A mission field is a place where the gospel is not preached and should be. The local church of American Christianity is one of the greatest mission fields in the world! Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | RSS | More
James
Advocate, Teacher, Mentor, Stormer of Brains, Slayer of Sadness
Excerpt | “Crisis of Faith”
Sometimes I wonder why I ever ended up in the pastorate. From the early days of childhood into high school I desired to be a surgeon, then along came chemistry and I was satisfied in music. Along the way, I’ve become an expert in many subjects and hobbies from illusions/sleight of hand to martial arts….
Evangelism of the Few
Evangelism is one of those terms/practices that has become culturally determined. Just like everything else in Scripture, if not held to the authority of the text, it will become subject to human error and self-glory. I’ve been thinking about this and hope you’re listening too…. 11,641 Bible Questions Answered 9,741 Followers 14 Years Podcast:…
False Gospels will Always Be Celebrated
Just last week I was having a conversation with several people about the continued imbalance in the teaching of Billy Graham throughout his career as a circuit “evangelist”. Having personally ready every book written by Graham (until 2014) and listened to many, many of his messages I can only say that there is a conflicted…
How Christ’s Power is Revealed In Us
Scripture speaks of the power of Christ. The power of the cross, the authority of Jesus, the power of the gospel etc. all speaks to the power of Christ. While you may consider the power of Christ the manifestation of miracles, supernatural knowledge or signs, the reality is that the apostles make the claim that…
Pictures of Jesus Freak Me Out | 2CV
The second commandment is something that many people have questions about often. I wrote an article last year in relation to the question, “Can a Christian Violate the Second Commandment with Pictures of Jesus?” Here is a podcast on that answer. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music |…
How To Eliminate Telemarketing Calls on your iPhone
00Over the last year, I have been inundated with numerous calls per day from unknown numbers, local number, toll-free numbers and even numbers I know only to find a telemarketer on the other end trying to either sell me something or trick me into thinking I had to hear their pitch. The list of ‘blocked’…
Theology is the Study of God
Everywhere we look we see the idea of studying the Bible. Well maybe not everywhere, but in every Circle of Christianity it seems that there’s always someone talking about studying the Bible. As a matter of fact, most likely every religion in the world has some writing that requires being studied. From study comes knowledge,…
Success In Ministry: The Easy And Simple One Step
Success can be confusing. No matter the field or context of life, measuring success is a dominant desire. This measuring becomes problematic when the matrix is misunderstood. Ignorance of what constitutes success can bring a plethora of issues both externally and internally in the life of an individual or organization. Considering successful ministry can be daunting…
168 Hours, There is Plenty of Time
With today’s culture of constant interaction, information, and interruption, getting ‘away’ from it all has taken many forms. It appears as if instead of scheduling time away through short trips or vacations periodically, most people feel the need to ‘vacate’ every day. With every week containing 168 hours, most people spend 40 laboring to live….