Freedom from Fear

Seventy years ago Franklin Roosevelt offered his vision of the Four Freedoms, including the Freedom from Fear. Roosevelt addressed what was then a largely Christian nation.
These days, our rapidly de-Christianizing nation is discovering that a Culture of Death is… Read More

Laughing at Satan!

Luke 10:18
And He said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.”
There are two ways of looking at Halloween.  Sure, from a Christian perspective it’s not especially great to have the kidlets dressing up as the… Read More

The Merciful Judge!

Psalm 5:6-7
Thou destroyest those who speak lies;
the Lord abhors bloodthirsty and deceitful men.
But I through the abundance of Thy steadfast love
will enter Thy house,
I will worship toward Thy holy temple
in the fear of Thee.… Read More

The Secret of Apostolic Greatness!

Luke 4:22
And all spoke well of Him, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of His mouth; and they said, “Is not this Joseph’s son?”
Monsters of pride, such as Hitler, can gain a following if they… Read More

Deliver Us From Evil

Years ago, I heard a Black Pentecostal pastor in Spokane talking about a time he and some other local non-denominational pastors had been asked by a family they knew to come and pray for their granny who, her family said,… Read More

Fear and Vision!

Luke 7:16
Fear seized them all; and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and “God has visited His people!”
“Human beings,” said T.S. Eliot, “cannot bear too much reality.”  I think of this whenever I… Read More

Amazed Grace!

Luke 7:9
When Jesus heard this He marveled at him, and turned and said to the multitude that followed Him, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith.”
It is shocking, when you think about it,… Read More

Seeing vs. Squinting!

Luke 6:6-7
On another sabbath, when He entered the synagogue and taught, a man was there whose right hand was withered. And the scribes and the Pharisees watched Him, to see whether He would heal on the sabbath, so that… Read More

New Wine!

Luke 5:38
But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins.
The Church is often absurdly divided between those called “Progressive” and those called “Traditionalist.”  The “Traditionalist” is thought to be the foe of the “Progressive.”  But it is the… Read More

Serve God!

Luke 4:43
But He said to them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other cities also; for I was sent for this purpose.”
“The sin of Service is the sin of Satan,” said… Read More

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