Is it advisable for us as a church to continue to be so racially charged and divided? Is it sound for us to have race-based conferences? Is it sound for members of our clergy to actively and publicly participate in radical political and social-justice (BLM) rallies?
Read moreThe Pendulum of Perdition
Humanism, the worship of self, has become the norm. Infatuation with one’s own version of right and wrong has freed convicts of heinous crimes and imprisoned political opponents.
Read moreVillage Church Testimony -- Jesus Delivers a Woman From The Pain of Abortion
This experience locked her heart with shame and guilt. Made it calloused. Two years later, she became pregnant again from the same boyfriend. Once more, she went to Planned Parenthood. “Who would want me now?”
Read moreAre You Sick of Professional Victimhood Yet?
Stop telling the world how oppressed you are. Stop telling everyone what is holding you back, and start telling everyone what you will overcome. This builds maturity and sets the tone for what is coming.
Read more"If This Was Wartime . . ."
But on that day, I learned that hatred is taught. I faced third grade children who had already learned a strange history making it OK TO KILL ME, if it was wartime.
Read moreIt's Time to Reconcile (conclusion)
How can I forgive them? If I am kind and loving toward them, they won’t realize how much they have hurt me. They need to be punished so they’ll see just how bad they are!
Read moreIt's Time To Reconcile (part 1)
We are told by worldly psychotherapists and secular counselors that we should take care of ourselves first and stand up for our rights, especially in our marriages and filial relationships. We are drilled on our need to guard ourselves against “abusive” and “toxic” relationships.
Read moreCensorship and The GC Session Agenda
The conference may legally own facilities, but spiritually, it stewards them on behalf of God’s people. For noteworthy speakers, internet popularity and the ability to rent other facilities provide a workaround.
Read morePeace on Earth
We tend to be very thick-skinned when it comes to how we treat others and their opinions, but very thin-skinned when we evaluate how others treat us and our opinions. “Grow up”, “Don’t be so sensitive”, “Rub some dirt on it.”
Read moreBeware The Dangers of a Victim Mentality
But I am concerned about the adoption of a victim mentality: a mentality that—like a drug—makes you feel good for a while, but then sucks the life out of you.
Read moreRelevance Is The New Righteousness
If you can push off what’s wrong with you on someone else you’re never going to deal with your own sin and resultingly, you can never be saved by Jesus Christ. You will be lost.
Read moreJust Forgiven?
Whenever sin is pointed out we often hear the reply, “What do you expect, I’m only human?” While we are all born with a propensity for sin, Jesus tells us we need to be “born again.” he explains this concept to Nicodemus.
Read moreA Spiritual Vaccination
Many so called Christians are walking around believing they are perfect, spiritual-looking persons yet infecting those around them with a spirit of wickedness. Jesus pointed this out to the Jewish Rulers of his time in Matthew 23:27:
Read morePerfection is no Safeguard from Sin
Let that sink in for a moment. Perfection of environment, and perfection of nature were no guarantee against sin. They both failed, and failed miserably.
Read moreForgiven
A loud thud echoed from the main part of the house. I tossed the laptop aside and scrambled from bed, knowing the sound was a hard collision by a medium to large bird with one of our windows.
Read moreYou've Got It All Wrong
May you discover that there is something higher than your human hands can reach, and through that fog, the Creator and Redeemer reaches down through this dark world that is clouded by sensuality.
Read moreMennonite Couple Robbed and Wife Murdered In Indianapolis
Jonathan and Wilma Hochstetler were known in their community for their kind hearts and generosity. Both raised Amish, they had been happily married for 17 years and had gone on multiple mission trips together.
Read moreAdventism And Race
They should renew themselves, put on Christ, and take off their “Whiteness,” “Brownness,” or “Blackness.” It is truly said that man looks on the outward appearance, while God looks on the heart.
Read moreOur Common Humanity
But, I thank God even more, that he put it into the heart of a stranger who may or may not have known God, to save another man's life regardless of his race.
Read moreMarxism and Black Lives Matter From A Black Adventist Perspective
They have been planning to do this for three years and the organization has gotten numerous democratic mayors to agree with them. Eventually, I believe the next thing they will try to do away with is the Bible because of how it was used and interpreted during slavery.
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