What “Single Mindedness” looks Like

Christ’s complaint to the church of Ephesus was that they had lost their first love. Each of us, every day, are in danger of falling into this trap. I am constantly tempted and seduced by alluring idols to give them the attention and affection that only Christ...

Do We Deceive Ourselves?

In his true story on WWII espionage, Operation Mincemeat: How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory,  the author notes a crucial ingredient that needs to be present in order to deceive a foreign power’s secret service. “...

Family and the call of God!

The first recorded conversion appears in Genesis 12:1. It was the call of Abram. This man lived in what is now modern Baghdad. In 2000 BC these people worshiped the moon. Abram worshiped the moon with them. The Cost of DiscipleshipIt is important to note that his call...

Who Has the Right to make the Rules?

Authority is the ultimate issue in life. Who makes the rules? When Adam and Eve sinned they ate from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. In other words, they decided to make their own rules.  Ever since, we have been eating from the same Tree. We have been...