Below is a recent devotional from Greg Laurie. http://www.harvest.org/ I have written a commentary after. Not Ability, but Availability “I am the Lord; that is my name! I will not give my glory to anyone else, nor share my praise… Read More ›
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Faith or Presumption?
As children of God, we are free to ask Him anything we please, and once we ask, we can hope He will give us exactly what we’ve asked for. But to believe He will do something He has not promised… Read More ›
The Cowboys Spirit
He had been ride’n the herd for about three days. Watch’n the moon as the cattle graze. He had spent his nights sleep’n in the saddle. Keep’n calves alive is become’n a battle. His old eyes were weary and needed… Read More ›
Am I Saved by Grace? part two
Christ Carrying the Cross, by El Greco, 1580. If you have not read part one or do not remember it, I would suggest you read it here. If we are saved…things will happen. There is no maybe in this, things… Read More ›
Remember Me
The Name of God written in Arabic calligraphy by 17th century Ottoman artist Hâfız Osman. Look up and see Me I am with you always Look not to yourself, but to Me When you are down and out When you… Read More ›
The Birth of Death
Death was a concept not yet introduced to the world in Genesis 4. At least not in the physical sense. For all we know our remote ancestors thought that death equaled thorns in the earth and pain in childbirth. That’s… Read More ›
Dragons of Yore
The “Ljubljana Dragon” in Ljubljana, Slovenia An old dragon of yore, born of a great one The great ones of yesteryear, a fable to many Great ones were plenty, in the times of old Great ones were power, great ones… Read More ›
Love Lost
What do we do when we are met with love unrequited, When we have brothers and sisters living lives of hypocrisy, When the face of man is seen for what it truly is? I remember sitting in the campus pastor’s… Read More ›
YOUR NEW SKIPPER
by Neil Anderson Romans 8:12, 13 We are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh–for if you are living according to the flesh, you must die When I was in the Navy, we called… Read More ›
Don’t Despise Small Things, Part 3
Romans 2:4 “Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?” When you experience the riches of God’s goodness, His extreme forbearance (tolerance), His ability to… Read More ›
Don’t Despise Small Things, Part 2
Matthew 18:35 “So My heavenly Father also will do to you if each of you, from his heart, does not forgive his brother his trespasses.” In the verse above Jesus tells of a parable where a man was forgiven a… Read More ›
Don’t Despise Small Things
Zechariah 4:10 “For who has despised the day of small things? For these seven rejoice to see The plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel. They are the eyes of the LORD, Which scan to and fro throughout the whole… Read More ›
Jesus, the Gospel, and Other Essentials of the Christian Faith
The Gutenberg Bible In the past I’ve written about Jesus, the Gospel and other Essentials of the Christian Faith. Jesus is, of course the cornerstone of the Christian faith. There’s a lot that I could say about our Savior. The thing… Read More ›
Matt Camphuis Missions
Please check out this young man who is moving to Ecuador to become a full time missionary. God has moved in his life, and he is answering the call to the missions field. Prayers and support would be appreciated! http://inspirationalchristiansfortoday.com/matt-camphuis-missions/… Read More ›
You Choose
We all know the story of Adam and Eve and if not it can be found in Genesis 2:4 and Genesis 3. Personally, I think the devil has used this story to draw a line between men and women. Which by… Read More ›
Why I Believe
This is an event that some of you know that happened in my life…one of the ways God directly answered me, in a really miraculous and wonderful way. It’s not my salvation experience. It actually happened 18 years after I… Read More ›
End Times…
Obama backs gay marriage In an exclusive interview, the president says same-sex couples “should be able to go ahead and get married.” Anyone need more evidence that the impending end of all things is near? This is more then a… Read More ›
Granting Forgiveness to Others
Rembrandt – “The Return of the Prodigal Son Forgiveness…this is such an important area in our lives, and in our walk with Christ. As we are forgiven in Christ…so must we forgive those who trespass against us. Matthew 6:14-15 For… Read More ›
Are You a Genuine Christian or a Christian Fraud?
Today we will be discussing Mat 21: 18-22, Mat 22: 1-14, Galatians 2:20 This is a good summary of the fig tree. However Mark has this in better chronological order. The order in the Gospel of Mark has the tree… Read More ›
Why should we fear atheists?
Interesting, and good article dealing with Atheism and the fact that we can be a witness to them. GregGreg is a strong believer in Jesus Christ and in the need for revival in today’s Church. He likes reading, writing, music,… Read More ›
SPIRITUAL CLEANSING
I was washing my van which I have not done in a long time. Since it is white, the dirt is harder to take off. It takes a lot more time washing and as it was getting late and I’ve… Read More ›
In Praise of our Father
Proverbs 30 1 The sayings of Agur son of Jakeh—an oracle: This man declared to Ithiel, to Ithiel and to Ucal: 2 “I am the most ignorant of men; I do not have a man’s understanding. 3 I have not learned wisdom, nor… Read More ›
Meandering through Malaysia: Of fireworks, falling and flying
I have always been fascinated with fireworks. The cracks followed by a brilliant cascade of sparkles and glitter, the streams of light lingering for a moment, it has always set my heart ablaze in a beautiful kind of way. But have you… Read More ›
To Gospel or not to Gospel, part two
If you did not read part one of this two part article, you can find it here, http://believinggodtoday.com/2012/04/30/to-gospel-or-not-to-gospel/ The teachings of the bible are distorted by so many for personal gain. They are also distorted or just plain not taught… Read More ›
The Ark of Noah: Was it Even Possible?
By Rob Vandeweghe | “So God said to Noah, ‘I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy both them and the earth…. Read More ›
God’s Shalom
I normally do not post the entire article from someone’s site. This one is really short, so I have posted all of it here. This was written by John over at Dancing in the Darkness. I encourage you to check… Read More ›
To Gospel or not to Gospel
I read a post today by a friend of mine in the blogging world that got me to thinking, or trying to think anyway. Bryan over at http://chiefofleast.com/ posted an article he reblogged from reformedbaptistfellowship. This was an article on… Read More ›
The Beautiful Cross of Christ
Crucifixion of Jesus on a two-beamed cross, from the Sainte Bible (1866) We have received an amazing gift; words do not begin to describe it, yet I try. We all sin, we do things wrong. We don’t treat others right,… Read More ›
Am I In Jesus? (Re-post)
It’s been a busy week, and I haven’t had a chance to write a post for Gospel Apprentice. When this happens, I usually repost something from the archives. This is one of those times. Our son, Eric wrote this in February, 2010…. Read More ›
ONECRY PRAYER SUMMIT
ONECRY PRAYER SUMMIT This information came from OneCry.com: Join the OneCry Prayer Summit The OneCry Prayer Summit will be a live, participatory radio event starting on the National Day of Prayer and continuing throughout the month of May. The focus will… Read More ›