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The Bible – It’s Not About You. Or Is It?

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I read something this weekend from a blog that rebuked a female author for being a “prosperity” or eisegetical preacher. An eisegetical preacher (sometimes called a prosperity preacher) is one who teaches and believes that God is good, and life is all about grace, while infusing their own interpretation of God’s Word to fit the needs of the audience, rather than preaching just the word and how it translated at the time. As the blogger noted, “The Bible is not all about us, our problems, and ... VIEW POST

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Living Fearlessly in Scary Times

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I don’t know about yours, but my news feed is chock full of reasons to go hide under a rock, escape to a foreign country, or both. In the past few weeks, we as a nation have been inundated with so much change. So many reasons to worry. To fear for our future. To worry about the America our children will inherit. It’s been overwhelmed with stories of Caitlyn Jenner’s gender transformation and treaties with foreign countries that traditionally loathe Israel – the country that Genesis 12:3 ... VIEW POST

When Standing Up For Your Beliefs Is Against The Law

When Standing Up For Your Beliefs is Against the Law

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It was decided. Laws had been made. The leader had made his mandate. He gathered up the lawmakers, judges, governors, and officials, and told them of this new law. Anyone who did not follow the law was to be killed. But there were those not following the law. Would they really be killed? And what would you do if a new law was made that you didn't agree with? Daniel 3 tells us, King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, sixty cubits high and six cubits wide, and set it up on the plain of Dura ... VIEW POST