By Chris Bruno Myth #1: The text and translation of the Bible is completely unreliable. In a Newsweek article a few years back, the author claimed, “No television preacher has ever read the Bible. Neither has any evangelical politician. Neither has the pope. Neither have I. And neither have you. At best, we’ve all read […]
Dealing With Anger – David Hibbert What Is Anger? What an interesting question! Everyone gets angry, but few can describe exactly what it is. The best definition that we could come up with is “A strong emotional feeling of annoyance based on a violation of something we value and therefore we believe is wrong or […]
There is a lot of talk today about spiritual fathering and spiritual mothering. So if we feel that God is leading us in that direction, there are a few things that we need to understand. Mark 3:13-15, NIV – (13) And He went up on the mountain and called to Him those He Himself wanted. […]
Matthew 28:18-20, NIV – (18) Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. (19) Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, (20) and teaching them to […]
On April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on the balcony of his hotel in Memphis, TN. On the 50th anniversary of his passing, we honor the legacy of this powerful speaker, writer and leader of the civil rights movement — a man for whom the love of Jesus Christ was a […]
A Father’s Mission: Speaking Identity Into Our Children by Michael Desgrosseilliers (Elijah House Ministries) This year, my wife, Marjorie, and I will have been married for 32 years. Though we very much wished to, we were not able to have children. Ten years ago, we had the honor and the privilege of adopting a nine-and-a-half year-old […]
One of the things we need to understand, if we are going to be Spirit-led, is that although it is the Holy Spirit within us leading us, everything the Holy Spirit says to us and moves us to do, is first processed by the right hemisphere of our brain. Below is a picture representing our […]
The Baptism of Jesus Matthew 3:16-17, NIV – (16) As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on him. (17) And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom […]
We Are New Creations! 2 Corinthians 5:17 – (17) Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! The good news is that we are new creations! But what has become new? Our spirit is now fused with and in union with the Holy Spirit, […]
The Apostles And Grace And Peace I’m sure we’ve all noticed the salutation at the beginning of almost every Epistle. Romans 1:7, NIV – (7) … Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 1:3, NIV – (3) Grace and peace to you from God our […]