I was reading an article the other day, actually it was this morning, but by the time you read it, it will be “the other day.” The title of the piece was “We Are All Plagiarists” the same as my article with one small difference, I used “We’re” instead of “We Are.” Is this plagiarism? […]
Category: following christ
Remember the fairly recent Verizon commercial that kept repeating the question, “Can you hear me now!” ? Well, that could be God trying to get through. If your kids are hanging out with a bunch of rough looking individuals, you wouldn’t ask, “do you think there is a problem here?” If your husband has taken […]
In the Garden of Eden was the "tree of knowledge of good and evil. . . . And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat." Genesis 2:9-17. It was the […]
The world is corrupt in all its ways and in all its thoughts, it can’t help it, that’s just the way it is. Likewise, the institutional church has become corrupt to the core. How has this happened? It has happened for one specific reason; mankind continues to eat from the wrong tree. There were two […]
The thoughts below were originally the thoughts of T. Austin Sparks. I have taken the liberty to rewrite them in my own words. Suppose for a minute that God has in His mind a purpose, complete in every detail, for creating the human race. Suppose that God choose man to be a unique vehicle for […]
Honesty as a Christian virtue does not exist in its virgin form today. Hear me out and I think you will agree. Honesty has several different aspects. When we generally speak of honesty we think of it as an outward manifestation toward other people. This aspect of being honest, although under severe attack through the […]
“Who hath despised the day of small things?” There is a hidden concept here, a little nugget of gold, that is huge if you can grasp it. Let our minds and our hearts open up to these words from God. “For who hath despised the day of small things?” (Zechariah 4:10). “Who is left among […]
By now we have all heard of the great confession of Willow Creek and how they failed to accurately hear the voice of the Lord. Apparently the Lord was not informed of their having troubles with their "Seeker Sensitive" approach model, until it was too late, and things started "shifting" a bit. But, not to […]
Nov 2nd, 2007 by steve blackwell While there are many fence setters watching the progress of those acting as watchmen, exposing the apostasy that is rapidly escalating in the Church, I would like to promote Roger Oakland as someone who is on the front lines of this battle. For the majority the battle is unknown […]
When was the last time you heard someone say, “what in the world are you waiting for?” Deep down in the substrata of this little question lay the essence of all the problems that plague the Church and the world. This phrase is a test of our allegiance. Is there something that anchors you to […]