I ran across a great article by Hank Giesecke at the following location: Harbingers Article. The article was good at reviewing the history of our nation and the current pathetic status of our culture and the silence of the church on the great moral and spiritual issues of our day. However, his recommendations to “have …
The Men’s Conference “Pole Dance” Follow Up
Well, once again Christian megachuch pastors are falling all over themselves to smooth over ruffled feathers. After Mark Driscoll gave a Holy Spirit driven rebuke of a pagan display from the platform of a large men’s conference, he decided to return and give his planned message. Of course the spineless pastor Lindell is just giddy …
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“Christian” Men’s Conference Evil Opening
There is a story on CBN about pastor Mark Driscoll calling out the opening event at the Stronger Men’s Conference. The event opened with an evil display featuring a male stripper ripping off his shirt and doing a short pole dance. Disgusting! Now if anybody thinks the Lord is present at such an event after …
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Moses Blessing
You have joy, Israel! Who is like you? You are a people delivered by the LORD, your protective shield and your exalted sword. May your enemies cringe before you; may you trample on their backs. Deuteronomy 33:29 In the midst of war against their enemies, it seems the world is turning its back on Israel. …
The Revelation 6:15 Bunkers
Then the kings of the earth, the very important people, the generals, the rich, the powerful, and everyone, slave and free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. They said to the mountains and to the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one who …
Home Church Update
I have started a home church. Been going for 6 weeks now with one other dechurched couple. I’ve become the de-facto teacher since others don’t have the time to do the preparation. But so far so good. Finding I have some things to learn about communicating the Word effectively to others. It’s one thing to …
Balaam’s Blessing
How beautiful are your tents, O Jacob, and your dwelling places, O Israel! Numbers 24:5 There is a very interesting story in the Book of Numbers that goes on for three chapters, Num 22-24. To make a long story short for the sake of the post (not that any of my posts are short), the …
Personal Interpretation of the Bible Part 3 – 12 Simple Rules
The last post gave my 7 overarching principles to help frame personal biblical study and interpretation. In this post, I’d like to recommend several rules to help you extract intended meaning from the text. All this means is letting the Bible text speak for itself. The simple rules provided here are the mechanics of that …
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Personal Interpretation of the Bible Part 2 – 7 Principles to Guide Your Study
I have a lot of Bibles! If you are a Christian I bet you do too. I have a box of pocket bibles for handing out to people. I have two massive study bibles. I have a cheap Bible I bought for $12.95 when I first got saved and I know there are several more …
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Inflammatory Remarks Indicate Poor Leadership
Ok, a short rant. In the last few days, there has been a standoff developing between Texas and the federal government. It’s tense and serious as Texas has refused to remove razor wire from its border with Mexico as ordered by SCOTUS. We should not underestimate the gravity of the situation but we should also …
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