A friend of mine recently sent me a Facebook message asking me about my thoughts concerning a book entitled The Shack, authored by William P. Young. I'm happy to have been asked my opinion, and below is my best shot at it. I have not read the book myself, but that is mainly because I don't read a
What To Do When A Sorcerer Attends Your Church Service
What would would do if a sorcerer came to your church service with a pocket full of silver and a hankering to serve God? I'm not sure what I'd do, but it happened once in the book of Acts. The Sorcerer's name was Simon and he's the quintessential example of a New Testament tare. His spiritual
BOOK REVIEW: God’s Ten Commandments: Yesterday, Today, Forever
Few things in life are more essential for holy living than both the hearing and heeding of God’s perfect Law. Without question. Period. I recently finished reading God’s Ten Commandments: Yesterday, Today, Forever by Dr. Francis Nigel Lee (published by Nordskog Publishing). I have personally
The Reason Why Weeds Attend Your Church
Tares are not genuine Christians. The true Church of the living God is the abiding wheat of Christ’s heavenly harvest. Tares, on the other hand, are the natural-minded, counterfeit churchgoers who lack both biblical repentance and legitimate faith. They're the ones, for example, who never think
4 Characteristics Of The Average American Churchgoer
Ignorant. Obedient. Disobedient. Complacent. When it comes to living the Christian life, which of these four might best describe the average American churchgoer at your church? Yes, it is a loaded question. Not a fair one you say? Maybe a better way to phrase it would be: Which of these
The Cancer Sitting In Your Church Pews
At first I thought there was just something wrong with my television. It didn't take long to realize that the problem was far worse than that. I had stumbled upon a documentary about a bedridden, sixteen-year-old boy dying of liver failure. It was obvious the boy would not be alive much