A pastor friend recently referred to the sum of all the activities at his church as "the wheel." Hearing him say this, a vision of a large hamster wheel came to mind. There often is a sense in a church body that things need to happen and that … [Continue reading]
Before examining the Beatitudes in Matthew 5:3-11, it would be helpful to offer a few words on the meaning of the word translated "blessed" in our English Bibles. The word in the original is makarios, which in Homer denoted the "transcendent … [Continue reading]
This is a quote from How to be Filled with the Holy Spirit, by A. W. Tozer. "[T]here is an unseen Deity present, a knowing, feeling Personality, and He is indivisible from the Father and the Son, so that if you were to be suddenly transferred to … [Continue reading]
If you believe that Mary was a perpetual virgin, please stop reading now because you will end up being offended. Following the birth of Jesus, Scripture indicates that Mary went on to have other children. I quote Mark 6:3 below: “Is not this the … [Continue reading]
