Bishop Robert Stearns
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The God Who Hides in Darkness
Are you afraid of the dark? When my sons were much younger, I became well aware of the need to turn on the night light before sending them to bed, to help dispel their fears. But I am referring here to a different and much more substantial fear of the dark. Scripture says of God, …
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A Kingdom Necessity You Can’t Purchase or Develop Overnight
Many things in our society, it seems, are geared to the here and now. Every whim and desire known to man is available online through the quick use of your credit card or payment app and is accompanied by the claim (whether real or fabricated) that those desires can be granted sooner than you ever …
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Back to the Basics: A Time to Simplify
If you have read the news headlines as of late, you probably sense as I do that we are in a time of great shaking in the earth, during which there is much concern over the volatility of nations, the unstable global economy and the uncertain times that are ahead. While the church at large …
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The Myth of Coexistence
We have all seen it—the bumper sticker with the word “CO-EXIST.” Rather than being spelled out in normal type, it uses the symbols of various religious or social persuasions to form the letters. The Muslim crescent is the C, the Jewish star is the X, the Christian cross the T and so on. The theme …
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Prisoners of Hope
“Return to your fortress, you prisoners of hope;” (Zech. 9:12, NIV). Of everything God has given the world through the Jewish people, I believe the greatest gift is the gift of hope. From Abraham to Moses to the prophets … to Queen Esther … to Jesus and His followers … to the persecution of Jews …
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The Tabernacle of David in the 21st Century
In Amos chapter 9, God through His prophetic servant spoke absolutely pivotal words that pointed toward a future and glorious restoration of His house, involving both Jews and Gentiles. This powerful foretelling of events in God’s plan has arrested my heart for more than 25 years: “‘On that day I will raise up The tabernacle …
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When Jesus Becomes an Idol
Let me get directly to the point. After 50 years in the American evangelical church, 30 of those years in leadership, I am becoming increasingly alarmed that a significant percentage of the Western church is moving toward, and in some ways is already moving in, profoundly dangerous spirituality as it relates to Jesus. Yes, I …
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