In 1978, Keith Green produced his hit album, NO COMPROMISE. This song meant that Christians are called to live their lives following Jesus and obeying His Words, without compromise. As my wife puts it- her faith in Jesus and His Word is non-negotiable . In 1985, my wife was pregnant with our third child. Based on some medical findings, the doctors wanted to run a test to determine if our unborn child had spina bifida so that my wife could abort the baby if the test came back

Prayer is simply communicating with God. But when we pray what are we communicating? I must admit, my prayers are usually filled with requests- asking God for a favor... ok, many favors. These favors are things I want Him to do for me. Over my lifetime of 70 years, I have asked for many things. If I were keeping record, many of the things I have asked for I haven’t received. These things include healings when suffering from something, jobs I really wanted, properties we want

A few years ago, I heard a preacher talk about a verse in Revelation. Revelation 21:8 There is a list of who will end in, “... the fiery lake of burning sulfur ...” (Revelation 2:18, NIV). The lake of fire is the final resting place for all those who will not be in heaven. The first group listed surprised me. It states that the cowardly will be in this fiery lake. Cowards are listed with the unbelievers, the detestable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorceresses, idolaters and

“Religion can briefly be defined as a specific belief system about God or gods expressed through a code of conduct, ethics, forms of worship, and rituals.” - Mary Fairchild According to most sources, there are approximately 4,000+ different distinct religions in the world. Of these there are 5 major religions identified. They are: Christianity 31%, Islam 24%, Hinduism 15%, Buddhism 6.9%, and Judaism .2% ( people.HowStuffWorks.com ). Most estimate that 85% of the population id

How to Detect Spiritual Scammers! To detect who is spiritually scamming (deceiving) you, you need to know the truth. In my book, Exposing Deception: Biblical Discernment and the Battle for Truth , discernment begins with knowing and obeying God’s Word. In the book of Psalms chapter 1, verses 1 - 2, the author lays down two simple principles. They are keys to being blessed (happy and at peace in life), and they lay the foundation for discovering truth and instilling discernmen