You Have to Go Through Hell to Get to Heaven

I am working on a message that I hope to preach soon. Here are the rough–really rough–notes so far.  I think I should begin by looking at the macro picture of how Jesus is bringing us all to heaven, and by heaven I mean this creation made new through union with heaven when heaven comes to […]

Christ is Victor

I am often asked why I assert so strongly that the church shall experience widespread evangelistic victory in the world prior to the Second Coming. Here is the answer, based largely on 1 Corinthians 15:  1. Paul teaches plainly that Jesus shall subdue His enemies prior to the Second Coming. The last enemy that shall […]

Wales Recapitulatio

First of all, I hope you are duly impressed with my Latin. Now to my point.  I returned from Wales Monday, and, as always, the first few days after returning, I spend time early mornings thinking and praying back over the trip. This visit was somewhat different. Rather than preach a conference or meeting in […]

New album from Jonathan Alvear

I received Jonathan Alvear’s new album yesterday in the mail. Couldn’t wait to get it out and listen to it. I had long anticipated him recording an album. I have always loved his singing in the various meetings where I heard him sing. He sings old songs that move me deeply, songs that have powerful […]

Cover Me: Stephen Rivers CD Release Concert

Excited to share a video of the release concert for Stephen Rivers new project, Cover Me. Stephen is worship pastor at Cornerstone Apostolic Church, and his music is an incredible blessing. Check it out! (New CD available at iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/cover-me-ep/id630870292.)

Is Jesus Married to a Man?

A visitor to my blog recently posted a comment in response to a post on gay marriage. He argued for gay marriage using this quite simple line of reasoning: As a Christian, I am married to Jesus. Jesus is a man and I am a man. That is same-sex marriage. Thus, marriage between men is okay. I am not making that […]

Earnestly Desiring Spiritual Gifts

Missing the Point: Fussing About Gay Marriage

The last few days there have been several comments pro and con on my recent post “What’s Love Got to Do With It?” (See below.) The main criticism leveled by my detractors was that I should not have made the comparison between gay marriage and human/animal marriage. A couple of friends charged that this was a “red […]

Knights in Shining Armor

We have heard from childhood the ancient legends of “knights in shining armor.” They traveled about the countryside, often in search of the Holy Grail, fighting giants and dragons and rescuing damsels in distress. Of course, these stories are mainly legends, and yet, the legends are rooted in truth. Indeed, many of these legends were […]

What Do You See?

One of the most fascinating passages in scripture for me is Hebrews 2:5-9: Now it was not to angels that God subjected the world to come, of which we are speaking. It has been testified somewhere, What is man, that you are mindful of him, or the son of man, that you care for him? You made him […]