Knowing What I Know

Knowing What I Know About Heaven By Guy Penrod, written by William D. Austin, Charles David Robbins I bet the trumpets play and the angels sing Every sweet refrain of amazing grace And the Heaven's hands opened up the gate And the children dance when they saw Your face As happy as they were to … Continue reading Knowing What I Know

Can Christians Still Support Donald Trump?

stream.org Can a Christian Still Support Donald Trump After His Recent Guilty Verdict? - The Stream Shane Idleman 7–8 minutes People often ask me, “How can you follow Jesus and support Donald Trump?” However, many Christians who do so are not following a man — they are shaping a movement. A better, biblical question to … Continue reading Can Christians Still Support Donald Trump?

Sanctification of the Secular

I have long thought about and observed the way Middle Eastern people seem to live and act with the attitude and belief that their god is never separated from everything they experience. Their life is completely and eternally entwined with the spiritual; there is no and cannot be any separation of the two. They do … Continue reading Sanctification of the Secular

Watch; Stand Fast

If you take the time to keep up with world and national news (and have better sources than the alphabet channels), it's hard not to be over-whelmed at times. This country - and the world - is hurtling toward chaos at best, and destruction inevitably. Now to believers, that's not a new revelation: “At that … Continue reading Watch; Stand Fast

A Major Decision

From "Give Him 15" ministry of Dutch Sheets: The people of God are facing a major decision: Can they support a leader who has a sinful past? His sexual improprieties are known; he has had adulterous affairs and multiple wives. He claims to have repented and been forgiven, but well, can they really look past … Continue reading A Major Decision

Christian Nationalism

Some background: Politico reporter Heidi Przybyla, who has obsessively reported on her own claims that Christian Nationalists are preparing to seize control of the United States...While there, Przybyla claimed that the rights of Americans, and all human beings for that matter, do not come from God, but instead come from the government. “The one thing … Continue reading Christian Nationalism

A Church Of Courage

imb.org Eric Reese 7–9 minutes Eric and Ramona Reese have served in Brazil for 22 years, often in very dangerous circumstances. Below is an excerpt from Eric’s book “Willing to Risk it All for His Name’s Sake.” The pastor of a congregation in the slum of Santa Lucas invited me to preach during a … Continue reading A Church Of Courage

Re-Post: Biblical World View

There is more and more evidence that our society--the American Society-- is becoming less than a civil society where decency, virtue, and even common manners prevail. There are still areas and places in America (I think) that are what some call "stuffed shirt" or "high class" or even "formal" in their dress and demeanor. I … Continue reading Re-Post: Biblical World View

Testing the Nations

On Tony Perkins' Washington Watch, former Israel Defense Forces (IDF) major Amir Tsarfati talks about the Hamas attack on Israel: "These were “unspeakable crimes against humanity,” he insisted, “… performed by bloodthirsty people that have no regard [for] human life and have no intention to have any peace with us at all. … And Israel, … Continue reading Testing the Nations

Practice Resurrection

Doctors “practice” medicine, athletes practice their sport, musicians practice their instrument, but how do we “practice resurrection?” I read In Touch daily devotions, here’s what the late Dr. Charles Stanley had to say about it: In John 12:20-24, Jesus prepared his disciples for His death. He knew it would seem final to them, so He … Continue reading Practice Resurrection