There is an underlying theme that runs throughout the Bible, and once we begin to understand it, it can produce a remarkable peace in the Christian life: nothing that happens catches God off guard. God is never surprised. Somehow, even when we cannot understand how, He is able to take what happens in a fallen…
Andrew Ray Williams, Reconstructing Prayer: Beyond Deconstructing Your Faith (Cascade Books, 2023), 90 pages, ISBN 9781666738247. Andrew Ray Williams is a pastor, professor, and writer who shares that, while in pastoral ministry, he experienced a prolonged season of questioning and scrutinizing his Christian beliefs. Going through a phase of deconstruction, he wrestled with questions such…
Recognizing our creatureliness humbles us and teaches us to praise our Creator. If the opinion polls are right, most of us believe God created the universe. We may argue about how long ago the Lord began creating or what methods He used, but most of us agree that God did it. In the U.S. and…
Michael L. Brown, When the World Stops: Words of Hope, Faith, and Wisdom in the Midst of Crisis (Lake Mary, FL: Charisma House, 2020), 195 pages, ISBN 9781629998992. On March 11, 2020, The World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Overnight the world stopped and changed, perhaps forever. Wearing a mask became a part…
This guest article is a chapter from David Broderick’s book, Christ-Centered Life. If YHWH is the preexistent God, if Jesus is the Alpha and Omega, if the Holy Spirit is the agent who created everything—then prayer begins and ends with God. Prayer is God’s work, not mine or yours or anybody else’s. We do not…
A guest article from Christian ministry veteran, Charles Carrin. Trust is not something that comes on its own. Where does it come from, how does it work, what does trust in God accomplish? O for a faith that will not shrink, Tho’ pressed by every foe; That will not tremble on the brink Of…
A Call for the Spirit-filled Church to be Proactive, Prodigious, and Prophetic: Let the Church be the Church Amidst a National Calamity, Echoing Once Again – Baltimore this Time! The collective heart of a grieving nation continues to shatter as protesters shout in vain over the exploding crises between local citizens and law enforcement….
Mark D. Roberts, Can We Trust the Gospels? Investigating the Reliability of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books, 2007), 202 pages., ISBN 9781581348668. There are more books in print on the subject of biblical criticism than anyone cares to read, so why look at another one? Roberts responded to my unasked…
Bible teacher Eddie L. Hyatt asks: What is the place of personal prophecy in the local church and our lives? It seems that almost everyone has an amusing or thought-provoking anecdote about an encounter with personal prophecy. For example, a prophet once exhorted me that I no longer had to be concerned about my…
