Biblical prophecy, end times, and the supernatural
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 …
Read the full post →““Christian” Men’s Conference Evil Opening”
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 …
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 …
Read the full post →“Personal Interpretation of the Bible Part 3 – 12 Simple Rules”
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 …
Read the full post →“Inflammatory Remarks Indicate Poor Leadership”
I have written about home churches before because I think it is the future of the faithful church, given what I consider a failure of the current model developed over the last 75-100 years. The Apostasy Now regarding the arrival of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to be with him, we ask …
Starting a home church is not to say there are not good churches out there. I am sure there are but I can’t find one. I know there are pros and cons but the loss of the local neighborhood church is tragic and even unbiblical and the further down the dark road this country goes, …
I wrote this but wrestled with the notion of actually posting it because it’s kind of personal. But it is my blog and my personal faith journey and maybe someone out there will resonate with some of this. Maybe not. Anyway.,. I’ve been searching for a church for about 18 months. I’ve been unsuccessful. The …
A recent poll said that only 17% of Christians in the US indicated the Bible as the primary influence on their perspectives about the current war in Israel against Hamas (Survey). This was a distant second to the media (44%). Another poll from stateoftheology.com for 2022 indicates that among those who identify as evangelicals, 77% …
Read the full post →“Personal Interpretation of the Bible Part 1 – Biblical Illiteracy”
youtube.com/watch Worth watching. It’s a little long, but an excellent interview with very insightful information. We need to hear this and take heed.
I start a new series today on a controversial topic as indicated in the title. Why? Because recently, in church, the teaching from the pulpit actually stated that Christians could indeed be demon possessed. It surprised me to hear a pastor teach that. I’d never heard it from the pulpit before. But then teaching in …
Read the full post →“Can a Born Again Christian Be Demon Possessed? – Part 1”