Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Times of Refreshing in the Lord

THE WAR ANOINTING: Spiritual Victory behind Enemy Lines by Revivalist Todd Bentley

As soon as we become blood-bought believers in the Lord Jesus Christ, we’re thrust behind enemy lines, though assured of God’s protection. However, we’re also reminded that we operate in an environment of spiritual terrorism: “… We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one” (1 John 5:19). Thus, we must recognize and commit ourselves to train and be ready for battle, and even more so, in these last days, for unconventional spiritual warfare. Whether you are a marine fighting in the streets of Baghdad, a parent living in a sleepy suburb, or even the President of the United States, you must assume your position as a mighty spiritual warrior similar to that of an ancient soldier defending an empire (see Ephesians 6:10–18). ...

Saturday, March 24, 2007

"God is calling for His children to adopt His 'policy of Grace.'"

"God is calling for His children to adopt His 'policy of Grace.'"

Scott Hicks

God recently spoke to me and said, "Without My grace, My entire creation would perish--for there is not one thing that is not covered by My grace." Being human, I quickly responded, "What about satan?" He then said, "Did I not have mercy upon the legion of demons? I am calling My people to be a people of grace!" The grace Jesus showed sending the legion of demons into the herd of pigs is hard to comprehend! (Mark 5). There is an appointed time for darkness to be destroyed, but for now, everything lives under His grace! There is not one thing in creation that is not covered by His uncontrollable grace!

The New Testament translates "grace" in Greek as charis, which literally means "gift." All grace belongs to God and it's His prerogative to give "Freely" as He wills! ...

Awesome Interview With Former Lesbian in Christianity Today

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Overheard Conversation

Don’t Be a Donkey and Waste Your Vote- Gordon Moyes

The Future of the Emerging Church

Amazing Grace: How the Bible was used to justify slavery

Yet what is gob-smacking about Newton is what a nasty piece of work he once was. The idea that the author of “Amazing Grace” raped his slaves has been a conceptual Ohrwurm for me ever since I found it out. Indeed, Newton’s conversion might have stopped him from swearing and drinking, but he continued to trade in slaves for six more years. ...

Thursday, March 8, 2007

Why I'm Not Pentecostal


There was a time when I envied the Pentecostal churches. they seemed to be really in touch with the Spirit of God and miracles were happening everywhere and every week.

But now I see too many things that concern me- both at the macro (big picture) and micro (individual congregations and people) levels. ...

Spirit and Chaos

Scientist Says CO2 Global Warming Defies Thermodynamics