While this essay may seem somewhat self-serving, my intent is a larger point than it being about me, so please hang in there if you will. I began writing novels before I knew the Lord. My first book wasn’t all that good, but it was therapeutic and cathartic, as it enabled me to express and…
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NAR’s Last Days Revival
Our church has a seniors’ ministry which I’ve studiously avoided. I certainly qualify in the appropriate age range, but I engage in a bit of denial. When I meet people and they ask me what I do or if I’m retired, I tell them I don’t use the “R” word; I’m too busy. That being…
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. …
Jesus Glorified – How Does That Work?
In church on a recent Sunday our pastor gave us a good reminder. He emphasized the dual nature of Jesus: fully God and fully man—what is called the hypostatic union—which is completely incomprehensible to us. We can understand half of one and half of the other, but 100% of both? Does that make sense in…
Whom Will God Rapture? – The Philadelphia Church
Have you ever heard someone say, “God is a gentleman; He would never force someone into heaven who doesn’t want to go?” If that’s true, and many of us believe it is, then why do we insist that God will force Christians (i.e. those who are truly saved versus those who simply consider themselves Christians),…
Martyrdom & NAR
Because of the ten years I’ve been associated as a volunteer with Voice of the Martyrs (VOM), I’ve gotten a perspective of the church and of Jesus Christ that, frankly, few Christians are privileged to witness. In this time, I’ve read the classic book by Richard Wurmbrand, Tortured For Christ, a couple of times and…