It’s an interesting exercise to connect dots. Those dots may come from completely different places. They may come from secular sources as well as from religious origins. In fact, some may come from a non-fictional wellspring while others, surprisingly, may be birthed in the realm of fiction. All this to say that the shape we…
Posts Categorized: Sin
NAR Purposes vs. Jesus’ Purposes
In February 2019 a huge event was held in Orlando that attracted 50,000 young people. It was birthed by one of the so-called apostles and prophets of the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) and included many leaders of that movement. There was high energy and determination; there were encouraging declarations; there were many prayers and expectations. …
Marijuana & This Present Darkness
For those of you who have read This Present Darkness, you may have seen what author Frank Peretti wrote about so vividly enter your own communities. The novel depicts the town of Ashton that has been targeted by dark forces that intend total domination. It portrays spiritual, geographical, territorial entities that control this community combatted…
Rapture Interest – A Contrarian Indicator
There’s no shortage of financial advice “out there” that is either freely accessible or available through a subscription service. One of the sources that I’ve found useful in this economic realm is Stansberry Research. They have a number of different newsletters covering the gamut of investments by many different writers, but the hallmark of Stansberry…
The Romans 1 – Genesis 6 Connection
Have you ever read Romans 1 and wondered why Paul wrote verses 18-32 in the past tense? If you’re like me, you may have thought that he was simply describing our future—now current—condition in that manner simply as a literary convention. But in thinking about this recently, I no longer think that’s the case. I…
Whom Will God Rapture? – Guest Blogger
[Gary’s Note – 1: The initial post of this blog, that also appeared on Rapture Ready, generated quite a bit of controversy. The follow-up entry that I wrote was rejected by Rapture Ready—the reason being that they prefer not to contend in this area. In our respectful interchange, they informed me that my article goes…