How far do you get into the Old Testament when you start to feel the friction of daily Bible reading? We know the resistance is good for us, like we feel when we exercise, but we often don’t enjoy it — like when we exercise. For many, it’s simply harder to wake up for Numbers in March than for Genesis in January. The days can begin to feel like a … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2016
Amerigeddon Depicts a Dystopia
'Amerigeddon' movie warns of coming chaos. Mike Norris: "When You Sell your Soul, it’s a onetime thing; There’s no Going back.” A true story that just hasn't happened yet. Imagine this: In the not-so-distant future, a large-scale electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack on the U.S. energy grid wipes out all power in the country. Electronic devices … [Read more...]
Tom Horn: Science May Have Just Opened the Gates of Hell!
In His Olivet discourse as recorded by Matthew in chapter 24, Jesus said that as the age draws to a close, society will be like it was in the days of Noah and Lot. The fact that Jesus prophesied that “As the days of Noah were, so shall the coming of the Son of Man be,” it is important to understand what these days included. But before that, we … [Read more...]
What Happened at “Easter”?
Most reasonably informed Christians are well aware that many of the traditions that surround the Christmas holidays have pagan origins and very little correlation with the actual events as recorded in the Bible. However, most of us are surprised when we discover that some of what we have been taught about “Easter” is not only in error, but … [Read more...]
Could America Be on the Verge of Another Azusa Street Revival
When God intends great mercy for His people, the first thing He does is to set them praying.” Those are the oft-repeated words of the 17th-century Welsh minister and author Matthew Henry. Little did Henry know when he uttered those words that perhaps the greatest revival in the earth’s history—the Welsh Revival that took place from 1904 to 1905 … [Read more...]
Read the Bible for Yourself
1. Read for the author’s meaning, not your own. When we read, we want to know what an author intended us to see and experience in his writing. He had an intention when he wrote. Nothing will ever change that. It is there as a past, objective event in history. We are not reading simply for subjective experiences. We are reading to discover more … [Read more...]
The Unexpected King
Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion; cry out, daughter of Jerusalem! Look! Your king is coming to you. He is righteous, and he is able to save. He is humble, and is riding on a colt, the foal of a donkey. (Zechariah 9:9 ISV) Next Sunday marks the feast of Palm Sunday for Christians around the world. March 20 most churches will celebrate Palm … [Read more...]
50 Years of Failure
Several decades ago, Saul Bellow wrote this: For the first time in history, the human species as a whole has gone into politics. Everyone is in the act, and there is no telling what may come of it. At this point, however, we can say what has come of it: failure. Politics has failed to deliver on nearly every promise it has made since the 1960s, … [Read more...]
Revival is Coming…..But we Need to Repent!
C.H. Spurgeon, the powerful English preacher, said the following about the need for revival and repentance: The fact is the Church has scarcely ever been in a state of universal revival since the day of Pentecost. There has been a partial moving among Christians every now and then, but the whole mass throughout has never burned and flamed with … [Read more...]
Andy Stanley’s Apology
Andy Stanley is the senior pastor of North Point Community Church. This is the largest church in the Metro Atlanta area with 6 campus and 36,000 in attendance. In a sermon on February 28, 2016, Andy told his congregation “if you don’t go to a large church, you are so stinking selfish…and don’t care about your kids.” See a two minute segment of … [Read more...]