Two Christians Critically Wounded at Wedding in Pakistan
“One of the green-turban-wearing Muslims peremptorily told us to recite the Islamic holy Kalima [profession of faith] or face direct bullets and the lethal consequences,” said Khushi Masih.
Both Christians said that they joyfully refused, and instead they began reciting Psalm 91.
“Our decision infuriated them,” Imran Masih said, [...]
If you can read the Bible in a year and be able to get something out of it, that is really wonderful.
My issue with all the year long plans is that I feel like I am being pushed through 4 or 5 different text and not allowing to sit and dwell on what I [...]
I could write a book on this so with that in mind, I will be as brief as I can.
I truly wonder if we would actually, sincerely pray for these things… what would happened.
I know in my past that I didn’t want to go headlong into sin but my prayers and thoughts toward God [...]
From The Week’s article, D.C.’s ‘invisible army’ for Christ:
What does the Family believe?
Its theology is vague, elastic, and focused on power. The basic precepts came to Vereide in a vision in 1935, according to the group’s literature. Living in Seattle, he came to believe that union organizing in the city was communist-inspired. Jesus appeared to [...]
“An eye witness who was also captured by the Islamic militants gave us details of how the pastor was killed. He told us they were [...]
Lecrae (via twitter) asks:
What are 3-4 books/authors that have heavily influenced you or that you’d recommend? Don’t hold back, I wanna know.
My response would have taken 10 tweets.
Since I own a blog, I will use it and then respond with a link back.
Since I am about all things pastoring and preaching, here are the books/sets [...]
Four months ago, God kept telling me that I should be leaving Gateway and be involved, somehow, someway with The Village Church.
Four months ago it didn’t make sense so I ignored it.
Yet, God won’t relent until He has it all. Proof of that is the Holy Spirit continued to speak to me with all of [...]
I’m on my own.
No one looks out for me or protects me.
I experience a continual sense of need. Nothing’s quite right.
I’m always restless. I’m easily frustrated and often disappointed.
It’s a jungle — I feel overwhelmed. It’s a desert — I’m thirsty.
My soul feels broken, twisted, and stuck. I can’t fix myself.
I stumble down some dark [...]
Philippians 2:9-11 (ESV) Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the [...]
Revelation 21 (ESV)
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard [...]