“Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord.”… Continue reading Israel’s Spiritual Family
Help Parenting
This generation of parents are different from their parents and their parent's parents, so they have their own blind spots to be aware of and try to clear before turning too sharply into a collision. Parenting is a divine charge and cannot be ignored without severe consequences. (Ps. 127:3) As this responsibility is given from… Continue reading Help Parenting
Christmas Gift Wrapping
Wrapping Christmas gifts in holiday colors and themes is one of the most endearing traditions of the season. But how did it start? It can be dated back at least to the 1600's with Japan's reusable wrapping cloth for gifts, which is still around today. In the West, the mid-1800's saw people begin sending paper… Continue reading Christmas Gift Wrapping
Messiah In You
I prayed through the night drifting in and out of sleep. I had started upon revival which brought conviction of my own condition spiritually and temporally. I saw weakness and superficiality in my devotion to God. Why didn’t I have faith and strength to attain a consistent desire and pursuit of God? I could find… Continue reading Messiah In You
War Is Upon You
I spent a career struggling to solve puzzles that far too often resulted in conflict, principally with multinational corporations and their lawyers. A peer sent this list to me thirty years ago and I still find it funny and insightful. Murphy's Laws of Combat, Marion F. Sturkey 1. If the enemy is in range, so… Continue reading War Is Upon You
Secular Humanists
"But it's not just his political ideology that should scare us,…Johnson is basically a Christian fundamentalist. He believes that America is a Christian nation, and that those values should be reflected in our interpretation of the Constitution." Jen Saki, MSNBC Secular Media equivocators proclaim America has been reorganized, without votes, legislation, or referendum. They raise… Continue reading Secular Humanists
God’s Greatest Proof
The one true God almighty has given at least one incontrovertible proof of Himself to mankind, prophecy, telling what will happen in the future. “Remember this, keep it in mind, take it to heart, you rebels. Remember the former things, those of long ago; I am God, and there is no other; I am God,… Continue reading God’s Greatest Proof
Foolish Controversies
"But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels about the law, for they are unprofitable and worthless. As for a person who stirs up division, after warning him once and then twice, have nothing more to do with him, knowing that such a person is warped and sinful; he is self-condemned." Titus 3:9-11 "For, in… Continue reading Foolish Controversies
Coming Revival
“What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived”— the things God has prepared for those who love him—” (1 Corinthians 2:9) The last major revival in America was the “Jesus Movement” revival in the early 1970’s. The name is appropriate as denominationalism began to decline in… Continue reading Coming Revival
A Remnant
“But my people would not listen to me; Israel would not submit to me. So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices. “If my people would only listen to me, if Israel would only follow my ways, how quickly I would subdue their enemies and turn my hand against… Continue reading A Remnant
Obama Subterfuge
Image someone defending Nazi’s saying, “What Nazis [Hamas] did was horrific and there's no justification for it. And what is also true is that the defense against them [so called occupation], and what's happening to Nazi supporters [Palestinians], is unbearable." Obama clearly has a preference for the enemies of Israel and is opposed to Jews.… Continue reading Obama Subterfuge
Future of Religious Freedom
The Pilgrims were willing to risk uncertainty and dangers of crossing uncharted seas to find a place where they could worship God free of persecution. The Jews were targeted for extermination by Hitler because they were Jewish, even if they were good German citizens and had been German for generations. Their religious convictions costs them… Continue reading Future of Religious Freedom
Peace, Quietness and Trust
"And the effect of righteousness will be peace, and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust forever. My people will abide in a peaceful habitation, in secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places." Isaiah 32:17-18 "For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit." Romans 14:17 Although… Continue reading Peace, Quietness and Trust
Repentance Referendum
“I pledge allegiance to the flag of United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible with Liberty and Justice for all.” I spoke this and learned these words as a child in public school. Its removal is only one brick removed from the foundations of America.… Continue reading Repentance Referendum
War And Judgment
“See, the storm of the Lord will burst out in wrath, a driving wind swirling down on the heads of the wicked. The fierce anger of the Lord will not turn back until he fully accomplishes the purposes of his heart. In days to come you will understand this.” (Jeremiah 30:23-24) God possesses supreme authority… Continue reading War And Judgment
Declining Trust
“Today, 25% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents say they trust the federal government just about always or most of the time, compared with 8% of Republicans and Republican leaners.” (https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2023/09/19/public-trust-in-government-1958-2023/) Are you surprised by these numbers? To put these findings in perspective over time, trust in Federal Government has declined from around 75% in 1958… Continue reading Declining Trust
Thwarting Evil
Evil people attack the righteous because they are deluded, selfish and evil. They use lies, misstatements, accusations, subtlety, slander and propaganda. Lately they have started “canceling” their targets, which involves personal, financial and law-fare attacks, occasionally physical threats. If allowed, evil people use corrupt government to oppress their foes. The motivation behind evil people is… Continue reading Thwarting Evil
Practical Humility
“Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death— even… Continue reading Practical Humility
Elon Musk
"Elon Musk" is a biography of Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson. Isaacson, a respected biographer of historical figures, had full access to Musk including following him as he worked during a two year period. Isaacson also had access to employees and friends and family members which gave unsparing details into Musk's life and personality. The… Continue reading Elon Musk
Impeachment
There is a lot of talk about impeaching Joe Biden, Secretary Mayorkas, Attorney General Garland, FBI Chief Wray, and others. Given what was done to Donald Trump, there appears to be ample reasons to bring charges for impeachment. Of course, the Republicans do not want to stoop to the unscrupulous levels of Nancy Pelosi, but… Continue reading Impeachment
Magazine Issue 11
Holding us Back Many things can hold us back from following the Lord wholeheartedly. The world is full of such things, in fact everything “of the world” is opposed to a Spirit led life. Within the depths of every Believer is a desire to be completely the Lord’s, about His mission and filled with His… Continue reading Magazine Issue 11
The Mystery of God’s Plan
"He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man’s heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end." Ec 3:11 "Consider the work of God: who can make straight what he has made crooked? In the day of prosperity be… Continue reading The Mystery of God’s Plan
Public Opinion
“…Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth.” (Revelation 1:5) There is a battlefield where powers are waging a war of words to generate beliefs sufficient to support action, if possible. Propaganda is the dissemination of information—facts, arguments, rumors, half-truths, or lies—to… Continue reading Public Opinion
Worldly Influence
In the book of judges we read about the Israeli tribes failing to secure their entire inheritance. This caused associations with pagans and idolatrous influence, resulting in discipline from God in the form of bondage. Then they would seek and cry out to God for help. He sent judges with His prevailing power of deliverance. … Continue reading Worldly Influence
Being Elisabeth Elliott
"Being Elisabeth Elliott" is the second volume on the life of Elisabeth Elliott written by Ellen Vaughn. The first volume covered her time as a young missionary in Ecuador when members of a remote Amazonian indigenous people group killed her husband Jim and his four colleagues. Despite this, she stayed on in the jungle with… Continue reading Being Elisabeth Elliott
