This is purely a thought: What would the SATANIC International Version of the Bible (SIV) look like IF it existed? Kinda weird to think about I know. I admit it. I’ve had one too many bratwursts today and now my thinking has gone haywire! My answer is that it would be the exact same version…
2 Cor. 3:18 and Romans 12:2 use the word “transform” which is translated from the Greek word that we derive metamorphosis from! Are you a metamorphosis? Are you a “new creation” in Christ (2 Cor. 5:17)? Have old things passed away? Or are you just the same old person you used to be? In Christ, we…
We say this phrase a lot and sometimes it’s a good phrase. But whatever happened to “I want to…” What’s wrong with “I want to…” when we are Spirit-led? God says that when we delight in Him, He gives us the desires of our hearts (Ps. 37). “I want to pray” rather than “I feel…
I think there are 2 very different models for churches in America today: an Evangelist model vs. a Discipler model. Here’s what I mean. The Evangelist model emphasizes conversions and is wonderful in bringing people to Christ, but deficient in discipling those new converts into strong believers. On the other hand, the Discipler model emphasizes…
If you do counseling, what’s your message? Are you preaching yourself? Are you proclaiming the so-called “wisdom” of mankind? OR are you proclaiming Christ? 2 Corinthians 4:5 states: “For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.”** The reason our ministry uses “lay counselors”…
Ken Ham wrote a book called “Almost Gone” that is great though it is a challenging read. It has statistics in it but Mr. Ham is such a good communicator that it is smooth and informative. I highly recommend you read it. The book challenged me to re-think church because a key finding was that Sunday…
Society mistakenly promotes the “heart” as ONLY emotions sometimes today but the “heart” refers to the central part and CORE of someone’s inner person. The HEART, biblically speaking, includes THINKING according to Strong’s Concordance: “fountain of thoughts…” So when you think of your heart, think about your inner self including thoughts, emotions, attitudes, desires, passions, motives,…
Not everyone knows that we provide biblical counseling to children and teens! We are counseling more and more young people and I love it because teens are fertile ground. They are teachable (most times) and do their assigned homework unlike many adults. In fact, many of our young people who we are currently ministering to,…
Our culture – even our Christian culture – has believed the lie that God’s Word of truth is separate from love and nothing could be further from the truth. While the truth might hurt us for a moment, it’s because it really hurts our pride. “Ouch, Lord, that hurts when You tell me I’m selfish…
The TRUTH of God’s Word IS love. The Bible is NOT a dead book that is no longer relevant to us in our modern culture. In fact, I’d argue it’s more relevant and needed today than ever before! The Bible is also powerful – alive and active! It is a living book because the Holy Spirit…
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