In one of his more recent writings, Rob Bell, a “pastor” of a 7,000 member mega-church in Michigan broke theological ties with church historians and basic Gospel theology by throwing his support behind the theological teaching of Universalism in his book entitled, “Love Wins”. What is universalism you may ask? Universalism is the belief that…
According to a recent CBS poll (April 2014), “three out of four Americans believe in the existence of a heaven or a hell, including 66 percent who think both exist. Eleven percent believe only heaven exists. Seventeen percent of Americans don’t think either place exists.” However, there is one statistic that is missing… death. Death…
Way before I was born, Jack Webb played Sgt. Joe Friday on a popular tv show entitled “Dragnet”. Joe Friday’s most infamous catch phrase was “Just the facts, ma’am.” For the past 3 months we have been walking through the book of Ecclesiastes in search of answers to life’s toughest questions. As we close out…
Out with the old, and in with the new… or so they say. How was your 2016? Are there things that you wish you would’ve done differently? The week between Christmas and New Years always seems to offer us the opportunity to narrow our focus regarding time and our use or misuse of it. We…
In the first and second week of our 2016 Advent series, we’ve looked at the significance of three trees… the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, the tree of life, and the tree that was used to build the manger. In each of those gatherings we opened two gifts: the gift of choice…
Last week we looked at two trees that were placed in specific locations in the Garden of Eden. God warned man about the precious gift that he was about to be given… the gift of choice. Giving a man options is the ultimate test of love. However, any abuse of this free will to choose…
In this session, I sit down with Daniel Abraham and field questions from the church regarding Islam and Christianity.
This week we will put Ecclesiastes on pause and turn our attention to Christmas. The word “advent” simply means, the coming of a notable person, thing, or event. Over the next three weeks we are going to be celebrating this season of advent by looking at the significance of how God used specific trees in…
It was said of 75 year old billionaire, William Randolph Hearst, that people were forbidden to mention death in his presence. Not a bad idea… it’s not reality, but generally speaking, it’s not a bad idea. No one would deny that death is an unpopular subject. In fact, most of us try to avoid the…
John Owen, a theologian from the 1600’s, once said, “God has work to do in this world; and to desert it because of its difficulties and entanglements, is to cast off His authority. It is not enough that we be just, that we be righteous, and walk with God in holiness; but we must also…