Many good evangelical leaders believe big government is good as long as it aids people experiencing poverty, supports their nonprofit community programs and perpetuates what they define as social justice. These same leaders acknowledge the benefit of church tax-exempt status, and most operate with the ideology and theology handed down by their pastors and mentors. […]
Emotionally emasculated men deviate from their inherent male role and identity, rendering themselves ineffective or weaker due to insecurity or being dominated by a boss, peer pressure or their spouse. In Job 38, God exhorted Job to stand up like a man so He could address him, emphasizing specific masculine traits that God expects men
Since 1980, I began serving God in leadership. I have observed severe gaps in the church in at least seven major areas If not corrected, the critical gaps in these areas will significantly limit the ability of the church to fulfill the Great Commission and our preparation for the bodily return of Jesus. 1. The
Today’s preaching from Christian pulpits is filled with compromise, often because of the wrong presentation of biblical love. Since love is a powerful motivating force that can drive people to the limits of their abilities and existence, it needs to be defined correctly in the church lest believers fall into grave error regarding our teaching
In this article, the term “cultural drivers” means any societal factors that motivate people toward Christianity and a biblical ethos. The Twittersphere is filled with atheistic and progressive liberals now looking for a church to ground their children in moral values. The far-Left ideology and practice regarding children motivate many parents to long for moral
When Adam and Eve ate the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, they separated themselves from God and became semi-autonomous (Gen. 2:15-17; 3:1-8). This sin opened up the proverbial “Pandora’s box” since their actions created an innate propensity for humans to cross forbidden boundaries. To illustrate, one of the words
Jesus said that His words are Spirit and Life (John 6:63). We must spiritually experience the God-breathed words of Yahweh, not merely digest them intellectually. Jesus told us we need to know both the Scriptures and the power of God (Matt. 22:29). He told the Samaritan woman that our Father is seeking “true worshippers” to
In Amos 8:11, the Lord speaks about a famine of hearing the Word of the Lord. This was referring to a time in the life of the nation of Israel when there was rarely a true prophetic word spoken. I believe that we are now living in similar times. There are many dubious so-called prophetic
Read Time: 5 Minutes 2 Seconds Over the last two decades, I’ve been hearing more and more people equate the New Testament term for church, also called the ekklesia, primarily with influencing secular politics (like instituting a Christian theocracy). This is because the etymology of this word had to do with the way the Greek
Read Time: 4 Minutes 44 Seconds Since the dawn of the “positive thinking” message of Norman Vincent Peale in the 20th century, there has been an avalanche of preachers teaching variations of this message. (The “health and wealth” prosperity gospel, “name it and claim it,” along with various modes of motivational types of preaching.) When
Read Time: 5 Minutes 3 Seconds The writer of Hebrews says, “How shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation” (2:3, NKJV). The Greek word for neglect, (“having neglected” in its original tense in Greek), is “amelēsantes.” This means to pay no attention to, to make light of or to be negligent of.
Read Time: 4 Minutes, 25 Seconds Paul’s second letter to Timothy encapsulates his final admonitions to his top protégé. This letter reveals some of Paul’s powerful and significant life secrets. A person’s final words are usually the most important before they depart this world. Consequently, we need to take the second letter of Paul to
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