Christian Living

The Understanding of Free Will #2 of 3

Hi all,Back in the 1970's there was a US comedian who created a character named 'Geraldine', and her punch line was "The devil made me do it." The

Understanding Free Will #1 of 3

Hi all,"If your friends jumped off a cliff, would you jump too?" I don't remember what I did, but I remember mom's stinging question. She was

Do We Need the Bible #4 of 4

Hi all,I will close this series talking about the balance between the Word and Spirit, and how to walk that out in daily life - how to stay balanced

Do We Need the Bible? #3 of 4

Hi all,I've been talking about which is more important: Studying scripture or knowing the Father and Lord? Look at how you got

Do We Need the Bible #2 of 4

Hi all,Last week I shared how most of the world's Christians do not own a Bible or New Testament, yet they grow in Him without it. In the

Do We Need the Bible #1 of 4

Hi all,Is Bible study the main way you know the Lord, or is it supplemental to your faith?If you said Bible study is the main way you know the Lord,

Final Thoughts on NT Giving

Hi all,Most pastors and Christians have no idea that righteousness is by its very nature, both vertical and horizontal at the same time. But now you

NT Giving and Prosperity #4 of 4

Hi all,Now that we have renewed our minds to New Testament realities concerning righteousness (tzedakah) being both vertical rightness with God

NT Giving and Prosperity #3 of 4

Hi all,Now that we've asked the average pastor, 'Which tithe do you want?'(lol), let us realize giving is a small part of the Jewish concept of

NT Giving and Prosperity #2 of 4

Hi all,Last week was very practical information about money flowing to or away from us, changing our ability to be able handle more, and developing

NT Giving and Prosperity #1 of 4

Hi all,Years ago a friend who worked in the mail-order industry, gave me a tour of the mail room. One of the clients they processed mailings for was a

Final Thoughts, The Holy Spirit

Hi all,Some final thoughts on the Holy Spirit.On the day of Pentecost God moved out of the temple and into people. Can you imagine the

The Holy Spirit Does it All #4

Hi all,How do we live our lives flowing from revelation in our spirit outward into our busy lives? First, Jesus' example was to always do what we

The Holy Spirit Does it All #3

Hi all,Last week I shared 2 examples of how the Word and Spirit must be in agreement, for it is the Spirit that actually does the work. Let's pick it

The Holy Spirit Does it All #2

Hi all,Last week I shared from my heart about our lives dealing with what we believed of the Lord in Word of Faith (WOF) versus the reality of our

The Holy Spirit Does it all #1

Hi all,A widow of less than a year said to me: "I was believing so hard for my husband to be healed, but he wasn't, and I don't understand why. I

Does Satan Get Permission from God? #4

Hi all,If God acts only to restrain and limit Satan's efforts to steal, kill, and destroy us, how do we open the door for the attacks? We won't answer

Does Satan get Permission from God #3

Hi all,We've established the truths of I Corinthians 10: 13 and James 1: 13: God will not let us be tempted/tested/tried above what we are able to