Stand Up for the Truth

Scene 1: Banquet Hall (Applause dies down) Doctor Smith:  “Welcome to the weekly banquet, fellow heart patients. As a cardiologist and your surgeon, it is my privilege to feed you only the healthiest of heart-healthy foods while we are gathered for this feast today. Please pull out your menus and turn with me to the [...]

“Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt I had to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints”. This letter from Jude to believers carries so much wisdom for the times we live in [...]

Question: Is it biblical to rebuke publicly? Answer: Yes. 1Cor 5:12-13, John 7:24, etc. Related articles Joel Osteen Affirms Homosexuality is a Sin; Newsmaker of the Week (christianpost.com) Would Joel Osteen Officiate a Mormon Wedding? (christianpost.com) Osteen and reality TV (onenewsnow.com) Pastor Joel Osteen to Oprah: Homosexuality Is Sin – But Gay People Will Be [...]

Fire breathing Christians…I’m sure that title causes discomfort in many of us in these politically correct days we live in.  We have been taught as Christians to be kind, meek and gentle.  And certainly those are desirable characteristics when we keep them in proper context and perspective.  But, as always, we look to the bible [...]

Last Saturday while visiting family in Missouri, I was up as usual around 4am.  I brewed myself a cup of coffee and started reading the books by the minor prophets in the Old Testament when I felt God beckon me to just close my eyes and reflect on His Word and the first year of [...]

Some Christian teachers present faith as some sort of special power that is there at our beckon call.  If we can just tap into that faith, that God would give us anything we could ever desire—health, wealth and prosperity.  They teach that any sickness or financial problem we face is all the result of our [...]

Reposting from Ken Silva’s blog today. It captures how we as the Church are veering away from the Truth of God’s Word. We need to be reminded about what Jesus said would happen to us as we get closer to His return in these last days: Just as in times past there were false prophets [...]