REMEMBER YOUR VICTORIES (Joshua 5)
Everyone has their ‘war stories’ – accounts of special battles they have fought and victories won. As Christians we will start collecting such accounts from our own lives. The problem …
THE BATTLES GET HARDER AND HARDER (Joshua 4)
When the Jews who left Egypt found themselves trapped at the Red Sea, God miraculously parted the waters and let them walk through on dry ground. They were newly redeemed …
SATAN HATES MARRIAGE
Satan hates marriage. He hates Christian marriages in particular because they have the potential to show the relationship between Christ and the church (Ephesians 5:22-33). By hurting Christian marriages, Satan …
DO YOU HAVE THE JOY, JOY, JOY, JOY DOWN IN YOUR HEART? (Fruit of the Spirit 4)
How do you feel when you hear the Hallelujah chorus? Does it sound joyful to you? We assume Handle must have been overflowing with joy in order to write that …
SHOULD YOU GO TO A DELIVERANCE MINISTRY? Part 2
In the first part of this blog, I warned against looking for quick, easy solutions to demonic oppression instead of seeking the reason God is allowing it and what …
BUT THE GREATEST OF THESE IS LOVE (Fruit of the Spirit 3)
We Americans say we love everything! We love pizza, football and our country. We love Mom, apple pie and American Idol. We love whatever is good and wholesome. But when …
LESSONS FROM THE RECENT MORAL FAILURES OF WELL-KNOWN PASTORS – 3
In the previous two blogs we’ve looked at lessons we can learn from the moral failure of well-known pastors and leaders today. First, we saw the danger of valuing giftedness …
LESSONS FROM THE RECENT MORAL FAILURS OF WELL-KNOWN PASTORS – 2
In the last blog I talked about lessons we can learn from the sexual failure of pastors and church leaders today. I talked about the danger of equating giftedness with …
SHOULD YOU GO TO A DELIVERANCE MINISTRY? Part 1
This is a challenging blog to write for I know there will be disagreement. It’s also difficult because I want to express my feelings just right. But it’s been …
THINGS JESUS NEVER SAID
Jesus is quoted more than anyone in history. Even people who don’t believe in His deity repeat His words in support of a point they are making. Some those who …