I know a couple that used to go to church and they admitted after they stopped attending, that they only went to church because they liked being around Christians. They only went to church to socialize! (This makes me think about all the years I went to church while I was a false convert). [Read more…]
Do you treat God as a butler? Do you mistakenly think that the great Creator of the universe is at your beckon call to magically provide you with whatever you ask Him for? Do you think God is around just to make your life better? To provide you with wealth and prosperity? [Read more…]
Some prosperity gospel preachers use Matt. 6:33 for their message because they focus in on the last part that says “and all these things shall be added to you.” So they preach that if you seek God (if you ask Him for what you want), he will give it to you. He will add it to you. [Read more…]
We have a pond behind our house and we see Canadian geese all the time, but every now and then we’ll see a mallard, road runner or a blue heron. When one of these birds are across the pond they are hard to see with the naked eye. So we keep a pair of binoculars handy so we can see these beautiful creatures that God has made. We have to keep turning the lever on the binoculars until the birds can clearly be seen – until they come into focus. [Read more…]
The Platters have a classic song called The Great Pretender. The song was remade by several other artists over the years; including Dolly Parton and Freddie Mercury. [Read more…]
Do you use weed killer on your lawn? A lot of people do because most of us don’t like weeds. We have always used weed killer because we want our yard to look good. But my wife and I are trying to come up with viable alternatives to the harsh chemicals that are typically used around our house. [Read more…]
Christian, now that you are saved, does that give you a license to sin? Can you do whatever you please, whenever you want to? With no repercussions? Do you have a license to sin? [Read more…]
So what’s the big deal about sin? Everybody does it. We are all just human beings. We all make mistakes. There’s no need to worry about it. We’re not bad people. It’s not like we’ve murdered anyone. There are a whole lot of people that are worse (more evil) than we are. Just live and let live. [Read more…]
Did you ever win any awards as a child; for academics or maybe track? I won first place a few times in golf in high school. I was only an average golfer so the team wasn’t really very good and sometimes our competition wasn’t very good either. [Read more…]
A former judge in Pennsylvania was recently convicted for receiving bribes and kickbacks to send juvenile offenders to a for profit youth jail. This scheme went on for years. The corrupt judge – Michael Conahan has been sentenced to 157 years in prison. [Read more…]