This post is a direct quote of a “Comment” in a FoxNews article: At Passion 2019, students raise $400G to translate Bible for deaf people across world, published 1/5/2019. Source: https://www.foxnews.com/us/passion-2019-students-raise-over-400k-to-share-gospel-with-160000-unreached-people-in-16-countries. Author of FoxNews article: Caleb Parke, associate editor for FoxNews.com. You can follow him on Twitter @calebparke. Commenter: @upnup. Format (not the words) edited by […]
Ephesians 1
Ephesians 1 New American Standard Bible (NASB) [Footnotes are included below passage] 1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus [a]by the will of God, To the [b]saints who are [c]at Ephesus and who are faithful in Christ Jesus: 2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3 Blessed be the God […]
The well-guarded soul
Since I am born again into a new life in Christ, I’m not only human, after all. Never again. Through Christ I am now a new creation of God, and He, by the Holy Spirit, has a special place inside my soul. Like no other “god” could have done, He made my spirit alive so […]
Yeah – What he said!
Opinion’s worth your time… I will be adding more periodically (and republishing this page). What he said: An unlikely journey from agnostic gay man in prison to evangelical Bible professor By Caleb Parke | Fox News Published April 8, 2019 Excerpts: “Christopher Yuan teaches “Theology of Sexuality” at Moody Bible Institute — but his journey […]
Is this you?
…conduct becoming of a true, maturing Christian. A study of 1 Thessalonians 5 What Love Does. This passage by Paul the apostle exhorts the believer in Christ, “all believers, those set apart for God” — to live in a manner pleasing to Christ. We of course are not saved by how pleasing we are to […]
Islam and Christianity
Islam and Christianity The Koran vs. The Bible by Diane Dew A Comparison of the Christian Scriptures with the Teachings of Muhammad FOR MORE: Nabeel Qureshi: author of the New York Times bestselling No God but One: Allah or Jesus?, and Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus.
The Rich Mindset of God
It is so easy to slip into other “mindsets”. You know how it is. For instance, my family moved to another country… and within months the four of us began to change. Each of us began to adopt new ways. My mind began to see into another way of thinking. Our ways have been enriched […]
Looking For Loopholes
…not believing in Jesus – it’s so easy What loopholes have you found? Those convincing arguments that keep you from following Jesus – they’re so easy, are they not? Where do you start, in this quest to justify yourself? What do you say to yourself and others, to convince yourself in your philosophy of life? […]
Baptism in the Bible
About Baptism: 1. Baptism was commanded by Christ: Matthew 28:18-20. (Also read passage in the list below: Major Passages on Baptism) 2. Baptism is done in His name. It is to be done “in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit“: Matthew 28:18-20. 3. Baptism does not save you. Baptism […]
Unbeliefism
I am amazed by the lack of desire to know what is really true. You see this “unbeliefism” against Christian belief all over the internet. “Unbeliefism” is a created word combining “unbelief” and “ism”, meaning: an oppressive and especially discriminatory attitude or state of not believing, lack of faith, skepticism, especially in matters of religious […]
Peaceful Easy Feeling
How peaceful, lying here at night, knowing all is well with Christ my Lord. What an incredibly peaceful, easy feeling I have in my inner soul. The Bible tells me I am right with God. I have been born again. I am a new creature now, changed by God, made brand new — and I […]
Writing About Religion
-commentary about the March 11, 2016 article, How Christianity explains Trump, by writer Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry. Very interesting how major writers write about religion in our country. I am always interested when they write about my faith, to see if they get it right. Some really get it wrong. They write as if they know what the […]
All Ways Lead To God
Wouldn’t it be nice! Wouldn’t it be nice if all ways led to God? We could think or do or act or behave and philosophize to our hearts content. Anything would be fine – because all ways lead to God. But if we examine the Bible, we see that God has established His ways, and […]
Why Believe Such Stupididiotic Things?!
If you asked directions to somewhere specific, would you believe the guy if he told you, “All roads lead there, just take any road you see”? What kind of an idiot would you be! If you asked your doctor for a medication to take away heart-burn, would you believe the guy if he told you, […]
Realities God Has Established
…Your Beliefs vs. God’s Realities Remember playing as a child, making-up fantasy scenarios? I was constantly pretending. I was a knight in shining armor conquering all! I was a race car driver with my matchbox cars buzzing down the road I’d scraped into the dirt! I was thinking myself into my own little world. I […]
The Dumbass Lamb
Dumb is as dumb does, not as dumb could have been. The dumb lamb is exactly what God created him to be. And I tend to think that God created the lamb, as-is, in order to illustrate to us just how we look! God characterizes us Christians as lambs, and the Devil as a roaring […]
Do You Know How the Apostles Died?
HOW THE APOSTLES DIED Author Unknown 1 Matthew Suffered martyrdom in Ethiopia, killed by a sword wound 2 Mark Died in Alexandria, Egypt, after being dragged by horses through the streets until he was dead. 3 Luke Was hanged in Greece as a result of his tremendous preaching to the lost. 4 John Faced martyrdom […]
Are You Seeking God?
Satan blinds the eyes of seekers, those who want to know more about the Creator, those who wonder, “Could it be God who made all this?” And he takes away. Satan “takes away the word” which is sown in their hearing. Luke 8:12 Those by the way-side are those who have heard, and then the […]
Humbleness Before God
One might ask: What might the Church have done that could have slowed down today’s relativism and our entitlement culture? The answer: Nothing. God set His Church in motion, right behind Christ’s death, right? So everything was optimal for us. The Holy Spirit now indwelt the believer. All the teachings were there for us. All […]
Ravi Zacharias
Dr. Ravi Zacharias Source:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjpokXUpL1o Zacharias was born in Madras, India. Zacharias claims descent from a woman of the Nambudiri Brahmin caste and Boatman caste. Swiss German missionaries spoke to one of his ancestors about Christianity and his family was converted. Zacharias grew up in a nominal Anglican household, and was an atheist until the age […]
Topography of Faith in the USA, 2007
This website presents a map of the USA and has a breakdown by each state of the faiths presented and their precentages in 2007. VERY interesting map! It changes the stats as your cursor covers a state… http://www.usatoday.com/news/graphics/pew-religion-08/flash.htm
Useless and Worthless
I remember being in a St. Joseph Hospital bed for a few weeks, having a cancerous brain tumor just removed and not really knowing how long I would live. It was an awful feeling being in the bed and not being able to do anything but just lay there. My wife and family came to […]
When Life Just Doesn’t Seem Fair
Imagine in your mind that you are a young girl with the hopes of one day getting married, having children, and being part of a family that loves God and wants to serve others. And as you grow up you do everything right, or almost what you think is right (Romans 3:23). And you […]
Being Christian
What’s it like these days to be a Christian? Really a Christian. Case Study. Like, take John: all his life he has struggled with sexual temptations. Every single day, except maybe when he has a cold or the flu, or is just plain in a foul mood, John has sexual temptations of one sort or […]
Jesus Paid It All
…a simple explanation of the Christian Faith Before time, God was, and He was all there was. Then God created Man. God´s nature is perfect, inviolate, greater than any other. He was (and is) Justice, and His system was (and is) unchangeable. Then Man sinned, violating God´s system of justice. God demands justice. There was […]
Atheist Initiative
Pray for an Atheist Initiative on Facebook …That It Stirs Religious Emotions Between Christians and Atheists FRANKLIN, TN (ANS) — No-one likes to be taken for a fool and, with April Fool’s Day (April 1), 2010 approaching, it is important to remember the Bible says those do not believe in God are just that. According to […]
How The Apostles Died
How The Apostles DiedAuthor Unknown 1 MatthewSuffered martyrdom in Ethiopia , killed by a sword wound 2 MarkDied in Alexandria , Egypt , after being dragged by horses through the streets until he was dead. 3 LukeWas hanged in Greece as a result of his tremendous preaching to the lost. 4 JohnFaced martyrdom when he […]
Is “God Bless America” Biblical?
Is “God Bless America” Biblical? … explore that phrase in the light of Scripture By Lindy Scott During the Obama-McCain presidential campaign, religion and politics surfaced in some intriguing new ways. While Obama, Hillary, and the other Democrats “got religion,” the Republican candidates included ex-Baptist pastor Mike Huckabee, Mormon Mitt Romney, and the presumptive nominee […]
Human Baby Gestation – Feasts of the Lord
Human Baby Gestation – Feasts of the Lord – Author Unknown Zola Levitt discovered an amazing correlation between the Feasts of the Lord and the gestation of a human baby, from conception to birth. While preparing for writing a book for new parents, Zola contacted a gynecologist for some help in understanding gestation. During that […]
Giving of Tithes and Offerings
Giving of Tithes and Offerings Our Giving to the Lord… according to Scripture. References: 1. I Cor. 16:1-3 2. I Cor. 9:7-23 3. Matt. 10: 41-42 4. I Cor. 4:1,2 5. I Cor. 4:7 6. I Cor. 4:3-14 Prologue. As missionaries, my wife and I served under a “faith support” system. We were accepted by […]