The four hardest statements to make in a marriage or in any relationship are these: 1. I was wrong. 2. I am really sorry. 3. Forgive me. 4. I need help. Forgiveness and reconciliation are not the same. Forgiveness must take place in the heart for otherwise it is worthless. For out of the fullness (the overflow, the superabundance) of the heart … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2018
Why Are We Not Happy?
In his book, The Attributes of God, A.W Tozer describes a lady known as ‘Lady Julian’ who thought about why we are not happy and she said, “If this is all true, then why should we not all be at great ease of heart and soul? Why aren’t Christians the happiest, the most easeful people in all the wide world?’’ Then she answered her own question: … [Read more...]
The Dangers of The Tongue
There is a principle that I came across that would be emulated by all of us: “Before we speak or write anything about another person we must always ask ourselves two questions—is it kind and is it true? And if the answer to the first is no, then the second no longer matters; our ethical imperative demands silence. In fact according to Jewish … [Read more...]
The Traditions of Christmas
For many of us, Christmas is our favourite time of the year. But each year it grows more difficult to navigate the suffocating commercialism and secularization of the season to arrive at the genuine reason for the celebration: the incarnation of God as a human to become the sacrifice for our sins and make possible our reconciliation to God. I'm … [Read more...]
Christians ‘Standing in the Way’ of China’s Xi Jinping’s Totalitarian Rule
It was 40 years ago this week that China opened its doors to the world and launched a series of ambitious reforms that would create one of the world's largest economic engines. "China is now the world's second largest economy, the biggest manufacturer, top trader of goods, and the second largest consumer of goods and recipient of foreign … [Read more...]
Letter From a Chengdu Jail by Wang Yi
On Dec. 9, Chinese authorities arrested Pastor Wang Yi and more than 100 members of the Early Rain Covenant Church. As CBN News reported, Pastor Wang's home was raided and ransacked by police. The raid may have been triggered by a 7,300 words manifesto titled "Meditations on the Religious War," which Pastor Wang wrote and posted on social … [Read more...]
The ‘Alpha and Omega’ of The Fourth Reich
Unelected, Unqualified, Unresisted – The Man Who Would Be Our Emperor We are all aware of the desperate anti-democratic efforts to overturn the legitimate People’s Vote of 2016 to leave the EU: witness the oh-so-conveniently judgement from the European court that Article 50 may be negated, and Britain can happily cancel Brexit altogether! We … [Read more...]
The EU and The Mark of The Beast
The reason we cannot access these websites is because they do not yet comply with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which came into effect last May. Created and approved by the European Parliament and Council, the GDPR regulates how companies handle the personal data of EU citizens. Any business that does not conform to these … [Read more...]
Come-on Paul! Was His Funeral Really An Orwellian Space Opera?
The memorial services for the late President George H. W. Bush were so over the top that it transcended an Olympic ceremony or a Broadway musical production such as Les Misérables. Beneath all the pomp and ceremony were multiple messages for the primary demographic target — conservatives, Republicans and Christians. The purpose? To redefine and … [Read more...]
How To Forgive Yourself
Lisa Luby Ryan wanted the perfect life: children, who adored her and a husband that would protect, guide and love her. But things didn't turn out that way. She had been sexually abused at a young age, lived in a chaotic home and wasn’t loved by her parents. Honesty, trust and a wholesome relationship between a man and a woman simply wasn't … [Read more...]