Throughout history the church has emphasized the passion, the sufferings and the death of Christ on the cross, thus highlighting the sufferings and sorrow of earthly existence. This is well and good, but we must not park there. We must remember the other side of the...
In II Thessalonians 2:1-4 (NKJV), Paul speaks of an evil, end-time world ruler whom he calls "the man of sin." This individual whom Paul says "opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God," is obviously the same person that John refers to as the Beast in...
One of America's Founding Fathers, Dr. Benjamin Rush, helped launch one of the most successful Black denominations in America today. Rush (1745-1813) was a Philadelphia physician, member of the Continental Congress, signer of the Declaration of Independence and served...
Let's Pray for Radical Conversion Among American 'Christians': I read with interest Dr. Michael Brown's commentary on Brady "Phanatik" Goodwin's announcement that he was renouncing his Christian faith. What caught my eye was the impersonal and sterile nature of the...
There has never been a time when local or regional revivals were not occurring somewhere in America. However, to be designated a "Great Awakening," a revival should have the following three characteristics:— It is an obvious sovereign work of God in that it has...
One of America's Founding Fathers, Dr. Benjamin Rush, helped launch one of the most successful Black denominations in America today. Rush (1745-1813) was a Philadelphia physician, member of the Continental Congress, signer of the Declaration of Independence and served...
America's founders are under attack. Their monuments are being toppled and their names removed from schools and other public buildings. Children are being taught that George Washington and Benjamin Franklin were evil, rich slaveowners who formed this nation to protect...
He was the perfect example of what happens when we neglect the Word of God in our pursuit of spiritual experiences. Without the ballast of God's Word, we may well float away into a la-la land of false spirituality, and this was the case of this individual.My two...
A personal prophecy should always confirm what we already know in our hearts. It is dangerous to build one's life and make important decisions based solely on prophecies. This was dramatically illustrated in the lives of two of the greatest revivalists of all...
During the 40 days between His resurrection and ascension, Jesus appeared to different disciples at various times, and on one occasion appeared to over 500 of His followers at once (see 1 Cor. 15:3-8). The gospel writers, however, are very clear in noting that it was...
If the cross of Christ is the ultimate demonstration of God's love, then the Resurrection of Christ is the ultimate demonstration of His power. The power of Satan, sin and death were all broken when Jesus was raised from the dead.Jesus emerged from the tomb a mighty...
A false prophet has no integrity and functions out of self-serving motives, using a supposed prophetic gift for personal gain. A mistaken prophet, on the other hand, has integrity and wants to serve God but mistakes his or her own imaginations and feelings for the...
Before the Soviet Union, Cuba and Venezuela, socialism was tried right here on American soil and utterly failed. The Pilgrims, who established the first permanent English settlement in New England in the fall of 1620, at first attempted a socialist style of living....
Evangelical leaders like John Piper and Beth Moore warned evangelicals about voting for Donald Trump. Should they not, instead, have warned their followers about the Democrat Party's official rejection of God and America's founding values?Psalm 33:12a says, "Blessed...