We are compelled to ask a most pointed and pressing question these days, “What does it mean anymore to be a “Christian Believer?” A really volatile question today I tell you. One of the hottest issues going! What determines whether a person in the 21st century is a believer or an unbeliever? It is an […]
I do not have the space to illustrate all of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. Just a few examples are in order. I hope and pray that you will find them as inspirational and helpful as I do. Biblical Christianity has, is and always will be made up of Divine truth and miracle. If […]
Allow me to preface this very important teaching by saying that not all tradition is bad. Some traditions are Biblical and therefore very good. Tradition is a Biblical word that comes from the Greek paradosis which means handing down. There is so much paradosis in my church and family history that has been handed down […]
Pastor Ben Haden relates that Fannie Howell had been teaching college for 21 years in the Los Angeles area. She taught English. In a class of 100 college students Fannie Howell said, "I want you to take down the following words: ‘It is Christmas Eve and fog holds to the tarmac at Lindberg Field (tarmac […]
6. THE MIRACLE GOD AND HUMAN MISERY As the world’s population has mushroomed to well over 6 billion earthlings, the world’s suffering has grown proportionately. Plagues and famine are killing millions. We hear of earthquakes around the world that near and even exceed the 7.0 mark on the Richter scale. Tens of thousands lose their […]
“PEOPLE IN THE CHURCH WILL SHOW LITTLE RESPONSIBILITY TOWARD THAT FOR WHICH THE PASTOR SHOWS INDIFFERENCE“ Well folks, here we go again, or is it yet? The run for the White House is in full gear, and the sprint to the front door is not far away. November 4 will open that door for the […]
“THE PROUD AND POWER-HUNGRY POLITICIAN CANNOT ALLOW A SENSE OF DEPENDENCE UPON OR GRATITUDE TO GOD, FOR THAT ONLY CONJURES UP PALE, MEAGER AND WEAK IMAGES OF HIMSELF.” No, that’s not my house. My childhood house was a bit smaller. But a house does not make a home. I had a wonderful father named William […]
“NO MAN CAN BE CREDITED WITH EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP WHO IS DISCREDITED BY AN IMMORAL LIFE.” 4. IMMORALITY Fourth,you don’t think do you that we in America could ever come to the time when Hugh Hefner would be the president and Larry Flynt would be the vice-president? Not so many years ago I would have never even […]
A newspaper in Atlanta once reported that when a Catholic woman was marrying a Muslim man, they decided to split the difference and get married in a Methodist church, where the minister was only too happy to blend together Catholicism with Islam to keep everybody happy. Similarly, a Christian ministerial association in Boston welcomed a […]
Has it ever grabbed you as to what high marks and sterling qualities are ascribed to the infallible Word of God by the Holy Spirit-inspired penmen of both Bible Testaments? They are truly stunning! According to II Timothy 3:17 the Word of God is able to equip man for every good work. Wow! That is […]
C. S. Lewis once said that the most frequently spoken word in Heaven will be the exclamation “OH.” As in: “OH, NOW I UNDERSTAND” Or: “OH, NOW I SEE WHAT GOD’S PLAN WAS.” Or: “OH, NOW I SEE THE REASON FOR MY TRIALS”
Most all of us have heard the phrase at one time or another, “Mind Over Matter.” Psychic folklore is filled with the notion that the thoughts and intentions of the human mind can have unlimited influence upon the physical world. As in thinking and worrying about sickness so much that you can actually make your […]
