I remember a pastor once telling me of his congregation receiving permission to park in the bank parking lot next to the church. It was a standing agreement for all but one Sunday a year. On that random Sunday, a rope blocked the two entrances to the bank lot. When I asked the reason forContinue reading “Why Are We So Possessive?”
Category Archives: Authority
When Jesus Owns You
Yeshua [Jesus] rules in every case, over everything and everyone. He is the Master. PERIOD! We are His slaves. Yeshua [Jesus] is my Master (Owner). Yeshua [Jesus] has authority over me. Even as You gave Him authority over all flesh, that to all whom You have given Him, He may give eternal life. John 17:2Continue reading “When Jesus Owns You”
Being Silenced by Federal Judges
Thomas More Society attorneys appealed a decision issued in federal court on April 7, 2021, granting the National Abortion Federation summary judgment and a permanent injunction in their lawsuit against undercover journalist David Daleiden. United States District Judge William H. Orrick III handed down an order that declared Daleiden in breach of contract with theContinue reading “Being Silenced by Federal Judges”
Will the NCAA Ban Christian Schools?
Will Christian colleges survive? Will colleges and universities that hold to historical biblical definitions of gender and sexuality and marriage be forced into the academic wilderness? What about American collegiate sports? Will conservative Christian schools be ruled out of bounds? These are real and urgent questions. Christians in the United States now face the realityContinue reading “Will the NCAA Ban Christian Schools?”
Who Do You Think You Are?
In a crowded seminary class, the guy beside me started questioning the professor about his encouragement to preach through books of the Bible. The professor, ever the southern gentleman, responded with grace and patience. But the third time the student pressed, the professor sprung off his stool and told the student directly, “Who are youContinue reading “Who Do You Think You Are?”
We Need Bad Teachers
I was reading a newspaper report in which former Borrusia Dortmund strike Robert Lewandowski opened up on his relationship with Jurgen Klopp. He claimed Klopp was a ‘bad teacher’. Specifically: Jurgen was not only a father figure to me. As a coach, he was like the ‘bad’ teacher. And I mean that in the bestContinue reading “We Need Bad Teachers”
A New Perspective on COVID
Marie Durand was from a well-known Huguenot (Calvinist) family, at a time in French history when it was illegal to be an evangelical. At the age of fifteen, because of her whole family’s Gospel activities, she was imprisoned for her faith in Jesus. She spent the next thirty-eight years in lockdown. The authorities were particularlyContinue reading “A New Perspective on COVID”
Don’t Forget About the Fence
There was once a community that experienced a great deal of growth. Many families with young children moved to the area and city planners saw the need for a place where parents could bring their kids and connect with one another. Plans were made for a playground to be built, but the only area bigContinue reading “Don’t Forget About the Fence”
The Lion Still Has Teeth
Someone once said that if you took the Holy Spirit out of the Western Church, 90 per cent of what we do would carry on as if nothing had happened. As I reflected on recent sad events, and how the Church has reacted to them, it struck that there is a great deal of truthContinue reading “The Lion Still Has Teeth”
A Fall from Grace
The recent shocking revelations about Ravi Zacharias’s deliberate and prolific sexual predation over many years should serve as a wake-up call to the evangelical church. In some ways, the modern church must be held to blame for the way we have allowed a ‘super-star’ ministry model to develop, where gifted Christian preachers and teachers areContinue reading “A Fall from Grace”
