, forgetfulness and physical infirmity and weakness, I unwittingly within a short time adopted a critical spirit until I realized how it has changed my perspective of most everything I had to make decision on and my… Read More ›
Joseph and Israel, Jesus and the Jew: Genesis 47:28-31
Pre-1967 borders are often proposed as a part of a “land for peace” deal. Jacob lived for seventeen more years after he arrived in Egypt. When he was 147 it was near the time for Israel to die. He called… Read More ›
I wish…
(Photo credit: Wikipedia) I wish there was no more war I wish all people would learn to get along with each other I wish love were not used as a word that means nothing I wish Christ was… Read More ›
The Christian’s Magna Charta
This an excellent devotional on defending oneself from Satan. We all need to be strong in the Creator of our faith… by Neil Anderson Ephesians 6:10 Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of His might… Read More ›
Rapture and Tribulation
What is the rapture? The rapture is when Christ will come back to take His Church, as he promised. He will the take the Church into Heaven. What is His “Church”, exactly? It’s every person on the earth that is… Read More ›
Cards, Gifts, Flowers…
Either somebody died, sombody is ill, or somebody has a BIG birthday coming up. It’s the latter and it’s me. 60…oof. Really? There I said it. I’ve been anticipating this since July when my family had a party for me, which was… Read More ›
reservoirs and hosepipes
Water. It’s vital. Jesus said to the woman, “Everyone who drinks this water will get thirsty again and again. Anyone who drinks the water I give will never thirst — not ever. The water I give will be an artisan spring within,… Read More ›
Selfless love
(Photo credit: Wikipedia) Love is an awesome thing. We all desire love and to be loved. Love has a not so good side to it as well. Why do we love, what is the reason behind it? Many things are… Read More ›
Has Intelligent Design Helped Science?
While there are often many denials of Intelligent Design being “science” in any significant way, I would like to focus on only one of the arguments that I hear offered somewhat regularly. That is, that ID is a “science stopper”… Read More ›
How Is It That There Are Divisions In The Church? The Answer Is Simple!
How can it be that there are divisions in The Church? And when I refer to The Church here, I speak of the Universal Church, The Body Of Christ. Well, I was reading John 17 today, “The High Priestly Prayer”… Read More ›
The Illusion
I grew up in the 80′s. Before David Blaine and Chris Angel there was David Copperfield. Over the course of several prime time specials he made the Statue of Liberty disappear, walked through the Great Wall of China and escaped… Read More ›
Dim Sum – Banquets
Once on an assignment to China, our team had a surprise invitation from one of our host affiliate’s staff. It was his wedding banquet and we were invited to his home which was two and a half hours’ car ride… Read More ›
Compliments and Criticism—The Difference May Surprise You
by Wayne Stiles http://www.waynestiles.com/compliments-and-criticism-the-difference-may-surprise-you/#more-4020 The trouble with most of us,” someone once said, “is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.”That’s really true. Go ahead, ruin me. (Photo by diego_cervo, via Vivozoom ) The truth is, we… Read More ›