We see things not as they are, but as we are…

And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold [...]

Biblical Ignorance Flourishes in American Churches

Study: Fewer Americans Embrace Traditional View of God
This latest poll from the Barna Research Group continues to reinforce that with the beliefs affirmed by the church in America, that the enemies of the cross have no trouble keeping the eyes of the supposed believer afixed to the world therby giving the church in America little [...]

Biblical Illiteracy- Vulnerable to Satan’s Wiles

Biblical illiteracy was at the heart of man’s original sin. In order to see this one must travel back to the Garden of Eden, and consider God’s instructions to Adam…
“And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of [...]

The People Perish for a Lack of Knowledge

Some statistics from the American Bible Society
About 92 percent of American own at least one copy of the Bible.
The average household has 3 copies.
The Bible is the world’s all-time bestseller.
At least 20 million copies are sold each year.
Some Statistics from the the Barna Research Group
• The most widely known Bible verse among adult and teen [...]

Help Broadcast the Truth of Christ to Iran

Help broadcast the Truth of Christ into Iran
VOM is helping to finance gospel TV broadcasts into Iran 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The gospel is presented clearly in Farsi, the language of Iran. At any given time, three to seven million Iranians are watching the broadcasts. Members of the audience are [...]

“A Gift… to celebrate Idul Fitri”

“a “gift” to celebrate Idul Fitri” Journal Chrėtien Copyright © Compass Direct

On January 17th, 2007, Lilik Purnomo, an Islamic extremist admitted to taking part in the killing of three Christian high school girls in Poso in 2005. He also confessed to shooting the Rev. Susianty Tinulele to death in Palu in 2004.
In Purnomo’s confession, he [...]

Such Love Constrains Them

As a pastor of a small community church, we have followed the persecuted church for some years now. One thing that I am continually amazed at, is her commitment for her Blessed Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. An excellent example of this was seen in the March 2007 of the Voice of the Martyr Magazine. [...]

Courage, Fuel for the Believer’s Life

Courage is the bridge that carries us from a nominal existence on earth to an inexplicable longing for a heavenly future. Those who fully understand the certainty of heaven’s existence find it easier to exchange their comparably paltry lives on earth for eternal citizenship in heaven. Courage helps us to let go of all we [...]

If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye.

Jesus once said that the Kingdom is taken by violent men – men who understand that in order to love as He loves, to walk where He goes, we must live out all the courage, all the ferocity, all the passion and desire He has given us in our hearts (Psalm 139).
The lives of the [...]