We value speed today far more than we realize, and that makes the painfully slow process of our sanctification and personal transformation confusing and frustrating. We live in an era of such rapid technological advancement and in a society that so values efficiency, productivity, and immediate results that we can hardly help but assume that the … [Read more...]

How Holy Spirit Brought Karen Wheaton's Prodigal Daughter Back Home This is one of the most powerful miracle testimonies I've ever followed. It's especially powerful to me because I know many of the key parties involved—namely, Karen Wheaton, the mother of the author, Lindsey Wheaton-Doss. I share this on my blog because I believe Lindsey's … [Read more...]

My good friend Tony Cimmarrusti has two degrees from Harvard, a Wall Street background, and over 20 years of hedge fund experience. But most importantly, he loves Jesus with all his heart, and is one of the most generous people I know. I greatly appreciate Tony’s message in this short video (and the edited transcript that follows), which is a … [Read more...]

If I could save time in a bottle,The first thing that I’d like to do Is to save every day till eternity passes away, Just to spend them with you. In 1972, Jim Croce was a young singer/songwriter just beginning to ride the wave of national stardom. He was also a young father whose heart was full of love for his one-year-old boy. Jim’s music … [Read more...]

The apostle who later called himself the least worthy of the apostles was a man who originally was named Saul. Paul believed that the Christians were the greatest threat to Judaism there had ever been. He was therefore determined to fight for the Jewish faith and, if possible, to remove this new sect. When Stephen was dying and who became the very … [Read more...]

The Old Testament contains over three hundred passages that refer to the first coming of the Messiah. Within these hundred of prophecies, Bible scholars have found forty-eight specific details about the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. If the disciples had would have gone back in their memories, they would have recalled an important event … [Read more...]

In 1999 during the presidential Republican debates in the campaign for the presidential nomination, one of the nominees was asked to name his favourite “political philosopher.” He replied that it was Jesus Christ. From that point on, most evangelical Christians in America voted for him because they thought he would represent their values based on … [Read more...]

Justification, Sanctification & Glorification The apostle Paul makes it clear in his writings that there three dimensions to salvation for the believer. And the three tenses used to describe this process of salvation are: I have been saved, I am being saved, and I shall be saved. The first is justification-you have been saved from the … [Read more...]

The Lord God Almighty Who created us is aware that we have a sin problem and that is why He requires blood sacrifice. In fact according to the Bible almost everything is purified with blood; indeed, without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness or remission of sins. (Hebrews 9:22) Throughout the Old Testament, the priests sacrificed the … [Read more...]

I visited a man on his death bed yesterday. I left confused. This man had no relationship with Jesus, no interest in the gospel, yet no fear of death. His only desire was to ease his physical pain and die without a struggle. I couldn’t understand it. Really? No fear of death at all? The first time I remember seeing a dead body was when I was … [Read more...]