22 May 13
Fake Psychics & Fraudulent Faith Healers
Over the last couple of weeks I dealt with fake psychics and fraudulent faith healers on both the Friday and Sunday programs. Those programs are now available online as a complete series:
Fake Psychics & Fraudulent Faith Healers Series:
Part 0ne - 10 May 13
Part Two - 12 May 13
Part Three - 17 May 13
Part Four - 19 May 13
13 May 13
"I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. (2 Timothy 4:1-4)"
"And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead? To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them. (Isaiah 8:19-20)"
"And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken? When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him. (Deuteronomy 18:21-22)"
The Prophets Prophesy Falsely...and My People Love to Have It So
The amazing escape and rescue of three young Cleveland women, Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, and Michelle Knight last week from years of bondage and abuse in a house of horrors prompted me to look into the phenomena of fake psychics and sham faith healers on my last two radio shows. In addition to pointing out many tricks of the trade common to both, I also pointed out how this man in Cleveland kept those young women in physical bondage for his own evil, selfish purposes, these fake psychics and shame faith healers keep many in emotional and spiritual bondage for their own evil, selfish purposes.
On Friday I reviewed a transcript of a 17 Nov 04 Montel Williams program. On the program Amanda Berry's mother, Louwana Miller, sought the aid of the renowned psychic, Sylvia Browne, in hopes of finding her missing daughter. In my discussion of Browne's performance, I pointed out some of the trickery and manipulation used by Browne as she spoke with Amanda's mother.
On the following Sunday I reviewed the Sylvia Browne/Louwana Miller appearance on the Montel Williams program and then moved onto a warning about fakes and charlatans who, masquerading as faith healers and men and women of God, deceive and con people for their own evil, selfish purposes as well. All in the name of Jesus, of course.
Rather than attempt to sum up the contents of the last Friday and Sunday programs in this short space, let me encourage you to listen to them. Also, let me provide a few links to some articles that will help you better understand the problem.
1. The Tricks
So, as one of our caller's asked, how can we guard against being deceived by these charlatans? Well, the Word of God provides the answer:
2. Surefire Tips and Tricks to Convince People You Have Psychic Powers
3. Learn Psychic Cold Reading
3. Exposing the Faith Healers
3. Learn Psychic Cold Reading
3. Peter Popoff: Back to His Old Tricks!
3. Benny Hinn Trick Exposed!
3. Ex-Faith Healer Mark Haville Explains The Tricks of the Fake Faith Healing Trade
3. How Psychics Play the Odds and Still Lose
"But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works. (2 Timothy 3:13-17)"
Here's a couple of videos that you might find interesting and enlightening as well:
2 May 13
Freedom Under Attack ... By the Department of Defense?
Today Is the National Day of Prayer
"If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. (2 Chronicles 7:14)"
Christians are being pushed down the reverse path of homosexuals in the military; from openly serving to "don't ask don't tell" to not allowed to serve. This is just another part of the Obama administration's efforts to purge Christians from the military.
Notice a common theme in the following articles?
1. MILITARY WARNED 'EVANGELICALS' NO. 1 THREAT: "Christians targeted ahead of Muslim Brotherhood, al-Qaida, KKK"
Will the last Christian to leave the military please turn out the light... Wait a minute, when the last Christian leaves the military, the light will be put out!
2. Defense Department blocks Baptist website, calls content 'hostile': "The blocking comes just weeks after Army personnel cited Roman Catholics and evangelical Christians as possible examples of extremists."
3. Pentagon Confirms May Court Martial Soldiers Who Share Christian Faith.: "This regulation would severely limit expressions of faith in the military, even on a one-to-one basis between close friends."
23 Apr 13
The Welfare Psalm
1. The State is my shepherd; I shall not work.
2. He maketh me to lie down in Section 8 housing: he leadeth me beside the still factories.
3. He requireth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of entitlements for his power's sake.
4. Yea, though I walk through the valley of unemployment, I will fear no job: For thou art with me; thy welfare payments and thy food stamps they comfort me.
5. Thou preparest a bailout for me in the presence of mine creditors, thou affirmiest my sloth with excuses; my credit runneth over.
6. Surely taxing and spending shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the poor forever.
12 Apr 13
Extremism & Extremist Organizations
Last Sunday I talked about a United States Army briefing that was conducted by an Army Reserve unit in Pennsylvania.
The briefing, Extremism & Extremist Organizations, identifies "Evangelical Christianity" at the top of its list of "Religious Extremism." Consequently, according to earlier parts of the briefing, Evangelical Christianity's "goals are inconsistent with the Army's goals, beliefs and values with regard to equal opportunity" and therefore soldiers can potentially be prohibited from attending evangelical Christian church services and activities, participating in Evangelical church fund raising activities, inviting people to an Evangelical Christian church, teaching or preaching at an Evangelical Christian church, helping start, organize, or lead an Evangelical Christian church, or give out Bible tracts or other literature for an Evangelical Christian church.
Another disconcerting aspect of the briefing is that it readily identifies "Evangelical Christianity," "Ultra-Orthodox[Judaism]," and "Catholicism" as "Religious Extremism" while not identifying Islam as such. Yes, it does mention some Islamic groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood, Al Quaeda, and Hamas, but that would be like mentioning Independent Fundamental Baptists, Bible Churches, or the Southern Baptist Convention instead of "Evangelical Christianity."
Unfortunately, our country and its armed forces are moving further and further away from God and His Word. This briefing, and the policies it promotes, will be used in the future to deny promotions to Bible-believing Christians serving in the United States military, prevent them from becoming senior officers and NCO's, and eventually to push them out of the military.
We need to pray that this policy be exposed and urge our elected officials to protect our Constitutional rights and overturn it!
4 Apr 13
Program Note: I will be on air Friday, April 5, from 1-2 PM
I will be filling in on the radio for Pastor John Lutz (North Coast Baptist Church) on Friday, April 5, from 1:00 PM to 1:30 PM. Following a short commercial break I will be back on for our regular Friday program from 1:30 PM to 2:00 PM.
Pastor Lutz, along with Bruce Musselman, will be attending the Ohio Christian Alliance Policy Briefing luncheon in Fairlawn on Friday. Pastor Lutz will be back next week. In the meantime, please join me for the whole hour on AM 1220 WHKW with your questions about the Bible and current events in light of God's Word.
1 Apr 13
Yes, I confess! I plead guilty to calling people back...
President Obama was treated to an Easter sermon Sunday by Luis Leon at St. John's Episcopal Church in DC. Rev. Leon ranted, "It drives me crazy when the captains of the religious right are always calling people back..."
Well, speaking as a member of the much feared religious right, though certainly not a "captain" (I was a sergeant in the U.S. Air Force though), I must confess to calling people back... Back to God... Back to the Bible... Back to church... Back to Biblical morality... Back to righteous living... Back to holiness... Yes, I stand guilty to calling people back...
20 Mar 13
Will the Real Saint Patrick Please Stand Up
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Last Sunday I provided a bit of information regarding the real Patrick of Ireland. Patrick, whose original name was Succat, was born sometime around 360-390 AD near Dumbarton, Scotland. His family was a part of what was essentially a Baptist church where his father, Calpunis, was a deacon and his grandfather a pastor. At about 16 Patrick was kidnapped and sold to an Irish chieftain as a slave. Patrick trusted Jesus Christ as his Saviour while serving as a slave in Ireland and later escaped back to Britain. God then called Patrick back to Ireland to preach the gospel and plant churches independent of, and unknown by, the Roman Catholic Church. Centuries later the Roman Catholic Church co-opted, corrupted, and covered up the real history of Patrick in order to pull the independent Irish churches into their sphere of control by turning the humble Bible-believing Patrick into St. Patrick.
There is a lot more information available on who the real Patrick was. Here are a few links to some material available on line:
Ancient Writings:
9 Mar 13
Special Guest Sunday!
Dr. Douglas D. Stauffer, author of One Book Stands Alone & One Book One Authority, will be a guest on tomorrow's radio program, Late Night Live with Pastor Al, Sunday, March 10, at 11:00 PM (Eastern). The program airs on AM 1220 WHKW, and streams live on the station's website at whkwradio.com.
We will be talking about Dr. Stauffer's new book, "One Book One Authority." This new book is an 888 page defense of the King James Bible and an exhaustive look at its history, background, language, and vocabulary. Rather than a rewrite to "One Book Stands Alone", Stauffer's new book is an exhaustive companion volume twice the size of the previous work.
2 Mar 13
*Note: In the interest of full disclosure I have to point out that Pastor Greg Davis and I are distant cousins. We are both descended from Noah's son Japheth...)
**Note, too: Here's some of what the Bible says about homosexuality:
Leviticus 20:13 If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
1 Kings 14:24 And there were also sodomites in the land: and they did according to all the abominations of the nations which the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.
Romans 1:24-27 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
1 Corinthians 6:9-11 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
1 Timothy 1:8-11 But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully; Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine; According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.
Jude 1:7-8 Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.
Special Programs last Friday!
Normally our Friday afternoon program is only a half hour, 1:30 PM to 2:00 PM. Yesterday, however, we had the whole hour from 1:00-2:00 PM -- sort of. Pastor John Lutz, who does a Bible study on For the Cause of Christ, each Friday at 1:00 PM, and I combined our two half-hour programs. I was his guest on For the Cause of Christ and he was my guest on Live with Pastor Al.
The combined programs came about as a result of a short discussion we had a week ago Friday regarding a billboard along I-71 in Brunswick that says, "Homosexuality is sin...but Christ can set you free." The billboard is owned by the Southwest Baptist Church in Brunswick, Ohio, and sits on their property, which abuts the highway. It has caused quite a stir and was even featured on Channel 19 Action News.
Both Pastor Lutz and I wanted to interview the pastor of Southwest Baptist Church, Pastor Greg Davis*, on our respective programs but that did not work out. However, since we both had a desire to use the billboard as a springboard to a larger discussion concerning homosexuality**, we came up with the idea of combining our programs in order to give more time to the issue while avoiding too much overlap and duplication of discussion.
The two programs are now uploaded and can be heard by clicking on the following links:
For the Cause of Christ, 1 Mar 13
They can also be found in the Listen to a Live with Pastor Al favorite section at the right.
Live with Pastor Al, 1 Mar 12
Please click on Southwest Baptist Church for Pastor Greg Davis' message regarding homosexuality and the reason for their sign. Also, if you or someone you know is wondering about whether or not it is possible to successfully leave the homosexual lifestyle, please visit Exodus International on the web. Pastor Lutz and I may not agree with everything there, but we do agree that it is possible to be set free from the besetting sin of homosexuality.
John 8:36 If the Son [Jesus Christ] therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
Leviticus 18:22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.
26 Feb 13
Joel 3:1-2 For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem, I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land. p>
Jeremiah 12:14 Thus saith the LORD against all mine evil neighbours, that touch the inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit; Behold, I will pluck them out of their land, and pluck out the house of Judah from among them.
A coincidence, I'm sure...
Chuck Hagel has (sadly) been confirmed as the nation's new Defense Secretary. Unfortunately, he is far from qualified and his views on defense, Israel, Islam, and disarmament is distressing to say the least. (Chuck Hagel 2009: Recommends 1967 Borders for Israel - Sends US Soldiers into Gaza: A Jihadi's Dream Still, it is yet more evidence that we live in the latter days as America declines as the world's greatest superpower ever.
Is it a coincidence that the Midwest and Plains States have been wracked with blizzards, winter storms, and tornados lately? After all,
Genesis 12:3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
12 Feb 13
[For more information on evolution's fraudulent "proofs", check out the Evolution Hall of Shame or listen to my discussion of this subject on my Sunday, 10 February 2013 radio program.
February 12 is International Darwin Day! Please suspend all critical thinking until further notice...
There is a bill, House Resolution 41, that was submitted to the United States Congress to recognize February 12, the birthday of Charles Darwin, as Darwin Day.
Now, having studied evolution in depth while pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree, majoring in Wildlife Biology and minoring in Botany, at Colorado State University in the early 1980's I found an ironic juxtaposition of two reasons cited in HR 41. It would have been laughable were it not that this is an actual resolution introduced to in the United States House of Representatives.
The first reason given in support of HR 41 is:
Whereas Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by the mechanism of natural selection, together with the monumental amount of scientific evidence he compiled to support it, provides humanity with a logical and intellectually compelling explanation for the diversity of life on earth;
A little further down, a fifth reason is given:
Whereas the teaching of creationism in some public schools compromises the scientific and academic integrity of the United States education systems;
Now here's the irony of putting these two reasons in the same resolution: Neither of them are true! While warning that creationism compromises scientific and academic integrity, HR 41 compromises scientific and academic integrity in order to "[recognize] the importance of science in the betterment of humanity."
The truth of the matter is that natural selection has never been shown, either by Darwin or any one else, to change any one kind of organism into another. Darwin's famous finches are still finches. Likewise, England's famous peppered moths never ceased to be peppered moths. Irradiated fruit flies are still fruit flies.
Furthermore, Darwin never compiled a "monumental amount of scientific evidence" to support his theory of evolution. In fact, Darwin himself addresses the lack of evidence in in his famous work, The Origin of Species, in particular in Chapter 6: Difficulties on Theory and Chapter 9: On the Imperfection of the Geological Record.
Researchers since Darwin have likewise failed to amass a "monumental amount of scientific evidence" to support the theory of evolution. That's why Ernst Haeckel's fraudulent embryonic drawings depicting the evolutionary stages the human embryo goes through in its developement still show up in high school biology textbooks, despite Haeckel being tried and convicted of the fraud in 1915. That's why one of my professors at Colorado State University said of the evolutionary chart of the horse, "You all saw this in your high school biology textbooks. There's just one thing, it's false. We use it because it illustrates the principles we want to teach, AND WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING BETTER" (emphasis added). That's why Richard Goldschmidt's ridiculous hopeful monster theory, which essentially consists of a dinosaur laying an egg and a bird hatching out, was resurrected and main-streamed decades later by Stephen Jay Gould and others as Punctuated Equilibrium in order to explain the lack of transitional fossils.
I could go on but I think you can now understand why I found some of the reasons in HR 41 ironic. After all, to suggest that creationism compromises scientific and academic integrity when evolutionists willfully mislead, lie, cover-up, and misrepresent, and knowingly presenting fraudulent material, because they don't have anything better, suggests that somebody's theory is seriously lacking. It also suggests that evolution is just as much of a faith based system as the creationism (though I would argue that creationism has a great deal more empirical evidence supporting it).
Maybe that, too, explains why my senior level Forest Biology professor told us at the end of the semester, "I choose to believe in evolution because the only other alternative is special creation -- and I don't want to believe that."
5 Feb 13
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Innocence Betrayed
10 Jan 13
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20 Dec 12
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6 Dec 12
For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.
1 Dec 12
24 Nov 12
Every November, which is National Hospice Month, we try to do a program about hospice care. Consequently, I had a special guest, Gina Covelli representing Harbor Light Hospice, yesterday on our Friday afternoon program. She can be contacted at 888-227-6543.
Matthew 25:34-45:
19 Nov 12
Who Owns the Land?
16 Nov 12
The Day the Twinkie Died or the Beginning of World War 3?
More Behind the Scenes: Miraculous Recovery by Injured Gaza Man?
14 Nov 12
Behind the Scenes: Palestinian Demonstrations
I read the Book. The Palestinians lose, the Jews win...
13 Nov 12
How about repealing the 17th Amendment to the US Constitution to help take our country back?
7 Nov 12
Yesterday's Election...
5 Nov 12
New Ebooks By Pastor Al
2 Nov 12
Behghazi-Gate and the Froward President
There are many reasons why I believe President Obama is guilty of frowardness. Among them are his lies and cover up regarding the Benghazi terrorist attack, in which 4 Americans were killed hwile the President sat on his hands. The following links help provide an understanding of what I am referring to:
5 Oct 12
Changes To Websites...
29 Sep 12
New Ebook by Pastor Al at SmashWords.com!
27 Sep 12
Special Guest, Dr. Chuck Harding, Friday, September 21
24 Aug 12
Program Note:
24 Aug 12
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17 Aug 12
A happy Al-Quds Day to one and all!
3 Aug 12
Advocates of same sex marriage sometimes try to delegitimize the Biblical argument against it by claiming that the Bible forbids marriages between blacks and whites.
25 Jul 12
Several times over the last few weeks I have been asked about the use of lethal force. Recently I posted the following comments, which deal with the use of lethal force, to a veterans group forum on LinkedIn. It was in response to a comments dealing with the compatibility of military and Christianity...
Despite the objections of pacifistic and left-leaning Christians, military service, and the consequent use of lethal force, is recognized in the Bible as a necessary thing in this present evil world.
4 Jul 12
Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance. (Psalm 33:12)
God has blessed the USA tremendously over the last 236 years. Yet, to whom much is given, much is required (Luke 12:48). Much has been given to these United States in the form of opportunities, resources, freedoms, liberty, wealth, and talent -- just to name a few. More importantly, America has been given God's blessing and protection.
If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people; If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. (2 Chronicles 7:13-14)
16 Jun 12
We had a tremendous time with Tom Wallace, during our conference on Islam at the Bible Baptist Church in Richfield, Ohio, last weekend. Tom presented a great seminar, Engaging Muslims with the Gospel, on Friday and Saturday. Sunday morning and evening he covered the basics of Islam and challanged us as Christians to take a stand for Christ and the Gospel by resisting the encroachment of Islam in America and reach out to Muslims with the Gospel.
Unveiling Islam: What Christians Need To Know:
16 Jun 12
Just a quick program note here. We will have a special guest, Tom Wallace, on Late Night Live with Pastor Al this Sunday night, June 17, at 11:00 PM. He will be talking about his recent experiences at the Arab-American festival in Dearborn Heights, Michigan, and what Christians need to know about Islam.
3 Jun 12
I spent a bit of time on a news story, Virginia school board votes to remove Ten Commandments from school at the beginning of last Sunday night's program. These "The-Ten-Commandments-Offend-Me-Because-I'm-A-Thin-Skinned-Liberal" stories surface from time to time and are, unfortunately, all too common.
30 May 12
Now that our new Friday afternoon program is up and running, I have been trying (slowly) to revise this website to reflect the new program.
Also, please note that we have a special conference, Engaging Muslims with the Gospel, coming up June 22-24 at the Bible Baptist Church in Richfield, with Tom Wallace of Fortress of Faith. There will be a seminar on Friday, June 22, at 7-9 PM, & Saturday, June 23, at 3-5 PM. Wallace will be preaching on the subject on Sunday, June 24, at 11 AM & 6 PM.
After nearly 6 years of answering Bible questions and discussing current events Sunday nights at 11:00, I'm coming to Fridays as well. Join me Friday afternoons, starting May 25, at 1:30 for our new program, Live with Pastor Al on AM 1220 WHKW.
A few days ago I uploaded an article, The Pre-Ezekiel 38 Battle Part One: Who Is Not Mentioned In the Ezekiel 38 Invasion of Israel? It is the second of a 4 part series looking at a pre-Ezekiel 38 battle. The first part,Part One, looked at the countries mentioned in Ezekiel 38.
Our 3 month run on WHKC in Columbus, Ohio, came to an end. We thought about continuing it but elected not to. Our church, Bible Baptist Church in Richfield, Ohio, has been looking at the possibility of moving into a new facility (currently we meet at the Richfield Holiday Inn Express) and we did not want to commit to another 3 months until we found out what our expenses would be.
13 Apr 12
Tom Wallace will be discussing Chrislam and whether or not Jehovah, God of the Bible, is the same as Allah, god of the Qur'an with me on our next program.
I recently wrote and uploaded an article, The Pre-Ezekiel 38 Battle Part One: Who Is Mentioned In the Ezekiel 38 Invasion of Israel? It is the first of a 4 part series looking at what looks to be a pre-Ezekiel 38 battle that helps explain some difficulties in encountered in Ezekiel 38.
Special Guest Alert: Dr. Douglas D. Stauffer, author of One Book Stands Alone & One Book One Authority
Dr. Douglas Stauffer, will be a guest on my radio program, Live with Pastor Al, Friday, February 8, at 1:30 AM (Eastern). The program airs on AM 1220 WHKW, and streams live on the station's website at whkwradio.com.
We will be talking about Dr. Stauffer's new book, "One Book One Authority," on Friday's program. This new book is an 888 page defense of the King James Bible and an exhaustive look at its history, background, language, and vocabulary. Rather than a rewrite to "One Book Stands Alone", Stauffer's new book is an exhaustive companion volume twice the size of the previous work.
If there's even one life that can be saved, then we've got an obligation to try.
Today is the 40th anniversary of the infamous Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion throughout the United States. Since then, over 54.5 million babies have been aborted at various stages of development up to and including birth, in the case of partial-birth abortions, and post-birth, in the case of babies delivered alive after an abortion procedure and left to die in a bucket or tray.
Ironically, President Obama made a stirring plea just last week to save children from the threat of gun violence. He implored, "...[I]f there's even one thing we can do to reduce this violence, if there's even one life that can be saved, then we've got an obligation to try."
Now keep in mind, according to the National Center for Health Statistics, the number of gun related deaths of young people ages 0-19 in 2007 was:
Suicides - 683
Compare that to abortion figures based on 40 years of legalized abortion. According to the Centers for Disease Control there are 234 abortions per 1000 live births. This amounts to:
Homicides - 2186
Unintentional Injuries - 138
1.2 million abortions per year
3288 abortions per day
137 abortions per hour
1 abortion every 26 seconds
Last week, reacting to the death of 20 students in Newtown, Connecticut, President Obama pointed out that gun violence can deprive young people of the "fundamental set of rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness," and called for drastic measures to curb our fundamental right to bear arms, a right explicitly guaranteed by the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution. Unfortunately, this week there has been no reaction to the death of 54.5 million babies who have been deprived of their "fundamental set of rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness," nor any calls to eliminate or at least strongly limit abortions.
Now, I understand that President Obama, like many Americans, isn't sure when life begins. He has, after all, stated previously that the question of when life begins is "above my pay grade" and that it "is something that I have not come to a firm resolution on. I think it's very hard to know what that means, when life begins." So, let me pose the logical question, if you aren't sure when life begins, wouldn't it make sense to err on the side of caution? If you don't know for sure that life begins at conception, though both the Bible and biology are clear that it does, shouldn't you err on the side of life? As the President said, "[I]f there's even one life that can be saved, then we've got an obligation to try."
Unless, of course, you have a political agenda that trumps the life of an unborn child.
Christianity, Guns and Self-Defense
The Bible does not proscribe lethal force in the defense of our homes and families (Exodus 22:2, "If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him.").
However, it does proscribe vigilantism (Exodus 22:3, "If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be blood shed for him; for he should make full restitution; if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.").
Viewer discretion is advised. This is not an easy video to watch. Warning: Graphic Violence. This disturbing video clearly demonstrates the consequences of centralizing government power and disarming citizens. Genocide always follows, leaving millions of innocent victims dead.
A Cosmic Puzzle
Astronomers do not know what to make of or how to explain the origins of a ring of dwarf galaxies circling the M31 Andromeda Galaxy. The discovery of a this ring of dwarf galaxies is proof once again of the truth of Psalms 19:1-3, "The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard."
Happy New Year!
Here's to 2013 and the hope and opportunities that God has for us in the new year. May God bless and keep you.
Mayan Apocalypse or Major Nonsense?
The world's not going to come to an end on Friday, December 21 -- we have at least 1007 years to go. But, since I'll be on the radio Friday afternoon, it would make for a great program if it did. Why, I could describe the super volcano erupting in the parking lot as it happens and provide a great public service by warning my listeners to put on their tin foil hats as Nibiru streaks across the sky so that Planet X doesn't put strange ideas in their heads!
Unfortunately, my program would probably be cut short by a super Typhoon sweeping off Lake Erie and taking out the station's antenna. Or, worse yet, when the combined gravitational forces of all the planets in our solar system line up with the super-massive black hole, Sagittarius A, at the center of the Milky Way galaxy the studio might be sucked into an alternate left wing p-brane where Air America rules (shudder!).
Hmmm, now that I think about it, maybe I better take some superstrings and few Planck lengths and make an 11 dimensional raft to ride it all out. That's unless somebody has a better theory...
Post-Christian America
Surveys indicate that the religiously unaffiliated make up about 20% of the US population. They are mostly young adults who gravitate towards liberal positions in general and the Democrat Party in particular. They tend to favor same sex marriage and special rights for homosexuals, abortion rights, and don't believe that it is important for the president to have strong religious beliefs. The religiously unaffiliated help swing the vote and they are helping to swing the culture further away from God and His Word.
Ever wonder what the world looks like at night? 
(Psalms 18:28)
Ho, Ho, Ho, Merry "Holiday"?
Well, it's December. Time to chop down the old Christmas tree and replace it with the new, politically correct, Holiday tree.
Check out this exchange between Bill O'Reilly and "progressive" Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chaffee:
While you're at it, take a look at these two blog posts as well: Holiday trees in Rhode Island and What holiday does a holiday tree celebrate?
So just what holiday does the "Holiday Tree" represent? Thanksgiving? Hanukkah? Kwanzaa? New Year's?
One of the reasons we do a program about hospice care is to correct some of the misconceptions and misgivings Christians, and others, have concerning hospice care. Unfortunately, many mistakenly believe hospice care means withholding care, hastening death, and is synonymous with euthanasia or mercy killing. I have even heard preachers caution against it because God should be the only one who decides when someone should die.
On the contrary, hospice care is specialized care provided to terminally ill patients and their families in order to help them face the final phase of life with dignity, comfort, and understanding. Care is provided to both the patient and their loved ones in order to manage pain and maximize comfort in close consultation with physicians, nurses, aids, social workers, chaplains, friends, and family members. In fact, studies indicate that patients on hospice care live about 30 days longer than similar patients not on hospice.
Speaking as a pastor, another advantage of hospice care is the opportunity to help prepare patients and their families spiritually for death. Many people never want to admit to or entertain the idea of dying. Hospice patients and their families accept the reality of death and want to prepare to meet it. As a result, hospice care often provides an open door to share the gospel and minister to people that might not have been as open to it before.
Consequently, I cannot recommend hospice care enough. In addition to volunteering occasionally for Harbor Light Hospice, my family benefited from hospice care from Harbor Light Hospice when my mother went to be with the Lord a few years ago, and my wife serves as a hospice nurse.
If you or someone you know is considering hospice care, wants to know more about it, or wondering about volunteer opportunities, please contact Gina Covelli at 888-227-6543 or visit their website at HarborLightHospice.com.
Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?
Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
Part of the reason for the problems in the Mideast is that both the Jews and the Arabs claim the land of occupied by the nation of Israel. Both claim that the land belongs to them because they are the descendants of Abraham. The Jews claim it because God gave it to Abraham, then his son Isaac, and then to his grandson Jacob. The Arabs claim it because they are the descendants of Abraham's firstborn son, Ishmael.
Both Jews and Arabs agree that God gave the land to Abraham. This is confirmed in Genesis chapters 12, 13 and 15. Furthermore, God made it clear in Genesis 15:4 that the land would be given to Abraham's son.
Unfortunately, Abraham and Sarah, his wife, grew impatient. Sarah, who was getting up in years, bore no children so she suggested that Abraham father a child with her handmaid, Hagar. According to the custom and law of the day, this child would be considered Sarah's child and be Abraham's heir. Abraham agreed, wrongly I might add, and Hagar bore him a son, Ishmael (Genesis 16).
God rebuked Abraham and Sarah in Genesis 17 and 18 and promised that Sarah herself would give birth to a son (Isaac) who would inherit God's promises to Abraham instead of Ishmael. God also promised to bless Ishmael and his descendants but stressed that the covenant promises, which involved ownership of the land, would belong to Abraham's son by Sarah.
The birth of Isaac is recorded in Genesis 21. So also is the solution to who owns the land. Notice Genesis 21:8-13:
And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned.
Apparently, Ishmael, who was a teenager at this time, was mocking the fuss made over Isaac. Possibly he was reminding people that he was the firstborn, not Isaac, and the he, not Isaac was the true heir to Abraham.
And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham, mocking.
Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.
And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight because of his son.
And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.
And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.
Sarah saw Ishmael's actions and was displeased. She demanded that Abraham, "Cast out this bondwoman and her son," and then offered this reason: "for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac." And then we read, "And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight because of his son."
Here is what happened. Sarah, in the midst of celebrating the weaning of Isaac, was rudely reminded that Ishmael, not Isaac, was the firstborn and, according to law and custom, would enjoy the inheritance rights of the firstborn son. However, the same laws and, probably based on the laws enumerated by Hammurabi and Lipit-Ishtar, gave Sarah the means to disinherit Isaac by forcing Abraham to "cast out" Hagar and her son.
Abraham was grieved because he knew casting that out Hagar meant giving her her freedom. And, according law and custom, the cost of her freedom meant that Isaac would no longer be considered his heir. Of course, as Sarah understood, it would also make Isaac legally Abraham's firstborn.
Consequently, the Arab claim that they own the land because they are the descendants of Ishmael, Abraham's firstborn. However, they miss the fact that the inheritance rights of the firstborn were legally removed from Ishmael and conferred upon Isaac when Hagar was given her freedom by Abraham.
Of course, regardless of man's law and custom, God made it abundantly clear that His covenant with Abraham, which included ownership of the land, belonged to Isaac, not Ishmael. And so does God's promise to Abraham in Genesis 12:3 to, "bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee."
Will today be remembered for the events unfolding in the Mideast signifying the start of World War 3?
Hamas missiles rained down on Jerusalem today and Tel Aviv yesterday. Israel called for the mobilization of 30.000 Israeli Defense Force reservists yesterday and upped it to 75.000 today and is conducting air strikes against Hamas targets while massing ground troops for a massive invasion of the Gaza Strip.
Meanwhile, Hamas says, It's war, and Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi threatens, You won't stand up to Egyptian fury, so stop now!
Or, will today be remembered as The Day the Twinkie Died?
For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up. Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! the word of the LORD is against you; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant. And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks. And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the LORD their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity.
(Zephaniah 2:4-7)
Originally, according to Article I, section 3 of the Constitution, senators to the US Senate were "chosen by the Legislature thereof" and served as the voice of the states in the federal government. The House of Representative was created to be the voice of the people in the federal government. The 17th Amendment changed "chosen by the Legislature thereof" to "elected by the people thereof" and effectively muted the State's voices and turned the Senate into another House of Representatives.
Prior to the latest election results, Republicans controlled 31 of 49 state houses and 29 state senates. They also controlled of both state legislative chambers and the governor’s office in 22 states. This means that, under the original wording of Article I, section 3 of the Constitution, we would currently have a Republican controlled Senate. In fact, though I don't know all the numbers, I am guessing that we would have had quite a few Republican controlled Senates over the last 20 years or so.
Imagine what could have been if Republican had controlled the Senate when Obamacare arrived for a vote or when certain Supreme Court nominees came up for ratification. Imagine what the Senate could do if it functioned like it was originally intended: a restraint by the states on an over-reaching federal government.
Delegates to the Constitutional Convention initially considered at least four methods of choosing senators: (1) Appointment by the US House of Representatives, (2) Appointment by the US President, (3) Direct election by the people, (4) Appointment by the individual state legislatures. After weighing the pro and cons of each method, they settled on appointment by the individual state legislatures as the best guarantee of preserving State's rights and restraining the federal government.
Delegate James Madison observed, "If the general government were wholly independent of the governments of the particular states, then, indeed, usurpation might be expected to the fullest extent." Madison also said, "The senators will be appointed by the legislatures; and though elected for six years, I do not conceive they will so soon forget the source from whence they derive their political existence. This election of one branch of the federal by the state legislatures, secures an absolute dependence of the former on the latter."
Another delegate, George Mason, cautioned, "Whatever power may be necessary for the national government, a certain portion must necessarily be left with the states. It is impossible for one power to pervade the extreme parts of the United States so as to carry equal justice to them. The state legislatures also ought to have some means of defending themselves against the encroachments of the national government. In every other department we have studiously endeavored to provide for its self-defense. Shall we leave the states alone unprovided with the means for this purpose? And what better means can we provide than the giving them some share in, or rather to make them a constituent part of, the national government?"
Delegate Fisher Ames commented regarding the importance of senators being appointed by the states when he said, "The state governments are essential parts of the system...The senators represent the sovereignty of the states...They are in the quality of ambassadors of the the states..." Then, warning of the danger of their direct election by the people, he said, "But whom, in that case, would they represent? Not the legislatures of the states, but the people. This would totally obliterate the federal features of the Constitution. What would become of state governments, and on whom would devolve the duty of defending them against the encroachments of the federal government?"
The original intent of the men who produced our Constitution was clearly to restrain the federal government and make it subservient to the states. Appointment of senators by the state legislatures was seen as a means of preventing the federal government from usurping power, subverting on state's rights, and eroding the rights and liberties of the people. Unfortunately, the adoption of the 17th Amendment in 1913 weakened the ability of the states to restrain the federal government and contributed to the dominance of the federal government over the states.
We are coming up on 100 years of direct election of senators by the people and it seems that the Founding Fathers worst fears are being realized. Our bloated federal government is out of control and bursting out of its Constitutional restraints, while co-opting the people with one massive give-away program after another. Perhaps the time has come to reassert the voice of the states and rescind the 17th Amendment, while we still can.
God did not curse the world and condemn mankind because Eve was fooled into eating the forbidden fruit. God cursed the world and condemned mankind because Adam chose to eat the forbidden fruit.
Four years ago America was fooled. Last night America chose.
Pray for America.
I have three ebooks availabe for online purchase and immediate download at SmashWords.com. Sale of these ebooks helps keep Live with Pastor Al on the air.
Last week I spent some time on the Friday program dealing with Proverbs 29:2, "When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but wlook athen the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn."
Today I plan to look at Proverbs 3:32, "For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.," as well as other verses dealing with frowardness.
Judge Jeanine Pirro laying out a very clear case for the guilt of Barack Obama and his administration regarding the Benghazi Massacre and cover-up.
Caddell On Media & Benghazi: "Fundamental Threat To American Democracy"
Judge Jeanine Piro, on Fox, October 27, 2012, interviews Charles Woods, father of slain Navy SEAL Tyrone Woods
Know The TRUTH ~ Step By Step ~ Bret Baier's ~ Death and Deceit in Benghazi
Rush military caller says that Obama ordered no response to Benghazi attack
Ever since starting the Friday program I've been giving some thought to revamping and streamling my websites. Part of the process involved changing the name of this site from Late Night Live with Pastor Al to simply Live with Pastor Al. However, I did not change the URL at the time to reflect the name change.
Now, with the publication of my new ebook, The Coming Arab-Israeli Nuclear War, I'm looking at making more changes to this site as well as two other websites, Maple Knoll and Yes, Parishioner Gordon!, as well. My plan is to make the Maple Knoll more reflective of Maple Knoll Publications and to merge much of Yes, Parishioner Gordon! with this site, while eliminating some repetitious elements.
Hopefully, these changes will make the information and resources on my websites more accessible and enable me to update and maintain the sites better. I appreciate you prayers as it will be an on going project.
It's been a busy month. Not the least of which has been finishing up my three-part series dealing with a pre-Ezekiel 38 war. In fact, the three part series has now been turned into an ebook, The Coming Arab-Israeli Nuclear War. The subtitle is, Setting the Stage for the Rise of the Antichrist and the Coming Ezekiel 38 Invasion of Israel.
The Bible warns that in the last days there will be wars and rumors of wars. This book compares events transpiring in the Mideast today with ancient Bible prophecies in order to make sense of the turbulent times in which we live. It examines specific prophecies, traces descendants of ancient nations and peoples, and speculates on potential fulfillment.
The book is available right now at SmashWords.com for $2.99. If you order now, you can get The Coming Arab-Israeli Nuclear War for half price by entering coupon code: YV84P.
Dr. Chuck Harding of AwakeAmericans.org was a guest on our Friday, September 21, program. Dr. Harding's ministry is dedicated to rousing Christians and local churches out of their slumber and encouraging them to be salt and light in the civic and political arenas of our country.
Obviously, our main purpose is to save souls, not the country. However, as we discussed on the program last Friday, the United States of America owes its founding to the influence of Christians. If our country is going to survive, Christians need to get on their knees in prayer and repentance and then stand up and make a difference once more.
As Dr. Harding points out at AwakeAmericans.org,
We, as God's people, must be informed, possess the truth in every arena of life to be the light of the world. We are stewards of the three institutions our God has entrusted us with; the Home, the Church, and the Government.
After all, Philippians 2:15 says, That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;
2 Sep 12
There is great Old English word that is unappreciated and under-used today: Froward.
Froward is not merely a misspelling of forward. According to the 1828 Webster's Dictionary, it means "Perverse, that is, turning from, with aversion or reluctance; not willing to yield or comply with what is required; unyielding; ungovernable; refractory; disobedient; peevish; as a froward child."
Wouldn't this make a great bumper sticker?
Ufortunately, our guest, Usama Dakdok, was unable to be with us this past Sunday night. Hopefully we will be able to get him rescheduled in the not too distant future to talk about Islam and also what is happening in Egypt.
Fortunately, we had plenty of callers to keep us busy. In fact, it was one of our busier nights with about 6 callers on the air and at least 2 that dropped off before we could get to them. We talked a bit about Islam, the Qu'ran, and the differences between Islam and Christianity, as well as the potential for war between Israel and Iran, persecution for the gospel's sake, overcoming depression and heartache, the meaning of the new heaven and the new earth in Revelation 21:1 and 2 Peter 3:10-13, and the identity of the 200,000,000 horsemen of Revelation 9:16.
You can listen by clicking here or on the link at the left for 26 Aug 12.
Sunday night, August 29, I will have a special guest, Usama Dakdok, on Late Night Live with Pastor Al.
Dakdok was born in Egypt and raised in a Christian family. He, like every other student in the Egyptian government schools was taught all about Islam while growing up.
Dakdok came to America in 1992. Shortly thereafter, using his knowledge or Islam, he began a ministry outreach to Muslims, The Straight Way of Grace Ministry.
What, never heard of Al-Quds Day? Don't know what it is? Well, it's an annual Iranian anti-Zionist event dedicated to the support of the oppressed people of Palestine and the erradication of their evil Zionist overlords. In other words: the destruction of the Jewish State of Israel.
Somehow, I don't think Al-Quds Day is going to gain much traction in the long run. After all, God says in Amos 9:11-15
In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old: That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the heathen, which are called by my name, saith the LORD that doeth this. Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt. And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them. And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the LORD thy God.
To suggest that the Bible prohibits marriage between blacks and whites is to suggest ignorance of the Bible -- and biology. The Bible states in Acts 17:26 that, God "...hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;".
The main physiological difference between blacks and whites, and all skin colors in between, is the melanin concentration in the skin. We are all, as the Bible says, "of one blood". In other words, we have the same DNA. Consequently there is only one race, the human race. To say otherwise is to deny both the Bible and biology.
In addition to suggesting that the Bible prohibits black/white marriages, Megan Kelly asked, "What's the difference with gay marriage?" The difference is that nothing in the Bible suggests that marital relations between a husband and wife, regardless of skin color, is wrong. "Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge. (Hebrews 13:4)" However, passages such as Romans 1:26-27, which says, "For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.", clearly condemn what would be marital relations between a husband and a husband or a wife and a wife in same sex marriages.
Furthermore, since the average life expectancy of homosexual men at age 20 is on average about 20 years less than the average life expectancy of all men in general at age 20, it suggests that there might be a biological drawback to same sex marriage that does not exist with mixed race marriages.
Unfortunately, there have been those who have attempted to force a prohibition on mixed race marriages into the Bible through ignorance, misunderstanding, and just plain bigotry. I remember, for instance, reading some years ago that the world is divided into the black race, the white race, and the yellow race, based on Noah's sons; the descendants of Ham being the black race, the descendants of Japheth being the white, and the descendants of Shem the yellow. Further proof was given by the division of the Old World into three continents, with Africa for the black race, Europe for the white, and Asia for the yellow. Allegedly, the division of the continents was to insure the division of the races and to help prevent mixed race marriages.
The problem with such a scenario is that it cannot be supported. People of skin tones ranging from very light to very dark, and everything in between can be found among the descendants of Noah's sons. Also, descendants of Shem, Ham, and Japheth did not segregate themselves by continent. Japheth's descendants, for instance, settled mostly in central and northern Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and Europe. Among them we find the light skinned northern Europeans, dusky skinned central Asians, and dark skinned Indians. Likewise there are people ranging from light to dark skin, living on different continents, among the descendants of Shem and Ham as well.
The biggest objections to mixed race marriages have been societal and cultural, not Biblical. The biggest objection to same sex marriages, however, is Biblical.
Romans 13:1-4, for instance, recognizes government officers, which would include military members, as "minister[s] of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil." The same passage validates the use of lethal force by saying, "he beareth not the sword in vain" and that they "are not a terror to good works, but to the evil."
Use of lethal force is ultimately a form of defense or protection of both individuals and society going back to God's command in Genesis 9:5-6: "And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man. Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man." This command was given partly to provide protection from dangerous, man-eating animals and homicidal humans by eliminating known killers through the use of lethal force.
Lethal force is authorized for self-defense purposes as well in Exodus 22:2 where a thief is killed in the process of breaking in to rob a house. The homeowner is guiltless because he was defending his home and family. Likewise, the police are authorized to use lethal force to defend our communities and neighbors and the military to defend our nation and countrymen.
In fact, being a Christian should make you a better soldier, airman, sailor, or marine because you are are (or at least should) better prepared to face the realities of death, evil, violence, injustice, and man's inhumanity to man due to your relationship with God, your faith, and your understanding of the Bible.
And, oddly enough, being in the military can help Christians become better Christians. The discipline and training I received in the military, the exposure to the realities of the world in which we leave, and the sense of responsibility and mission that was instilled, have aided me immeasurably in my Christian service.
Consequently, I did not leave the Air Force because I found it incompatible with my being a Christian. I left in order to go into full-time Christian ministry. Skills and knowledge gained in my military service have been invaluable in my Christian service, so much so that I have on occasion recommended military service as an honorable way for young Christians to serve God.
Yet, we have squandered much of what God has given us through our national sins of abortion, pornography, licentiousness, and homosexuality, while pushing God and the Bible out of our schools, our communities, and, more and more, our military.
If we want to continue to receive God's blessing and protection as a nation, we need to turn back to God as a nation. But this nation will not turn back to God until Christians start acting like salt and light and begin to stand up, speak out, get involved, pray, and run for public office across the length and breadth of this land. It's up to us. We can't expect unsaved politicians and judges to turn America back to God for us.
You can view all six sessions here:
Engaging Muslims with the Gospel:
We Christians have the truth. Remember, "...the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds; (2 Corinthians 10:4).
Session 1
Session 2
Session 3
Session 4
Session 1
Session 2
Be forewarned. Be aware. Be in prayer. God bless!
Tom Wallace will also be with us June 22-24 at the Bible Baptist Church in Richfield, Ohio. He will be conducting a four hour seminar, Engaging Muslims with the Gospel on June 22 & 23. The seminar will be Friday, June 22, from 7-9 PM and Saturday, June 23, from 3-5 PM in the Conference Room of the Richfield Holiday Inn Express at 5171 Brecksville Road in Richfield, Ohio.
In addition, Tom will be preaching and teaching on Islam & Christianity Sunday, June 24, during our 11 AM and 6 PM services.
The seminar and all services are free and open to the public. A freewill offering will be received and workbooks will be available. We hope to see you there but if not, join us online at our church website, bbc.mapleknoll.us, or at our UStream channel.
One of the things that always gets me about these stories is the alleged ability of the Ten Commandments to mesmerize hapless atheists, liberals, leftists, and progressives as they walk by and turn them into wild-eyed, Bible-thumping Christian zealots. Well, here's the thing, why would the sight of the Ten Commandments turn people into Christians? If anything, wouldn't the sight of the Ten Commandments turn people into Orthodox Jews? After all, Moses, who received the Ten Commandments on Mt. Sinai, was a Jew.
Of course, it may be that the hapless atheists, liberals, leftists, and progressives just aren't aware that the Ten Commandments were a part of the Jewish Law long before Jesus Christ and the advent of Christianity. But, you would have to read the Bible to know that. Considering how much a threat merely walking by the Ten Commandments is, I shudder to think what could happen if someone were to actually read the Bible, not just the Ten Commandments.
One of the first things that I've done is to change the title from Late Night Live with Pastor Al to simply Live with Pastor Al. In addition, I am including the Friday programs in the section of recorded programs available on the left.
15 May 12
Live with Pastor Al will be a new program in addition to Late Night Live with Pastor Al. Although it will only be a half hour, Live with Pastor Al will be the same live, call-in format as Late Night Live with Pastor Al.
Please pray for us as well. Radio time on weekday afternoons is not cheap but we are stepping out on faith to do it. (If you would like to help, we'd be glad to hear from you!)
We are hoping that the addition of a Friday afternoon program will help bring visitors into our Friday night Bible study as well as our Sunday services. We have been concerned that some listeners to our Sunday night program may decide to visit the next Friday or Sunday but the week goes by, things come up, and they forget. Being on Friday afternoons should help overcome that problem.
We are also hoping that the Friday afternoon program will introduce us to new listeners and generate more listeners to our Sunday night program. More listeners translates to more opportunities to preach the Word, defend the faith, and help people understand the Bible. It also enables us help more people make sense of what's happening in the world around us, and point more people to Jesus Christ as the Way, the Truth, and the Life, and the only means of salvation for lost and dying sinners.
7 May 12
There is a video of it as well but we will be redoing the video. For some reason the last several minutes of video does not play, though the audio does. So, we decided to try again.
Although Richfield Village and the building owner were very accommodating and helpful, we ran afoul of Summit County. Since we would have been changing the use of the space from retail to public assembly, the county required a variety of improvements, inspections, and conditions for us to use the space. Neither the building owner nor us had the financial resources to meet the county's requirements nor could the building owner afford to wait 3-4 months ormore while we jumped through their hoops. If it had just been up to Richfield Village we might have been in the building by the end of the month. Consequently, it looks like we will be in the Richfield Holiday Inn for the foreseeable future.
However, on the brighter side, since we are not going to be taking on the new expenses that we were looking at, we are considering expanding our radio program. Please pray for us.
Join us Sunday night, April 15, on Late Night Live with Pastor Al, on WHKW 1220 AM at 11:00 PM, online or on the air.
10 Apr 12
This past Friday, following our Friday night Bible study, we managed to put together a video version of the article. This video, like the written article, attempts to identify the nations who are the modern equivalents of the ancient peoples mentioned by Ezekiel's prophecy.
So, here it is:
The Pre-Ezekiel 38 Battle - Part One: Who Is Mentioned in the Invasion of Israel?
[Posted: 10 Apr 12]
