“What happened to the Gospel that teaches us not to fear? ” – Father Lazar Puhalo Over the years, I’ve encountered my fair share of debate on topics within Christendom. I’ve grown pretty good at determining who is asking questions to learn, and who’s asking questions to antagonize. As a result, I generally limit my…
With God On Our Side takes a look at the theology of Christian Zionism, which teaches that because the Jews are God’s chosen people, they have a divine right to the land of Israel. Aspects of this belief system lead some Christians in the West to give uncritical support to Israeli government policies, even those…
“Real love, however, is always the process of meeting needs.” – John Lynch. In a recent article, I talked about how I was invited by some friends to spend time with them in a venue that happened to be a brothel. The response was mostly positive and most people understood the article was not about evangelism, it…
Paul White is an internationally recognized author, teacher, and conference speaker. Paul has pastored, taught in several churches, and conferences throughout his ministry years. Seeing believers experience an awakening to the goodness of God’s grace through Jesus is Paul’s greatest passion. He is a messenger of hope and grace for the world, encouraging believers to contend for God’s…
There are many accusations that come against the Gospel, none of which are new. One of the most common ones, is with regards to repentance. The reason law teachers are so obsessed with repentance, and making it all about feeling bad and sorry for your sins, is because their message really does not have an…
Malcolm Smith was born in London, England just as Europe was plunged into World War two. He came to faith in Jesus Christ in his early teens and experienced a fullness of the Spirit almost immediately that was to change and redirect his life forever. He began to preach at age fourteen and has over…
“… American evangelism is very widely misled, that it has departed from the historic Christian position about the second coming of Christ. That’s really rather sobering, because if we’re wrong about this, what other things might we have misinterpreted?” – William Lane Craig In the midst of my Spiritual Awakening to the realities of the new…
The past few months and years, the church has become increasingly polarized on the LGBT debate. We have neglected to see the importance of what Jesus prayed. Our churches have become dysfunctional and our witness has diminished. So at the core of our church’s discernment process has been — how we should live out the…
“The greatest expression of the Father’s Love, appeared to the uninformed witnesses of the crucifixion, like a blasphemer being cursed by God.” – Brook Potter. On Christmas Eve 2014, some friends of mine called me out for a Christmas party. There was nothing unusual with their request, but as the evening went on, they decided…
The Bible seems to contain contradictions – the Old Testament tells us that justice involves “an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth” yet Jesus tells us to forget that and forgive instead. The Old Testament contains apparent approval for genocide, Jesus tells us to love our enemies. The answer is in…
There are generally three positions that are held by believers on Satan and demons. View 1, Do not believe that Satan, demons, and unclean spirits are real spirit beings, to them there is no such thing, not now nor was there ever. View 2, Believe that Satan, demons, unclean spirits are real spirit beings are…
Pastor Myles Munroe passed away in a tragic accident, involving the death of nine people, including Dr Myles Munroe and his wife Ruth. Personally, I am not familiar with much of his teachings or ministry. But I have tremendous respect for a man who has dedicated himself to ministering to others. Even if we may…