I wanted to write this post for a couple of reasons. First, I wanted to give an update on my recovery and to thank all of you for your prayers and words of encouragement. As I write this today, it has been two weeks since my surgery. Actually, I had to be taken back to […]
What repentance is NOT. To the average Christian repentance means tearful remorse, pleading with God asking Him to forgive you of your sin and promising to “never do it again”. The word repentance has been used as a weapon against the naïve in the church for so long. I’m convinced that most of the church […]
Did God really forsake His Son on the Cross and if He did, what’s to say that He won’t do the same to us when we sin? With Easter approaching, soon there will be many sermons preached about the crucifixion of Jesus and many preachers will say that God turned His back on Jesus as […]
I recently received the following question about forgiveness. “If future sins are forgiven, why did Peter tell Simon the sorcerer to ask God to forgive him for trying to buy the apostles gift of laying on of hands to receive the Holy Spirit?” Let’s read these scriptures found in Acts 8:18-24 (NKJV) 18 And when […]
Anyone who has ever traveled on a long trip with their kids have repeatedly heard this statement, “Are we there yet? How much longer?” Sometimes as God’s kids, we ask Him the same questions. We don’t understand why it’s taking so long to see His promises fulfilled in our lives. We can’t see God’s Promise because we […]
“Jesus Love Me” is a song that many sang as a child, but somehow when we became adults, it seems difficult to believe that God truly loves us now. When you start telling people about the love of God, it almost turns them off, they don’t believe it. They think, “How could He love me, […]
To most Americans that couldn’t be clearer. On Sunday night October 1, 2017, Stephen Paddock opened fire during an outdoor country music festival in Las Vegas killing at least 59 people and injuring more than 500 others. This senseless shooting has caused many to say, “The world is going to Hell in a handbasket”. This […]
Stop trying to get closer to God. As a believer, you are as close to God as you will ever be in your born-again spirit. I didn’t say that you and I would always feel close to God. Our feelings are often wrong. A Christian trying to get closer to God is like a pregnant […]
Along with this devastating category four Hurricane that hit the Texas coast last week with unprecedented flooding, came those who claim that this was God’s wrath. They claim that Houston and the surrounding areas were being punished for their sins. The social media threads are filled with those who give the reasons that God is punishing this […]
One reason good people don’t go to heaven is because there are no “good people”. Don’t get mad at me, Jesus is the one who said it. Jesus said to the rich young ruler who had called Him good, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God” (Luke […]