The Bible shows us two types of promises that God gives His children. First, we find conditional promises, and second, we find unconditional promises. When promises are conditional we see God using the word “if” or an equivalent term. If the promises are unconditional He leaves out the word “if.” So, what we have in this passage is an unconditional statement of promise. Read more
God is a God who cares about his people; their hopes, their dreams, the desires of their heart… but that stops when it infringes upon (or supersedes) His holy Character, His preeminence over all things, or His glory… “the glory due His name” (Psalm 96:8). How many times in the Old Testament does things, not for the good of His people, but “for the sake [or the glory] of My name”? Tons of times (do a word search and you’ll see). Read more
Reports surfaced earlier today that American Hip-Hop artist Kanye West is pushing to have his named permanently edited into Hebrews 11, a section of the Bible commonly referred to as "The Hall of Faith". If successful, Kanye's name would join the ranks other Judea-Christian heroes such as Noah, Abraham, King David and Moses. Read more
“It’s hard to color in all the lines, but your mistakes don’t disqualify you. You don’t miss out on a blessing just because you had a happy little detour." - Joel Osteen Read more
"I have never seen such faith" stated awe struck Wendy's patron, Crystal Tighe, "He thanked God for this day and then asked for a miracle. They say faith can move a mountain, well, in this case it was a Triple Baconator with an extra large Dr. Pepper!" Read more
Primarily, this book ought to be recognized as an introductory teaching resource on what biblical eldership looks like. While it is not an in-depth theological treatment of the topic, it is nonetheless a helpful resource that I believe would be useful for readers. Read more
James White Changing Last Name to Avoid Accusations of “White Privilege” Read more
Love was demonstrated – not in the breaking of the Law by God, but in God’s Trinitarian intervention on behalf of the law-breaker. Read more
Why do I have to go to church every week? It’s not always fun, I have lots of other things I could be working on, and I don’t always feel very spiritual. Some weeks I’d rather avoid church and churchy people altogether. So, will God be mad at me if I miss church? What if I quit going altogether? Read more
The day would serve as a way for God's people to "step outside their comfort zone" said Pastor Osteen during the announcement at Lakewood Church. "I've long held that Fridays are the happiest day of the week, but as God's people we are not reaching our potential in calendar management. You deserve a better day than Friday. You deserve an extra day of the week to do yourself good. You can do better!" Read more
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