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Pastor Al Davis is the host of LIVE WITH PASTOR AL, a live, call-in program Sundays at 11:00PM to 12:00AM & Fridays at 1:30PM to 2:00PM on AM 1220 WHKW The Word.
From a background in Biology, a stint in United States Air Force, church planting in the South Pacific, and pastoring in Northeast Ohio, Pastor Al brings an uncommon outlook and unique insights to his comments, discussions, and writings.
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Books I am currently reading:
(Please note, I read a number of books at a time---not counting my Bible reading. I endeavor to read about 10+ pages or a chapter of each at a time. Also, I generally do not take the time to list any fiction that I might read from time to time.)
Cold-Case Christianity A Homicide Detective Investigates the Claims of the Gospels
J. Warner Wallace. Colorado Springs, CO: David C Cook, [publication date unknown].
Wallace brings his experience as a cold-case homicide detective to bear investigating the claims of Christianity. After 345 years as an atheist, the overwhelming evidence in the case for Christianity convinced him as to the truth of the Bible and he became a Christian apologist.
Still the Best Hope Why the World Needs American Values To Triumph
Dennis Prager. New York, NY: Broadside Books (HarperCollins Publishers), 2012, 2013.
ISBN: 978-0-06-198513-3 (pbk)
Prager deals with three competing value systems that the whole world must choose from: Islamism, Leftism, and the Americanism. He argues that the American value system is the best.
In the Beginning Compelling Evidence for Creation and the Flood
Walt Brown. Phoenix, AZ: Center for Scientific Creation, 8th edition 2008.
ISBN-13: 978-1-878026-09-5
ISBN-10: 1-878026-09-7
Dr. Walt Brown is a West Point graduate and has a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.). He has taught physics, mathematics,and computer science as a tenured associate professor at the United States Air Force Academy and served as the Chief of Science and Technology Studies at the Air War College.
Once an evolutionist, Dr. Brown now advocates the creationist position as Director of the Center for Scientific Creation.
(This book is available to read or print out for free at www.creationscience.com.)
Books I recommend:
A History of the Baptists
by Thomas Armitage
Baptist/Church history
Alien Intrusion UFOs and the Evolution Connection
by Gary Bates
ISBN: 089051-435-6
Analysis of the UFO phenomena, life on other planets, and evolution in light of the Bible
The Al Qaeda Reader
Edited & Translated by Raymond Ibrahim
Islamic Fundamentalism/Jihad
America In Crimson
by James Beller
Baptist/Church/American history
Arabs In the Shadow of Israel The Unfolding of God's Prophetic Plan for Ishmael's Line
Tony Maalouf. Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Publications, 2003.
ISBN: 0-8254-3184-0
Jewish History/Arabic History/Bible History
As America Has Done To Israel John T. McTernan. New Kensington, PA: Whitaker House, 2008.
ISBN: 978-1-60374-038-8
Jewish History/Zionism/Fulfillment of God's promise to bless those that bless Israel and curse those that curse Israel in relation to American history
Behind the Veil Unmasking Islam
by Abd El Schafi
Islamic history/background; quotes only Muslim sources & has an extensive bibliography
Climategate A Veteran Meteorologist Exposes the Global Warming Scam
Brian Sussman. Washington, D.C.: WND Books, 2010.
ISBN-13: 978-193507183-9 ISBN-10: 0-8254-3184-0
Climate/Global Warming/Climate Change
Cosmos, Creator and Human Destiny Answering Darwin, Dawkins, and the New Atheists
Dave Hunt. Bend, OR: The Berean Call, 2010.
ISBN-13: 978-1-928660-64-4
Apologetics/Atheism/Creationism/Evolution/Intelligent Design
The Faithful Baptist Witness
by Dr. Phil Stringer
Baptist/Church/American history
The 5000 Year Leap A Miracle that Changed the World
W. Cleon Skousen. Malta, ID: National Center for Constitutional Studies, 1981.
ISBN-10: 0-88080-148-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-88080-148-5
Freedom/Natural Law/Constitutional Government
Foxe's Book of Martyrs
by John Foxe
Classic history of Christian martyrs
The Gospel According To Rome Comparing Catholic Tradition and the Word of God
by James G. McCarthy
Scriptural analysis and refutation of Roman Catholicism
The Great Cholesterol Myth Why Lowering Your Cholesterol Won't Prevent Heart Disease -- and the Statin-Free Plan that Will
by Jonny Bowden and Stephen Sinatra. Beverly, MA: Fair Winds Press, 2012.
ISBN-13: 978-1-61058-634-4
Health
The Islamic Tsunami Israel and America In the Age of Obama
David Rubin. NY, NY: Shiloh Israel Press, 2010.
ISBN: 978-0-9829067-0-5
Analysis of Islamic terror and America's relationship with Israel from a Jewish Israeli point of view.
The Islamization of America The Islamic Strategies and the Christian Response
Abdulla Al-Araby. Los Angeles, CA: The Pen Vs. The Sword, 2003.
ISBN: 0-9656683-7-1
Analysis of Islam and its designs on America and how Christians can counter it.
Judgment Day Israel, Islam, and the Nations
by Dave Hunt
ISBN: 978-1-928660-32-3
Analysis of the history of Israel and conflict between Islam and Israel from Scriptural and historical point of view.
Liberty and Tyranny A Conservative Manifesto
Mark R. Levin. New York, NY: Threshold Editions, Simon and Schuster, Inc., 2009.
ISBN-13: 978-1-4165-6285-6 ISBN-10: 1-4165-6285-0
Conservatism vs. Liberalism. Right vs. Left. Individualists vs. Statists. Liberty vs. Tyranny.
The Making of America The Substance and Meaning of the Constitution
W. Cleon Skousen. Malta, ID: National Center for Constitutional Studies, 1985.
ISBN: 978-0-88080-017-4
An article by article, clause by clause examination of the United States Constitution.
One Book Stands Alone The Key to Believing the Bible
by Douglas D. Stauffer
ISBN: 0-9677016-4-3
Analysis of Bible translations/KJV defense
The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam
by Robert Spencer
Islamic history/background
Praying effectively for the Lost
by Lee E. Thomas
Prayer/Evangelism
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Things To Come A Study In Bible Eschatology
by J. Dwight Pentecost
Understanding prophecy/methods of Bible interpretation
The Truth About Muhammad Founder of the World's Most Intolerant Religion
by Robert Spencer
Islamic history/background; especially Muhammad
The Two Faces of Babylon
by Alexander Hislop
Catholic/Holiday/Tradition origins and pagan roots
Unlocking the Secrets of the Feasts The Prophesies In the Feasts of Israel
Michael Norton. West Bow Press, 2012.
ISBN: 978-1-4497-3410
Jewish Feasts/Prophecy
The Ultimate Proof of Creation Resolving the Origins Debate
Jason Lisle. Green Forest, AR: Master Books, 2009.
ISBN-13: 978-0-89051-568-6
ISBN-10: 0-89051-568-9
Creationism/Logic
What Every American Needs to Know About the Qur'an A History of Islam & the United States
by William J. Federer. St.Louis, MO: Amerisearch, Inc., 2007.
ISBN: 0-9778085-5-6
Islamic history/background
What Love Is This? Calvinism's Misrepresentation of God
by Dave Hunt
Scriptural analysis and refutation of Calvinism
Who Is This Allah? (4th edition)
by G.J.O. Moshay. Gerrards Cross, Bucks., UK: Dorchester House Publications, 2004.
Islamic history/background; Comparison/Contrast with Christianity
Who Is This Jesus? A Look at the Nature & Work of Jesus Christ
by Alfred B. Davis. Lansing, MI: Calvary Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-61119-039-7
Devotional/Inspirational/Apologetic look at Jesus Christ
Why We Want to Kill You
Walid Shoebat. Top Executive Media, 2007.
ISBN: 978-0-9771021-4-3
Islamic Fundamentalism/Jihad
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The verses on the pdf are placed so that when the bird is folded it will look like the origami bird to the left.
The top of the wings have Matthew 19:29-32 printed on them, Romans 5:6-11 is printed on the bottom of the wings, and Romans 6:23 is on the neck.
"God loves you" and "Jesus died for you" is written on the center part between the wings.
Our church info is printed on the tail. You can replace that with your own church or ministry info so long as you keep it in the size and location or our church info.
I had a great time filling in for Evangelist Bruce Musselman, host of Where Is God's Word? yesterday afternoon. And, unless plans change, I will be filling in for Bruce again next week. You can listen to the program by clicking on this link: Where Is God's Word? -- 24 Jul 14
23 Jul 14
Pastor Al will be filling in as a guest host on Where Is God's Word?, Thursday, July 24, at 3:00 PM
I will be sitting in for Evangelist Bruce Musselman, host of Where Is God's Word? tomorrow from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Where Is God's Word? is the radio ministry of evangelist and Bible teacher Bruce Musselman.
Bruce Musselman has been preaching and teaching God's Word for over forty years as a church planter, pastor, college instructor, evangelist, and radio host. Bruce has an encyclopedic knowledge of church and Bible history and a passion to defend the King James Bible as the divinely preserved Word of God in the English language
I plan to look at a number of online resources and websites available to help understand the KJV Bible issue better. And, as we do on our regular programs, Live with Pastor Al and Late Night Live with Pastor Al, we will have the phone lines open to take your phone calls as well.
Also, it looks like I will be filling in for Bruce next week as well (July 31). Be sure to check back here for further updates.
Please note that, in a couple of weeks, Pastor Lutz and I will be combining our programs on August 8.We are planning a special program in honor of the Gay Games that are being held in Cleveland, Ohio, this summer. Be sure to check back here for further updates.
10 Jul 14
Pastor Al will be filling in as a guest host on For the Cause Of Christ, Friday, July 11, at 1:00 PM
I will be sitting in for Pastor John Lutz, host of For the Cause Of Christ tomorrow from 1:00 PM to 1:30 PM. For the Cause Of Christ is the radio outreach ministry of the Northcoast Baptist Church in Lakewood, Ohio.
Thanks again to Pastor Lutz and the North Coast Baptist Church for allowing me to host their program once again.
What About the Bible and UFO's?
A caller last Sunday night mentioned that promos for our program mention that we talk about all kinds of things, including aliens and UFO's. So, he asked me what I thought about the subject in light of God's Word.
The question prompted an impromptu discussion of the subject, resulting in two audio segments that I have listed in my clips at the right. You can also find the two audio clips here at The Bible and UFO's - Part 1 and The Bible and UFO's - Part 2
The short answer to the caller's question is that the vast majority of UFO sightings can be explained simply by people seeing things and lights in the sky and just not knowing or understanding what they are looking at. The small amount of truly unexplained sightings can be mostly explained away as classified military activities or hoaxes. (Do you really think that when the military is asked if they have any classified aircraft flying around that they are going to admit it? It's classified!!)
There does remain, however, a very small number of incidents which cannot be explained away by the preceding explanations. These can best be understood as demonic activity and manifestations designed to lead people away from God and His Word.
I am putting together a new website for Evangelist Bruce Musselman's radio program, Where Is God's Word His program airs live each Thursday from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM on AM 1220 WHKW.
Please check out the website for information on the program as well as to listen to past programs.
21 May 14
Pastor Al Joins Evangelist Bruce Musselman's Radio Program
Evangelist Bruce Musselman recently asked me to help out with his radio program, Where Is God's Word? His program airs live each Thursday from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM on AM 1220 WHKW.
Where Is God's Word? deals with the history of the Bible, defends the King James Authorized Version as the preserved Word of God for the English speaking world, and touches on church history, Bible prophecy, and current events. We will be taking questions from listeners as well during the program.
Don't worry, though, I will still be on the air each Friday afternoon and Sunday night with our regular programs.
20 May 14
Pastor Al Guest Hosts For the Cause of Christ
I filled in as a last minute substitute on the radio program, For the Cause of Christ, recently. For the Cause of Christ is the radio ministry of the North Coast Baptist Church in Lakewood, Ohio, and airs every Friday afternoon on AM 1220 WHKW from 1-1:30 (just before our Friday afternoon program).
Pastor John Lutz was busy installing a new baptistery in their church and unable to do the program. So, he called me that morning and asked if I could fill in for him that afternoon. You can find the program here: http://live.mapleknoll.us/ncbc9may14.mp3.
Pastor Allen Jenkins of Columbia Road Baptist Church, North Olmstead, Ohio, will be with me on today's broadcast. We will be talking about their upcoming tornado relief effort to Conway, Arkansas, next week.
What day was Jesus Christ actually crucified on? If you are like most people, you probably answered, "Friday." After all, that's what the Bible says, right?
Well, I used to believe that, too. That is, until I got to thinking about a specific, prophetic statement that Jesus made regarding His death, burial, and resurrection. In Matthew 12:38 the Bible tells us that "certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees" said to Jesus, "...Master, we would see a sign from thee." Jesus answered in verses 39-40, "...An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas: For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth."
Now, if Jesus was crucified on Friday, we have a problem. Jesus would have been in the tomb ("the heart of the earth") Friday night through Sunday morning. That gives us two days, Saturday and Sunday, and two nights, Friday night and Saturday night. Of course, we could be generous and count parts of days as full days, which is not an uncommon or unreasonable thing to do. Unfortunately, while that does give us three days, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, it still only gives us two nights, Friday night and Saturday night. Of course, this would not be a problem if Jesus had not specifically said that He would be "three days and three nights in the heart of the earth." Not simply three days, but three days AND three nights. Try as we may, there is simply no way to fit three days and three nights between Friday night and Sunday morning.
The problem doesn't stop there, either. If Jesus was indeed crucified on Friday, then Jesus was wrong when He claimed in Matthew 12:39-40 that He would be in the tomb three days and three nights. Failing to fulfill His own prophecy would mean Jesus is a false prophet and we should not pay attention to anything else He has to say. After all, Deuteronomy 18:22 says, "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." The only other alternative is that the Bible contradicts itself or is in error, either of which doesn't do much to bolster the credibility of either Jesus or the Bible.
So, if Jesus was not crucified on Friday, why does the Bible say that He was in Luke 23:50-56 and John 19:31? These passages very clearly tell us that Jesus was crucified on the day before the Sabbath. And, since the Sabbath is on Saturday, isn't that proof positive that Jesus was crucified on Friday? Well, even if it were we would still have the same problem of how to get three days and three nights in between the crucifixion and the resurrection and the doubt that it casts upon the credibility of both the Bible and Jesus. However, a closer examination of John 19:31 reveals that there was something different about the Sabbath following the day Jesus was crucified. It was a high Sabbath: "The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away." (emphasis added). Consequently, as other passages indicate, there were two Sabbaths that week, a high Sabbath and the weekly Sabbath, with a day in between the two.
If you are keeping track, two Sabbaths that week, with a day in between them, means Jesus must have been crucified on Wednesday, not Friday. That, of course, gives us plenty of time to have three days, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, and three nights, Wednesday night, Thursday night, and Friday night, between the crucifixion and the resurrection.
But wait a minute. Doesn't a Wednesday crucifixion conflict with Jesus' prophecy of three days and three nights as well? Didn't Jesus rise from the grave Sunday morning at sunrise? If so, what about Saturday night and Sunday? Too many days and nights is just as much of a problem as too few. And, while we are at it, if Jesus was crucified on Wednesday rather than Friday, how can you fit in all the events in that occurred between Palm Sunday and the crucifixion?
The take away from the program I believe was that there is a factual basis to the blood moon tetrad but we should not be overly obsessed with it. The main thing is that it serves to get our attention and reminds us that we are to be watching and waiting for the Lord's return.
For instance, in Luke 21:25-28, Jesus says:
And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
Notice, Jesus said, "when these things begin to come to pass", we are to "look up, and lift up your heads". Why? Because our "redemption draweth nigh."
The blood moon tetrads, which could be construed as "signs...in the moon" do not necessarily mean that the rapture of the believers will take place next week, or next month, or next year. It just means that momentous events are occurring, the day of our Lord's return is drawing near, and we need to be wakeful and working.
Just before and during the last three tetrads we saw the rediscovery of the New World in 1492 by a Hebrew, Christopher Columbus, with the first man to set foot in the New World being another Hebrew, Louis DeTorres. The Americas soon became a sanctuary for Jews fleeing persecution and oppression in Europe. Israel became a sovereign Jewish state in 1948 and immediately fought and won a battle for its very survival and right to exist. Then, in 1967, Israel again fought and won another war for its survival, the Six Day War, during which they captured Jerusalem and the Temple Mount. It is no wonder that many are closely watching to see what may happen with regards to Israel and the Jewish people just before or during the coming tetrad that begins on 15 April 2014.
We've had questions about the coming blood moon tetrad on nearly every program for the last month or more. So, we decided to do a whole program on it prior to the start of the tetrad on April 15. We will have a special guest, Carl Gallups join us to help sort through the hype in an effort to make sense of the phenomena.
Basically, the blood moon tetrad is a succession of two total lunar eclipses occurring on two Jewish holy days in one year and another two total lunar eclipses on the exact same holy days in the following year, with no other lunar eclipses, partial or total, in between. Here is a list of the blood moon tetrads that have occurred since the time of Christ:
14 April 32 - Passover
7 October 32 - Tabernacles
3 April 33 - Passover
27 October 33 - Tabernacles
17 April 162 - Passover
11 October 162 - Tabernacles
6 April 163 - Passover
30 September 163 - Tabernacles
9 April 795 - Passover
3 October 795 - Tabernacles
28 March 796 - Passover
21 September 796 - Tabernacles
30 March 842 - Passover
23 September 842 - Tabernacles
19 March 843 - Passover
12 September 843 - Tabernacles
9 April 860 - Passover
3 October 860 - Tabernacles
30 March 861 - Passover
22 September 861 - Tabernacles
12 April 1493 - Passover
25 September 1493 - Tabernacles
22 March 1494 - Passover
15 September 1494 - Tabernacles
13 April 1949 - Passover
7 October 1949 - Tabernacles
2 April 1950 - Passover
26 September 1950 - Tabernacles
24 April 1967 - Passover
18 October 1967 - Tabernacles
13 March 1968 - Passover
6 October 1968 - Tabernacles
15 April 2014 - Passover
8 October 2014 - Tabernacles
4 April 2015 - Passover
28 September 2015 - Tabernacles
We will be discussing the claims made about the past tetrads and the possible significance, if at all, of the coming tetrad on the program 11 April 2014 at 1:30 PM (EDT) on AM 1220 WHKW. If you cannot listen on air, you can listen online by going to the AM 1220 WHKW website. Hopefully, I will get the program uploaded and posted on this page in just a day or two, so check back for it.
1 Apr 14
6 Mar 14
New eBook by Pastor Al Published
I recently updated and revamped a Christian mystery thriller, Wildwood: An Age Old Mystery Unfolds.
In Wildwood, Missionary Paul Brown returns back to his hometown of Wildwood, Ohio, only to be plunged headlong into battle with an ancient evil that threatens to destroy him and the Wildwood Baptist Church. Armed with his faith in God, the support of his family, and the help of his friends and fellow church members, Paul races to uncover the mystery before it is too late. From the sudden death of his pastor to the final confrontation with evil itself, this fast-paced thriller will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Your purchase of this ebook helps keep Live with Pastor Al on the air.
The site is being developed in connection with a mailing campaign for our church. The campaign revolves around 2 questions: "What if God really does exist?" and "Wouldn't it be His responsibility to tell us?"
The goal of our new site is to:
Defend the fundamental, Bible-believing world view as reasonable, intelligent, and sensible
Provide a friendly format for people to freely ask questions and provide Bible-based answers
Alert and inform Christians
Earnestly contend for the faith
And, most importantly, point people to Jesus Christ.
Essentially, this is to be a Christian apologetics site from an independent, fundamental, Bible believing point of view. It is a work in progress so please check back occasionally to see what's new.
14 Feb 14
We had a great program with Missionary Nader Baraty earlier today.
The program is now uploaded and available at the right at 14 Feb 14. You can also listen by clicking here.
13 Feb 14
Missionary Nader Baraty will be my guest tomorrow, February 14, on our Friday program.
Baraty is planning on working in East Africa, and in particular in the country of Ethiopia. He is a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Ashland, Ohio, and will be going through Baptist International Outreach.
We will be talking about how Baraty, who was raised as a Muslim, came to accept Jesus Christ as his Savior a few months after graduating from Kent State University and then burdened him to reach Muslims and other non-Christians in East Africa.
If you have friends or family who are ensnared by Islam or other false religions, you will be blessed and encouraged by this young man's testimony.
A number of points regarding the secularist views of Christianity can be seen in Bill Nye's approach. One is the repeated marginalization of Ken Ham as a close minded religious extremist pushing a fringe position rejected by reasonable, educated people. Along with that was the implication that those who promote "Ken Ham's Theory" represent a threat to national security by dumbing down the education of America's children with the result that we will no longer produce the scientists and innovators necessary for America to compete with the rest of the world.
However, the secular objections to teaching creationism can be boiled down to two things that Nye said in the question and answer period. First, he said that Ken Ham's worldview was objectionable because those who do not believe the Bible are doomed to eternal punishment. That points to the secularist's objection to being told that he is a sinner.
Second, Nye said, essentially, "We are how the universe is aware of itself." In other words: PRIDE. Pride in his belief that after billions of years of chance occurrences, the universe has finally self awareness in the form of man. That points to the secularist's desire to be a god.
31 Jan 14
Ever heard of Rabbi Yitzhak Kaduri? Until recently, I hadn't. Nevertheless, Kaduri was world-renowned Orthodox rabbi in Israel who, a few months before he died at 108, left a sealed note to be opened a year after his death. In the note he claimed to reveal the name of the Messiah. One year after he died the note was opened and it said:
Concerning the letter abbreviation of the Messiah’s name,
He will lift the people and prove that his word and law are valid.
This I have signed in the month of mercy,
Yitzhak Kaduri
[English Translation]
The key portion of the note, He will lift the people and prove that his word and law are valid, appears in Hebrew as:
Yarim Ha'Am Veyokhiakh Shedvaro Vetorato Omdim
This portion of the note gives the name of Yehoshua, which is a longer version of Yeshua, in an acrostic form as the name of the Messiah. Yehoshua/Yeshua is the same as Jesus, indicating that Jesus Christ is the Messiah.
Shortly after the contents of the note were revealed, it disappeared from the Kaduri website and his followers denounced the note as a fraud and a forgery.
Now all this is very interesting, but what does this mean for born-again Christians? With that question in mind, I had Pastor Carl Gallups on as a special guest Friday, January 24. Pastor Gallups has written a book, The Rabbi Who Found Messiah, which delves into the significance of Rabbi Kaduri and his identification of Jesus Christ as the Messiah.
While Christians accept that Jesus is the Messiah, the Jews do not. Consequently, having one of the most prominent Jewish Rabbis in the last 100 years claim that Jesus is the Messiah is bound to have an impact on the Jews, especially the Orthodox.
You can listen to the program here.
14 Jan 14
The end of December and the beginning of January is one of the busiest times of the year for the pastor of a small church. Not only are there are the special programs and activities associated with Christmas at church and with family (immediate & extended), but January means tax time. That means financial statements and giving reports have to be prepared for the church, personal income and expense reports have to be prepared for my wife and I in order to file our taxes, all the while trying to keep up with the ministry demands of pastoring a church and hosting a twice weekly radio program.
Consequently, I have not been keeping up with this website and blog as much as I would like to. Nevertheless, I am very thankful that God has given me a tremendous opportunity to serve Him when and where He has placed me. It is only by the grace of God that I been blessed to pastor a church that loves learning about God and His Word and have the opportunity to talk about God and His Word on the radio.
Keep checking back here from time to time, though. We are planning to have some unique guests and topics coming up in the coming weeks and months. And, of course, your phone calls with your questions about the Bible and current events in light of God's Word.
14 Dec 13
We were pleased to have Chris Hofacker, of Law to Grace Ministries on with us Friday, December 13. Chris combines his passion to preach and teach God's Word with many years of law enforcement, defensive tactics training, and mixed martial arts in a unique ministry dedicated to assisting churches and Christian schools with safety awareness, security procedures, training security teams, and providing self-defense classes.
It is a shame that we need men like Chris Hofacker and ministries like Law to Grace Ministries, but we live in a world where even churches and Christian schools are not immune from the violence around us. Shepherds (pastors) need the help of sheep dogs to help keep their flocks safe and secure. Thankfully, God has raised up men like Chris and ministries like Law to Grace Ministries to meet the need.
The program with Chris Hofacker is now uploaded and available at the right. It is also available by clicking HERE.
I don't believe we've ever talked about chemtrails on the program before. However, last night, our first caller brought the subject up by asking what I thought about them. (I've linked the call here.)
For those haven't heard of chemtrails before, the basic idea is that some nefarious group, generally thought to be the United States government, is spraying unknown chemicals out the backs of aircraft flying overhead. The purposes given for this aerial dusting ranges from population control to mind control, and everything in between.
Now there are a number of logical and logistical problems I have with the chemtrail conspiracy. First, the thousands and thousands of people involved in the production, transportation, storage, and dispersal of the chemicals involved would be so great as to preclude the ability to keep the program a secret. Second, the infrastructure and funding necessary to support such a widespread, ongoing aerial spraying campaign would be too massive to hide. Where are the production facilities? The fleets of tankers to transport the chemicals? The massive storage facilities needed at airports across the country? And who pays for it all?
Here's a good breakdown at the what would be needed to dust the American people from on high:
If the chemtrail conspiracy were true, millions of pilots would be needed to crop dust the American population. A typical crop duster might use seven ounces of agent diluted in seven gallons of water to cover one acre of land. Chemtrail "people dusters" would use a similar concentration to cover the entire United States, just to be safe. For 2.38 billion acres of land, the pilots would then need--for just one week of spraying--120 billion gallons of these cryptic chemicals. That's around the same volume as is transported in all the world's oil tankers in one year. And such an incredible amount of agent would need an incredible number of planes. Considering that a large air freighter like a Boeing 747 can carry around 250,000 pounds of cargo, at the very least, the government would need to schedule four million 747 flights to spread their chemicals each week--eighteen times more flights per day than in the entire US.
(A Million Poisoning Planes by Kyle Hills)
Yes, there are conspiracies out there, but I don't think chemtrails should rank too high on the worry scale. In fact, as I told the caller, the master conspirator is identified in 2 Thessalonians 2:1-10 as Satan, and his plan is to bring about a one world government under the antichrist:
(1) Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
(2) That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
(3) Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
(4) Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
(5) Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
(6) And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.
(7) For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
(8) And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
(9) Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
(10) And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
I believe that the conspiracy, identified in verse 7 as "the mystery of iniquity," is being actively held back by the work of the Holy Spirit. Verses 6-7 tell us that the revelation of the antichrist (verses 3-4) is actively being held back by the work of someone (withholdeth and letteth come from the same Greek word, katecho, which means to hold back, restrain, or hinder:to withhold). Furthermore, I believe that that someone is the Holy Spirit of God who will be "taken out of the way" when God catches born-again Christians out of the world and the Holy Spirit ends His present ministry. At the time, the work of the Holy Spirit, primarily through believers who are called to be light and salt in this present evil world, will come to an end and the Devil will finally be able to bring the "mystery of iniquity" to fruition and bring forth the antichrist on the world scene.
Until then, I don't think we need to worry too much about chemtrails or be "soon shaken in mind, or be troubled" by any of the myriad of conspiracy theories floating around the internet and talk radio. Instead, we should worry more about our relationship with God. If you do not know Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior, then you need to believe and accept in your heart that Jesus, as God in the manifest in the flesh, willing went to the cross where He suffered and shed His blood to pay for your sins, that He died, was buried, and rose again victorious over sin and death, and believing that confess your sin, turn to Jesus Christ and Christ alone as your only hope of eternal salvation (The Gospel of Jesus Christ). If you have trusted Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior, then you need to resolve to yield yourself over to the Holy Spirit to be salt and light in a dark world.
28 Nov 13
Happy Thanksgiving!
"O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods. (Psalms 95:1-3)"
27 Nov 13
We were pleased to have William Federer, of The American Minute on again last Friday. He provided a historical background leading up to the Pilgrims and Thanksgiving.
The program is now uploaded and available at the right. It is also available by clicking HERE.
22 Nov 13
William Federer, of The American Minute will be with me again afternoon at 1:30PM. We will be talking about the Pilgrims and Thanksgiving.
12 Nov 13
Program Notes:
Our program with William Federer, The American Minute, is now uploaded and available at the right. It is also available by clicking HERE.
Bill Federer will be with us again on Friday, November 22, to talk about the pilgrims and the origins of Thanksgiving.
November is National Hospice Month. A representative of Harbor Light Hospice will be joining me on Friday, November 15, to talk about hospice from a Christian perspective.
Also, our Friday afternoon program will be preempted November 29 for a sports broadcast. Please bear with us and join us on our Sunday night program.
8 Nov 13
William Federer, of The American Minute will be my special guest this afternoon at 1:30PM.
14 Oct 13
Dr. David Smeltz joined me on the radio this past Friday, October 11. We talked about the origins of Islam and its role in the end times. We even looked at the Islamic background of President Obama and discussed the question of whether he is still a Muslim today or not. (You can listen to the program by clicking HERE.)
We hope to have Dr. Smeltz again this coming Friday, October 18. If he is able to be with us we will be talking about Abraham's third wife, Keturah, and the often overlooked descendants of Abraham through her.
You can find out more about Dr. David Smeltz and his ministry, as well as obtain his books, at his website, His Word of Truth Ministry
3 Oct 13
Special Thanks
I want to thank Pastor John Lutz of North Coast Baptist Church, in Lakewood, Ohio, for filling in for me on Friday, September 20. My wife and I had to go to Kentucky that week for the funeral of her grandfather. He went to be with the Lord at the young age of 101.
Pastor Lutz hosts a live, half hour program just before our Friday afternoon program each Friday at 1:00 PM. The original plan was for him to do his program and then ours, with me calling in as a guest. However, the funeral got pushed back to Friday so, when I would have been calling in from somewhere on the road headed home, I was sitting in a funeral service. Somehow I didn't think my wife's family would have been to happy with me talking on the phone during the midst of the service!
Discretion being the better part of valor and all, I missed the first Live with Pastor Al radio program since first going on the air in August of 2006. Nevertheless, it was more needful for me to be with my wife and her family to celebrate the life of her grandfather than to be on the air. The Lord knew that in advance, however, and graciously provided Pastor Lutz as a fitting substitute.
Coming Special Program
Friday, October 11, we will have Dr. David Smeltz on as a special guest. We will be talking about Islam and the end times. It should be an information packed program.
12 Sep 13
Nehemiah's Network
Last Friday (September 6) I had a fascinating discussion with Pastor Alan Jenkins (Columbia Road Baptist Church, North Olmsted, Ohio) and Director Jim Skuly about Nehemiah's Network. Nehemiah's Networkis a unique surplus materials and supply ministry operated by the Columbia Road Baptist Church. This, as I said, is a unique ministry that can allow anyone to be involved by donating surplus materials and supplies that can be recycled into the Lord's work at home and abroad. They also store up supplies through this ministry to use in disaster relief efforts. Check out their website at www.crbc-online.org/supply to see how you and your church can get involved.
Gospel Soloist Eric Hawout
Gospel soloist Eric Hawout will be our special guest tomorrow, September 13, on our Friday afternoon program at 1:30 PM. We will be talking about the need for good Christian music in general and about his music ministry in particular.
Eric Hawout will be singing at the Bible Baptist Church in Richfield, Ohio, on Sunday, September 15, in celebration of our church anniversary. He will provide special music in the morning service, at 11:00 AM, and then provide a free concert at 2:00 PM.
Please accept our invitation to join us this coming Sunday. The church meets at the Richfield Holiday Inn Express at 5171 Brecksville Road, in Richfield, Ohio, right where the Ohio Turnpike (I-80) and I-77 interchange is located. If you can make it for the morning service, please plan to stay for dinner with us following the morning service.
7 Aug 13
Great Time at the Fair
I had a great time at the Medina County Fair last week at the Amazing Grace Mission booth. Got to meet a several listeners as well as some old friends and relatives, and, best of all, got to talk to a number of people about the Lord. This week I will be at the Cuyahoga County Fair Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from about noon until 3:00 pm.
We use several means to get people to stop, talk, and think about their soul, with the hope of sharing the gospel with them and getting them to trust Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. One of my favorites is the "See Three Things God Cannot Do" board. On it are three doors designed to get people's attention.
In case you are wondering, here are the three things God cannot do:
(1) God cannot lie In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began; (Titus 1:2)
(2) God cannot change "For I am the LORD, I change not... (Malachi 3:6)"
(3) God cannot allow anyone into heaven unless they have been born again "Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. (John 3:3)"
We also debuted our new gospel bird at the Medina County Fair:
It is an origami bird with a gospel message.
If you already know how to fold the bird, you can download a PDF template here. For those of you who do not know how to fold the bird, I hope to upload video instructions on how to fold the bird or possibly link to a web page that shows how to fold it in the near future.
22 Jul 13
With Unwashed Hands
It was a real blessing to have Darrell and Joanie Bolton on the radio with me last night (see 20 Jul 13 entry below). We started out talking about their backgrounds and how they happened to be in South Asia where Darrell suffered a medical emergency. From there we spent a few minutes discussing what happened and how they dealt with the situation as the events played out. After that we spent the rest of the program talking about how God blessed, protected, and provided for them and about how God worked in their lives and in the lives of those around them during the midst of incredible trials.
One of the most moving and inspiring parts of the interview was when I asked Darrell and Joanie what they would like to do or say to the doctor that was responsible for so much of their pain and suffering and who nearly, not for lack of trying, killed Darrell. It was amazing to hear both of them say, with Christ-like love and compassion in their voices, that they would like to tell the doctor about the God of the Bible who enabled Darrell to survive his ordeal and then share the gospel with him that he might have the opportunity to trust Jesus Christ as his Savior.
If you missed the program or would like to listen to an mp3 recording of it, please click here.
If you would like to find out more about the Boltons or read their book, With Unwashed Hands, please click here.
20 Jul 13
Program Note: Sunday, July 21
On Sunday, July 21, I will be interviewing Darrell and Joanie Bolton during the first half of the program. We will be talking about their experiences that began on a short term missions trip in 2012. When Darrell suffered a medical emergency in a third world country, his background as a retired Air Force officer nearly cost him his life at the hands of vindictive doctor in a partially communist country.
Their story is a stunning testimony to God's grace, provision, and protection in a time of unimaginable stress, uncertainty, and grief as the Boltons learned to rely upon God and God's people during their trial of faith. Darrell's survival is a true medical miracle and Joanie's testimony under fire is truly inspiring.
After much urging by friends and family Joanie wrote about their experiences in her new book, With Unwashed Hands.
Be sure to tune in Sunday night at 11:00 AM Eastern to hear their story!
17 Jul 13
Prayer Requests
One thing my wife and I learned as missionaries is that you can never have too many people praying for you. With that in mind, I would like to ask you to pray for my wife, Kim, and me, our local church, Richfield Bible Baptist Church, and this radio ministry. Whether it is just a one-time prayer as you read this or whether you make it an on going matter of prayer for us, we would sure appreciate it. After all, "...The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. (James 5:16).
Most churches with a radio ministry already have by default a prayer support team in the hundreds or even thousands just by virtue of their church membership. Unfortunately, as one of the smallest churches on the radio, we can't say that. It would be a stretch for us to say dozens. So, if you can, please add us to your prayer list. We would sure appreciate it.
Please pray that God would provide Kim and me with the wisdom, discernment, and insight to understand and communicate God's Word effectively and the strength, energy, and health to do His Work
Also, please pray that God would bless, build, and protect our church. Our small congregation currently meets in a local hotel conference room. While it meets our needs for now, we hope to one day out grow it and move into our own building or rental space where we can meet anytime.
And, please pray that God would bless and increase our radio ministry. God has enabled us to be on each Sunday night for one hour for nearly seven years now and for one-half hour every Friday afternoon for just over a year. By the grace of God, every program has been literally "Live with Pastor Al."
We would love to increase both the frequency and the length of our broadcast times but that, of course, takes money. And, since each program, whether Friday or Sunday, currently costs us $150.00 to broadcast, we are currently stretched beyond our measure as a small church just keeping up with the cost of our current programming. In fact, if it were not for the extra help of our sponsors over the years, and the occasional gifts of God's people, we not have been able to remain on the air as long as we have.
Since we do not want to spend all our time on the air fund-raising, please pray that God will:
(1) Help our church to grow so that we will be able to directly fund our radio outreach ministry better;
(2) Raise up additional sponsors to help support our program on a regular basis;
(3) Lay it upon the hearts of interested individuals to provide occasional gifts of support in any amount, made out to: "Bible Baptist Church", for: "Radio Ministry".
Thanks in advance for your prayers. May God bless you richly for it.
Our mailing address is:
Richfield Bible Baptist Church
P.O. Box 452
Richfield, Ohio 44286
16 Jul 13
I can see it now: Tweet 12 Hail Mary's and post one Our Father..."
I recently found the following article online.
"And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.(John 3:14-18)"
Don't see purgatory there...
"For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. (Romans 10:13)"
Don't see purgatory there either...
"And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God. (1 John 5:11-13)"
Still no purgatory...
"Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God. (1 Peter 1:18-21)"
Nope, no purgatory...
Maybe that's because they are, "Making the word of God of none effect through [their] tradition... (Mark 7:13)"
11 Jul 13
Changes to the Website
I've done a little rearranging of the website. Several items that were in the right-hand column have been relocated into the left-hand column. In addition, a new section, Read Pastor Al's Articles... has been added to the right-hand column.
This new section links to a number of articles that I have written over the years and posted to my other website, Pastoral Guidance Suggested. I am looking at gradually phasing out that website and merging it with this website.
26 Jun 13
I fear for the future of my country... Supreme Court hands double win to gay marriage backers
"Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight! Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink: Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him! Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel. (Isaiah 5:20-24)"
The destruction of Damascus/Syria...
"The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap. The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid. The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Syria: they shall be as the glory of the children of Israel, saith the LORD of hosts. And in that day it shall come to pass, that the glory of Jacob shall be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh shall wax lean. (Isaiah 17:1-4)"
Despite the fact that scholars and commentators claim that this prophecy was fulfilled when the Assyrians conquered Syria, Damascus has never been "taken away from being a city" and become "a ruinous heap." It did not happen when the Babylonians captured Damascus and defeated Syria either. Neither did it happen when the Medes and Persians, the Greeks, the Romans, or anyone else attacked Syria. In fact, Damascus is recognized as one of the oldest continuously occupied cities in the world. The Assyrians may have partially fulfilled this prophecy but they did not completely fulfill it. To claim they did is to ignore history and violate a basic principle of Bible interpretation that if a prophesied event has not been fulfilled completely in the past, it must yet be a future event.
So, if the destruction of Damascus and Syria is yet future, then the part of Isaiah's prophecy declaring that "[t]he fortress also shall cease from Ephraim" and "the glory of Jacob shall be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh shall wax lean" cannot refer to the destruction of the northern kingdom of Israel by the Assyrians either. It must also be future. Furthermore, it may be that Isaiah is not telling us that Syria and Israel suffer at the hands of a common enemy as is commonly taught. Instead, it may be actually saying that Syria and Israel suffer at the hands of each other in a future military conflict. Consequently, in the event of regional war where Israel is forced to go nuclear it is easy to see how Damascus could be "taken away from being a city, and...be a ruinous heap" and the "kingdom" cease "from Damascus" and "[t]he cities of Aroer are forsaken" while Israel suffers tremendous military and civilian losses, just as Isaiah predicts.
(Taken from my book, The Coming Arab-Israeli Nuclear War; Setting the Stage for the Rise of the Antichrist and the Ezekiel 38 Invasion of Israel.)
25 Jun 13
The incredible information storage capacity of DNA points to the necessity of a Creator...
"I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them. (Psalms 139:14-16)"
24 Jun 13
Two Things Every American Should Know How To Use:
The Bible should show more signs of use than the gun. After all, if Bibles were used more in America then guns would not need to be used as much.
5 Jun 13
The Boy Scouts & Homosexuals
We had quite a busy discussion last Sunday on the recent decision of the Boy Scouts of America to allow open homosexuals to join the Boy Scouts. (See: Baptists plan exodus from Boy Scouts
Some of the concerns we discussed had to do with:
1. Sleeping arrangements (You wouldn't put a teenage heterosexual boy in the same tent with a teenage girl, so why would you put a teenage homosexual boy in the same tent as a teenage boy?)
2. Potential for legal challenges and lawsuits against churches who do not allow homosexuals to join, serve on staff, or use their facilities but do sponsor or allow Boy Scout groups.
3. Even if a particular Boy Scout troop does not allow homosexual members, what happens at camps, jamborees, or other functions where they are in contact with those who do?
4. What about alternative organizations are there for churches who end their affiliation with the Boy Scouts?
Oh, and in the interests of full disclosure, I was never a Boy Scout, a Cub Scout, or a Scout Leader, although I did work a couple of summers at a Girl Scout camp. I was a member of 4-H instead.
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Darwin Day, February 12, is supposed to be a celebration of the Charles Darwin and the theory of evolution. Pastor Al takes a critical look at many of the problems associated with evolution, including the outright frauds, lies, and known false teachings employed to teach evolution.
Pastor Al discusses the announcement of the possible discovery of gravitational waves, which astronomers herald as evidence of the Big Bang. Or could they, as Pastor Al points out, actually be evidence of the moment God created the heaven and the earth?
Pastor Al refutes the false prophet, Harold Camping. (I later ran into this caller at the Cuyahoga County Fair in August. He, like Camping, didn't go anywhere on May 21.)
Pastor Al & Pastor John Lutz (North Coast Baptist Church, Lakewood, Ohio) discuss the issue of homosexuality in the first of a two-part series on For the Cause of Christ, 1 Mar 13.
Pastor Al & Pastor John Lutz (North Coast Baptist Church, Lakewood, Ohio) discuss the issue of homosexuality in the second of a two-part series on Live with Pastor Al, 1 Mar 13.
Pastor Al discusses how speaking in unknown tongues today violates the rules laid down in 1 Corinthians 14:27-28 with a caller and then gets a follow up call by a Pentecostal challenger.
Part one of this series looked at the nations mentioned in Ezekiel 38. By comparing the ancient nations of Ezekiel's day with the modern nations of today, we saw two great alliances. The first alliance, which invades Israel, appears to be led by Russia and includes the Ukraine, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Iran, Sudan, Kenya, Somalia, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Turkey, Germany, Armenia, and some of the Baltic countries. The second alliance, which opposes the invasion but apparently does not take action to prevent it, appears to be made up of Great Britain, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, France, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and possibly India and the countries of South and Central America.
In part two of this series we looked at several nations of Ezekiel's day who are not mentioned in Ezekiel 38. These nations, for the most part immediately adjacent to Israel, do not appear to be involved in the events of Ezekiel 38, either by invading or opposing. They correspond to the modern countries of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, and, in the case of Philistia, the Gaza Strip. Also not mentioned is Babylon, which corresponds to Iraq today.
As pointed out in part two, the countries not mentioned in Ezekiel 38 were not overlooked, nor should we just assume that they are included with those that are mentioned. There is a reason why they are not mentioned. That reason, I believe, helps set the stage for the prophesied invasion of Israel in Ezekiel 38. And that reason is what I plan to explore in the third part of this series.
A clue to the reason why these countries are not mentioned in Ezekiel 38 is found in verses 10-12...
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The Pre-Ezekiel 38 Battle Part Two: Who Is Not Mentioned In the Ezekiel 38 Invasion of Israel? Posted: April 20, 2012
In Part One of this series I looked at the various nations mentioned in Ezekiel 38. The nations identified were a part of two separate groups. The first group, which invades Israel, is composed of Gog, Magog, Meshech, Tubal, Persia, Ethiopia, Libya, Gomer, and Togarmah. These represent the modern countries of Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Persia, Ethiopia, Sudan, Kenya, Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Chad, Niger, Mali, Mauritania, Germany, the Baltic countries, Turkey, and Armenia. The second group, which protests the invasion, consists of Sheba, Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, "with all the young lions thereof." These appear to be the modern nations of Great Britain, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, France, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and possibly India and the countries of South and Central America.
Now, in Part Two, I want to reexamine Ezekiel 38 to see who is not mentioned. Not just any nation or people not mentioned but, rather, those who we would expect to be mentioned but who are not. Samoa, Fiji, and Vanuatu, for instance, are not mentioned but, then, I would not really expect them to be. Nor would I expect Guam or Papua New Guinea. I would expect, however, to see the nations and peoples that bordered Israel and Judea in Ezekiel's day...
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On What Day Was Jesus Crucified? Posted: March 29, 2012
What day was Jesus Christ actually crucified on? If you are like most people, you probably answered, "Friday." After all, that's what the Bible says, right?
Well, I used to believe that, too. That is, until I got to thinking about a specific, prophetic statement that Jesus made regarding His death, burial, and resurrection. In Matthew 12:38 the Bible tells us that "certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees" said to Jesus, "...Master, we would see a sign from thee." Jesus answered in verses 39-40, "...An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas: For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth."...
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The Pre-Ezekiel 38 Battle Part One: Who Is Mentioned In the Ezekiel 38 Invasion of Israel? Posted: March 20, 2012
I have often taught on Ezekiel 38 over the years. It is an amazing prophetic passage that speaks of a coming invasion of Israel by a coalition of Middle Eastern and North African states led by a great northern power. However, there have been several pieces of the puzzle that I have always struggled to fit in place. For instance, why is Israel described in Ezekiel 38:11 as "...the land of unwalled villages...them that are at rest, that dwell safely...dwelling without walls...having neither bars nor gates"? And, why are such nations as Egypt, Edom, Ammon, Moab, and Babylon not mentioned?
Here is what I mean. The prophecy in Ezekiel 38 begins by saying in verses 1-6:
"And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him, And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal: And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords: Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet: Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee."
These are the main nations involved in the Ezekiel 38 coalition that invades Israel. Now, when you first look at this passage you may not recognize too many of the nations mentioned right away. That's because the Bible uses the names of various people groups existing in Ezekiel's day instead of the modern place names. If we can identify who those people groups in the Bible are and where they were located, we can identify the modern nations represented by those groups....
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The Candy Man - Physics Version (Sung to the tune of: The Candy Man) Posted: 27 January 2012
Who can take a photon, send it through the sky,
Send it at the speed o'light until it hits your eye?
The Candy Man, oh the Candy Man can,
The Candy Man can 'cause he mixes it with quarks* and makes the theory taste good... *In case your wondering, quarks have flavor... Click here to read the full article!
Is It Wrong to Worship on Sundays? Posted: April 7, 2010
After Jesus Christ died on the cross Joseph of Arimathaea, along with Nicodemus, took the body of Jesus, wrapped it in a linen cloth with spices, and laid it in Joseph's tomb. Three days and three nights later, according to the Scriptures, the resurrection occurred. Jesus rose from the grave, victorious over death and sin...
Now, considering that the resurrection of Jesus Christ is central to Christianity, it seems reasonable that the early Christians would put some importance on the first day of the week, even meeting that day to worship. But did they?...
So just what does the Bible say about this subject? Is there any evidence in the Bible of Christians meeting and worshiping on the first day of the week?...
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1 Kings 21 (New American Patriot Version) Posted: March 24, 2010
1. And it came to pass after these things, that the American people had a system of healthcare, which was in jeopardy, hard by the palace of Obama the would-be-king of America.
2. And Obama spake unto the American people, saying, Give me your healthcare, that I may have it for a garden of socialism, because it is near unto my house: and I will give ye for it a better healthcare system than it; or, if it seem good to ye, I will give ye the worth of it in money.
3. And the American people said to Obama, The Constitution forbid it us, that we should give the inheritance of our fathers unto thee.
4. And Obama came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which the American people had spoken to him: for they had said, We will not give thee the inheritance of our fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.
5. But Pelosi his comrade came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?...
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It's All a Conspirancy! Posted: January 4, 2010
I was standing with a group of people at a health care reform conference when an intense, skinny guy with a sparse beard, sharp features, and piercing eyes came over to me. I saw him trying to engage others earlier and would have avoided him except that I was waiting to speak to one of the conference organizers.
He fixed me with an intense stare and started to lecture me on the dangers of a government takeover of health care. From there he branched off to a variety of conspiratorial rants, ending with why he KNEW that the United States government blew up the World Trade Center towers and sent a missile into the Pentagon on 9-11. Then, looking at my Air Force hat, he said emphatically, "And we NEVER landed on the moon."...
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Security Features and the Word of God Posted: August 22, 2009
The bank teller pulled two $50.00 bills out of our church deposit and regarded them suspiciously. They were both dated 1977, making them older than the teller...
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New Chapter Begins Posted: June 13, 2009
Lives, like the biographies and memoirs that recount them, are often composed of a number of chapters. Last January the Bible Baptist Church began the process of closing one chapter of its life and opening another. We were about to lose the building that had been home to our church for the last 16 years.
The opening chapter of the Bible Baptist Church [in Richfield, Ohio] began in September 1982...
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Change We Can Believe In Posted: January 21, 2009
More and more scientists are claiming that global warming appears to be giving way to global cooling. It's probably only a matter of time before they begin predicting the arrival of a new ice age, like they did back in the 1970's. Of course, when the earth enters another warming cycle they'll stick global cooling back in the freezer and pull global warming off the back burner. At least until the next cooling cycle occurs. Maybe that's why they are starting to use the term "climate change" more and more.
Of course, there is a danger that the public might get wise to the climatological doomsayers...
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Who are You Fooling?! Posted: November 24, 2008
Are you familiar with Captain Penny's Law?It goes something like this: "You can fool some of the people all of the time and all of the people some of the time; but you can’t fool mom."
Captain Penny did not originate that thought but he did much to popularize it on the Captain Penny show in the 1960's. And, though it may have been what mothers wanted their children to believe, it isn't completely correct. Captain Penny may have had good intentions but he was wrong on the last part. It might be difficult to fool mom but the only one you cannot fool is God...
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Pushing Agendas or Defending Truth? Posted: October 26, 2008
"Why is my church telling me to vote for Barak Obama?" the caller asked. "We're supposed to be pro-life! We're supposed to support the family! We're supposed to stand against homosexuality! We're supposed to believe the Bible!"
Why indeed? Could it be that the caller's church has an agenda that is more important to it than Biblical morality?...
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Come Into My Parlor Posted: September 26, 2008
Have you ever walked outside on a summer morning and found a dew encrusted spider web glistening in the sunlight? It’s a beautiful sight, unless you are a fly...
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The Weapons of Our Warfare Posted: July 4, 2008
Abdel nervously glanced down at his watch. Again. It hadn't changed much since he had looked at it a few moments ago. Less than three minutes to go now. Unconsciously, he rubbed his free hand across his stomach, feeling the lumpy hardness of the vest beneath his coat.
He closed his eyes and thought for a moment of his family. They would be well take care of, he reminded himself, and well honored. His lips moving slightly, silently, as he quoted several verses from the Qur'an to steady his resolve...
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The Tale of a Reformed Calvinist Posted: April 15, 2008
I was sitting at the counter enjoying a donut and a cup of coffee, conversing with the owner and another customer, when a bearded gentleman walked in. Since we were talking about the Bible he decided to join us. Eventually, the conversation turned to the character and nature of God.
Seeking to make a point, the man reached into his pocket and pulled out a pen and held it up. "See this pen," the man intoned before dropping it to the counter. "God determined before the foundation of the world that I would walk in here on this day at this time and drop this pen on the counter."...
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If I Were a Muslim, I'd Join Al Qaeda Posted: February 11, 2008
The Muslim caller to my radio program was upset. He was unhappy because I had implied that members of Al-Qaeda, and similar fundamentalist Muslim groups, were acting in accord with Islamic law and tradition. "No," he assured me, "That is not true. They are not true Muslims. True Muslims do not engage in violence. Islam is a religion of peace and the Prophet Muhammad was a man of peace."
Now that got me to thinking. On the one hand there are Muslims, such as my caller, who claim that Islam can coexist with peacefully with Christianity, Judaism, and the other religions of the world. On the other hand, there are other Muslims, such as the members of Al-Qaeda, who insist that Islam cannot coexist peacefully with any other religion. Yet, both sides claim to believe the same Qur'an and follow the same prophet. Obviously, then, their understanding and application of Islam must be radically different. So, how are we supposed to know which group's right?
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Where Am I Going? Posted: February 5, 2008
Imagine that you are standing in a vast parking lot. An attendant approaches and gives you a set of car keys. Looking down at them you see a tag bearing a number corresponding to one of the many cars in the lot.
"Be sure to follow your map," the attendant says as you turn away in search of your car.
As you make your way through the lot you see every kind of car or truck imaginable. There are sports cars and luxury cars, old clunkers and restored classics. You pass by row after row of minivans, SUV's, pickup trucks, compacts, sedans, until finally, in a back corner of the lot, you find the car bearing the number on your keys.
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All the World's a Stage Posted: December 8, 2007 Back in high school some friends and I kept up a running joke based on a line in Shakespeare's play, As You Like It. "All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages." We joked that all you needed to do to have a successful life was to find and edit the script.
Actually, there is some truth to the idea that "all the world is a stage." According to the Bible the universe is a vast stage where a great drama is playing out, with planet Earth at center stage. It is a vast panorama of triumph and tragedy stretching from the very beginning of time, of rising hopes and crushing despairs, and of the desperate struggles between good and evil over the souls of all who have ever lived or will live.
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Grasping the Trinity Posted: October 22, 2007 Probably one of the more difficult theological concepts to grasp is the Trinity. The concept of the Trinity, the idea that God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit are one God has divided denominations, confused Christians, and given rise to critics. Other religions call it polytheism. Unfortunately, many pastors themselves do not understand it either.... Click here to read the full article!
Did Jesus Go To Hell? Posted: July 30, 2007 The crowds gathered at the foot of the cross hurled insults and abuse at the dying man hanging above them. Even the two convicts crucified on either side of him mocked him. However, one of the condemned men had a change of heart. He watched the man on the middle cross patiently endure the abuse heaped upon him and realized that there was something different about him. He realized that the man in the middle, Jesus, was the Christ, the Messiah...
A few hours later all three were dead. The bodies were removed. The bodies of the two thieves, unless claimed by family or friends, were likely cast into the Valley of Hinnom, a repository of trash, refuse, and filth running along the south side of Jerusalem. Jesus' body, however, was placed in a borrowed tomb...
That much of the story you know. But what do you know about what happened to Jesus between the crucifixion and the resurrection?... Click here to read the full article!
A Reasonable Basis of Faith Posted: July 21, 2007 Back in the 1980's, while stationed in England with the United States Air Force, I encountered two individuals who had an interest in knowing the future. One was a man who was excited about discovering a book containing the prophesies of Nostradamus. The other was a young woman who was seeing a fortune teller in London. Both were bright, educated USAF members serving in sensitive positions...
I told the man that I knew a book that was much older and far more accurate than Nostradamus. In fact, I said, every single prophecy that it made has come true, with the exception of those that are yet future. He was excited until he found out that I was talking about the Bible.
The woman, however, was much more receptive when I told her about the Bible's prophetic accuracy. In fact, she eventually stopped seeing the psychic and ended up trusting Jesus Christ as her Savior... Click here to read the full article!
True Revival Posted: June 12, 2007 A good friend of mine once asked me how you can schedule a revival. He had a point. After all, should we expect God to meet us at OUR appointed time and place? It is almost as if we are telling God to show up on Wednesday night and expect that He will have revived us by Sunday night.
Sounds good in theory but I have yet to see it happen in reality... Click here to read the full article!
Wars and Rumors of Wars Posted: April 20, 2007 Wars and rumors of wars. You cannot turn on the radio, watch the television, or pick up a paper without hearing about wars and rumors of wars. Matthew could have been writing about our day when he wrote in Matthew 24:6, "And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars..." Each day tension in the world ratchets up another notch. North Korea threatens to turn America into "a sea of fire." War in Iraq seems endless. Iran publicly warns that, sandwiched between Iraq and Afganistan, it might be next on America's hit parade. The possibility of a nuclear exchange between India and Pakistan has not completely disappeared. Islamic terrorists still threaten "spectacular attacks" in America and Europe. Communist China rattles its swords and threatens to invade and forcibly reincorporate Taiwan. Civil wars, unrest, and insurrections sweep across parts of Asia, Africa, Central and South America... Click here to read the full article!
Why the Hate? Posted: March 14, 2007 I had just gotten home from dropping my daughter, Anna, off at school when the phone rang. It was my wife, Kim, calling from the nursing home where she works as an R.N. "Turn on the TV," she said. I asked her what channel. When she replied, "It doesn't matter." I knew something bad had happened. Little did I realize at the time how bad.
The second tower had just been hit when Kim called and I saw the beginning of what seemed like endless replays of the impact when I turned on the television. We talked briefly and then Kim had to return to her busy morning routine. Our nation might have been under attack but her patients still needed attention... Click here to read the full article!
For Such a Time as This? Posted: February 20, 2007 The Bible tells us in Nahum 1:2, "God is jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and is furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies." In addition, Romans 12:19 says, "Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord."
Now, let me ask you, how does God carry out His vengeance against His enemies? He could, and has, sent avenging angels from time to time. In 2 Kings 19:35 we read "And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the LORD went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses." However, I believe God chooses more often to use human instruments and agencies instead... Click here to read the full article!
How's Your Vision? Posted: February 5, 2007 How's your vision? I don't mean your physical vision or whether or not you need glasses, I'm talking about your spiritual vision.
Some people have no spiritual vision at all. They are, in effect, spiritually blind. And no wonder, after all, for the Bible tells us in 2 Corinthians 4:4 that Satan, the god of this world, has blinded those who have not trusted Jesus Christ as their Savior, "In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them." ... Click here to read the full article!
Hello, My Name Is Bob... Posted: December 30, 2006 "Hello, My Name Is Bob..." You hear it every night in Alcoholics Anonymous and related 12-step meetings across the country and around the world. The details may change but the basic line remains: "Hello, my name is Bob, and I am an alcoholic." Just drop in the appropriate name and problem and you are set for the evening.
Unfortunately that very line raises some obstacles to full recovery. Surely there must be a better path to victory than constantly reaffirming bondage to your problem for the rest of your life...
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The Birth of Christ
As Recorded In the Scriptures Posted: December 27, 2006 The Birth of Christ is pieced together entirely from the King James Version of the Bible. Drawing from passages in Isaiah, Micah, Matthew, Luke, John, Galatians, 1 Timothy, and Hebrews, The Birth of Christ provides a continuous narrative of the birth of Christ without any added words or commentary.
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Twas the Night Before Winter Fest Posted: December 13, 2006
Twas the night before Winter Fest, when all through the land,
Not a Christian was stirring, nor lending a hand.
Their Christmas was hung by the attorneys with care,
In the hope that their pastors soon would not care...
The Mystery of Godliness Posted: November 20, 2006 Have you ever read or watched a really good mystery? I mean the kind that keeps you turning page after page or watching minute by minute until you finally find out "whodunnit."
Some mysteries, like Sherlock Holmes or Agatha Christie's stories, tease you with tantalizing clues and red herrings that keep you guessing until the very end. Others, like television's Columbo series, let you know "whodunnit" in the very beginning but the mystery involves how the hero can prove it.
Still other mysteries do not involve a crime necessarily. They may be based on a mysterious legend or an odd happening that leads to an exciting adventure, or perhaps a chance encounter or revelation of hidden knowledge that profoundly alters the life of those involved.
In the Bible we are presented with several "mysteries"...These Bible mysteries largely have to do with the revelation of previously unknown or hidden spiritual truths that have profound implications for mankind...
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Let Me Tell You How To Vote Posted: November 1, 2006 Warning: I'm about to do something politically incorrect. Something that some would frown on and others would tell me is not just inappropriate but downright illegal. I'm going to tell you how to vote!
Let me be clear, however. I did not say that I am going to tell you who or what to vote for. I merely said that I am going to tell you how to vote. There is a difference. I am not going to tell you to vote for Candidate A and against Issue X. Instead, I want to give you two biblical principles to help you decide for yourself whether or not you should vote for Candidate A and against Issue X...
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What's In the Can? Posted: September 26, 2006 Imagine walking down the canned goods aisle in the grocery store looking for a can of corn or green beans. Shelf after shelf lines the aisle, each loaded with cans of all shapes and sizes. You look closely at the cans and notice that the labels, while colorful and eye catching, are all strangely similar: SELECT VEGETABLES, CHOICE VEGETABLES, QUALITY VEGETABLES, etc. They all sound good but what's in the can?....
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What Does Tuesday, September 11, 2001, Mean? Posted: September 11, 2006 On September 11, 2001, the world as we know it changed. The ugly realities of terrorism and Islamic fanaticism shocked America and the world as three jet airplanes flew into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City and into the side of the Pentagon, outside of Washington, D.C., while a fourth jet crashed into the ground in Pennsylvania. Horrified, we watched in our living rooms and offices, in our shops and schools as smoke and flames billowed out of the twin towers and the Pentagon. We continued to look on in unbelief as the twin towers of the World Trade Center collapsed into the heart of the city as thousands fled in panic. While our government and military went into war status, taking unprecedented emergency precautions and actions, we looked into the very face of evil itself....
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Will the Real Palestinians Please Stand Up! Posted: August 14, 2006 The plight of the Palestinians fills the news daily, even hourly. But who are the Palestinians and where do they come from?...
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Who Are You Fooling?! Posted: August 8, 2006 Are you familiar with Captain Penny's Law? It goes something like this: "You can fool some of the people all of the time and all of the people some of the time; but you can't fool mom."... Click here to read the full article!
Where Did I Come From? Posted: July 15, 2006 A young, expectant mother was washing dishes when her four year old daughter came rushing in from playing outside. "Mommy," asked the little girl curiously and slightly out of breath, "where did I come from?"... Click here to read the full article!
Can I Take Anything With Me? Posted: June 20, 2006 Have you ever planned to go somewhere and wondered what you could take?... Click here to read the full article!
This Do In Remembrance Posted: June 6, 2006 Growing up in Richfield I remember riding my bike "uptown" for the big parade on Memorial Day. The high school band, along with a mixed assembly of people, vehicles, tractors, and bicycles gathered in the parking lots of the local library and Masonic hall, awaiting the signal to begin. As the band struck up with the crisp military staccato of a rousing march the parade would move out onto the road... Click here to read the full article!
The Road To Liberalism Is Paved with Good Intentions Posted: May 5, 2006 I don't think most genuinely born-again Christians set out to become liberal Christians... Click here to read the full article!
Why Am I an Independent, Fundamental Baptist? Posted: April 5, 2006 Some questions are easy to answer. Ask me why I am an American and I can answer, I was born in the USA. Ask me why I am a Buckeye and I can honestly say, I was born in Ohio...However, when we come to the question of, "Why are I an Independent, Fundamental Baptist?", the answer is a little more complex... Click here to read the full article!
Pass the Danish, Please Posted: March 6, 2006 More than 10,000 Muslims took to the streets of London on Saturday, February 18, to protest the publication of a dozen Danish cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad... Click here to read the full article!
We Like To Be Liked Posted: March 6, 2006 A song I once heard observed, "We love to be loved and we hate to be hated; we like to be liked or at least tolerated." Like most of you, I can identify with its sentiments. I sure would like to be loved, liked, or at least tolerated by everyone. Unfortunately, it just is not possible--especially if you are a preacher!... Click here to read the full article!
How'd They Know That? Posted: February 18, 2006 Everyone knows that lightning streaks down from the sky seeking the tallest object in the area. Anyone who has ever watched a lightning display knows that. However, what nobody knew until the advent of high-speed photography in the 20th Century, is that there is actually a smaller bolt that flashes from the ground up first....
Now, let me ask you a question, could a man living thousands of years ago know that...?... Click here to read the full article!
Before & After Ads Posted: February 18, 2006
We've all seen them. You know, the ads featuring before and after pictures touting the advantages of weight loss programs, hair restoration products, exercise machines, or even car finish restorers. Combined with personal testimonials, they are one of the most powerful marketing tools available... Click here to read the full article!
Reading Past the So-and-So's Posted: January 10, 2006 Have you ever resolved to read through the whole Bible in a year? Or maybe you just resolved to read it each day? If so, it probably did not take long to realize that there is a big difference between resolving and doing... Click here to read the full article!
Where's The Money Come From? Posted: December 15, 2005 One sure way to upset people is to preach-or in this case, write-about money. Unless, of course, you run a multi-million dollar television ministry. In that case you can get away with asking for donations of hundreds or thousands of dollars several times during each show-err, service without upsetting too many people. And, remarkably, many will send such amounts in without hesitation.... Click here to read the full article!
Get a Loaf of This! Posted: November 15, 2005 I like to hear people try to explain away the miracles of the Bible. Usually its good for a laugh because the explanation is harder to believe than the miracle itself.... Click here to read the full article!
How Can I Tell A Good Church from A Bad One? Posted: October 10, 2005 Looking for a church can be a daunting task. Should I pick Baptist, Catholic, Methodist, Pentecostal, Nondenominational, or something else? Should I go to the "fastest growing church in town," the "friendliest church around," or the "church on the move." Do I want contemporary, traditional, casual, structured, or unstructured services? Would I feel more spiritual worshiping at that historic downtown building or be more comfortable in the new architectural marvel out by the interstate? What's the difference anyway-aren't all churches essentially the same? How can I tell a good church from a bad one?...
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The Fundamental Difference Posted: September 20, 2005 What do Bible-believing Christians, pre-Vatican II Catholics, Ultra-Orthodox Jews, and Wahhabi Muslims have in common? Answer: they are all fundamentalists!
But, just what is a fundamentalist? To answer that, let's take a look at how the term "fundamentalist" appeared in modern Christianity.
Without understanding what "fundamentalist" really means, or the difference between the fundamentalists and liberals in Christianity and Islam, it is impossible to fully grasp what is going on in the current war on terror. Why? Because fundamentalist Islam has declared war and liberal Christianity can't - and liberal Islam won't - see it....
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No Vacancies at This Court Posted: July 11, 2005 Nine of the most powerful individuals in America serve unseen and unknown by most of their fellow countrymen. With the wave of a hand and the stroke of a pen they are able to alter our lives, our laws, and our liberties. They are the Justices of the United States Supreme Court. Recent rulings, resignations, and rumours of resignations, however, have pushed the Court into the forefront of the news...
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Is It or Isn't It? Posted: June 8,2005 The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005 (SCREA)recently passed in the U.S. House and has been sent on to the Senate. To his credit, President Bush has promised to veto SCREA if it reaches his desk. His veto threat, which would be the first of his presidency, has brought the stem cell controversy to the forefront once again....
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A Little Religion Posted: May 26, 2005 Many people like to have "a little religion;" just enough to make them feel good, look respectable, or to salve a guilty conscience. "A little religion," they say, "Is a good thing—so long as you don't overdue it."...
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Mary, Joseph, & Baby Jesus Appear On Pastor's Wall? Posted: March 17, 2005
Well, we have hid it long enough. I guess it is time to come clean. My wife did not want me to advertise it but we owe it to the world…Mary, Joseph, and Baby Jesus are on our wall. I am not sure where they go during the day but they appear there every night... Click here to read the full article...
One Flew Out of the Cuckoo's Nest
Posted: February 14, 2005
The ACLU is currently fighting efforts in Pennsylvania and elsewhere to require teaching Intelligent Design, along with evolution, in public schools. It is, they say, a thinly veiled attempt to promote religion in the classroom. An attempt which, the ACLU claims, represents an unconstitutional establishment of Christianity.... Click here to read the full article...
Making Sense of Nonsense Posted: January 14, 2005
"Everyone's religious beliefs are equally valid," the radio talk show host piously intoned, "Nobody is wrong. And no one has any right to tell someone else that what they believe is wrong.".... Click here to read the full article...
How the ACLU Stole Christmas! (With Apologies to Dr. Suess!)
Posted: December 14, 2004
Every Christian in America liked Jesus a lot
But the ACLU, who lived on the left coast, Did NOT!
The ACLU hated Jesus! The whole Christmas season!
Now, please don't ask why. No one quite knows the reason.... Click here to read the full article...
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