ABIMELECH AND SARAH You may recall the story. King Abimelech of Gerar was about to do something in his life that would have resulted in sure death for himself and for those with him. Abimelech was intent on taking as his wife Sarah who of course was the wife of Abraham. King Abimelech was the […]
Not anymore, but in our younger family days while pastoring out in the eastern U.S., we would take our vacations on Cape Hatteras off the coast of North Carolina. Such a strong allurement that long strip of land fronted and backed by water had for us and for thousands of other families just like us. […]
I recall vividly the couple that I was pre-marriage counseling, and of whom I asked a standard question among many other standard questions, and that question was: “ARE YOU HAVING SEXUAL INTERCOURSE TOGETHER?” It was obvious by their uneasy facial expressions and body twitching that the question was a very uncomfortable rhetorical one in the […]
I thank Dr. Steve Lambert at Spirit Life Magazine www.spiritlifemag.com for permission to post this most insightful and helpful article by John Stallings. Someone recently said, “I see Americans cheering the unnatural death of someone whom God loves. I see my nation glorying in our own vengeance, even though God says: “Vengeance ismine.” Christians believe […]
His name is Joseph. We will be calling him Joe for short. As a matter of fact, I am calling him Joe Kid. If you haven’t read the story of Joe Kid in the Bible, you can do so by reading Genesis 37 through Genesis 46. I like the name Joe Kid, because it is […]
Joe Kid is maturing, growing up, and is becoming an all-around man – Joe Stud. His muscles have really developed, his body sculpted, and he is really a good looking dude. We read this in Genesis 39:6, “Now Joseph was handsome in form and appearance.” You know the type, he has the face of Brad […]
It is bad enough that Joe Kid’s siblings turned out to be “The Brotherhood of Real Creeps.” Now Joe Kid has become the hated target of the venomous Mrs. Potiphar who has him thrown in jail on attempted rape charges. Incredible! Yes, but don’t respond disbelievingly with the phrase, “Come On Now, In Your Dreams,” […]
It could be put in many other ways – Untying The Tragically Tied – Untwisting The Tightly Twisted – Undoing The Dreadfully Done – Disengaging The Wrongfully Engaged – Untangling The Terribly Tangled. What then has happened that words such as those above have to be spoken or written? Simply put, they are the exact […]
It is a fact that fear is an emotion that affects everyone of us in one way or another. You and I are not alone in our fears. Everyone is afraid of something or other. Some people are actually afraid of everything – phobophobia. Other people have fears that are pathological. In the late 1940s, […]
I thank Dr. Steven Lambert of the internet Spirit Life Magazine for his permission to print this most insightful and inspiring article on the final generation before the rapture of the redeemed Bride of Christ. Please visit www.spiritlifemag.com for a wealth of Biblical wisdom and guidance. Now the article. ***** The adoption of UN General […]
ALL GRACE – THE MISSION FOR THE PEOPLE OF SEA & SHORE Seafarers International Ministries Rev. John Van Hemert, Chaplain, 6178 Vermilya, Lantana, Fl., 33462 Mobile: 561-351-1239 Email: johnvanhemert@hotmail.com Dear Friends, Prayer Partners for the Harvest: WHEN OUR LORD OPENS DOORS FOR THE GOSPEL, we truly believed and knew, for He promised He would. He […]
There is an in-phrase and related in-phrases that are the latest religious in-lingo in so much of the modern chruch scene, and even more particularly, sad to say, in the Pentecostal/Charismatic church scene where I predominately minister, and that is when referring to Jesus in worship by announcing, “HE’S IN THE HOUSE.” However, it takes […]