Counting the Cost

Have you counted the cost lately? What does it cost you to be a Christian? In our contemporary culture, Christianity is becoming somewhat less than accepted. It wasn’t always like this. Once upon a time being a person of faith meant you could count on people accepting your beliefs and even joining you in them. [...] Read more »

Eternity Written on Our Hearts

  I would challenge you to surrender to the call of heaven. This destiny provides meaning and significance. Have you seen the movie Antwan Fisher? This film tells the moving story of a young man who struggles with anger and pain because of the abuse he experienced growing up in a foster home. He feels [...] Read more »

70 Functions of the Holy Spirit

      In her book, Spiritual Revolution Patricia King shows really good Biblical research on the function of the Holy Spirit. This list of the 70 Functions of the Holy Spirit come from her research. He leads and directs. (Matthew 4:1; Mark 1:12; Luke 2:27; 4:1; Acts 8:29; Romans 8:14) The Holy Spirit speaks [...] Read more »

How to Pray in Tongues

In an earlier post I answered a question about How to Filled with the Spirit. I had to clarify what that meant and mentioned I probably don’t hold a “classical” view of the doctrine of tongues held in some circles I’ve been a part of. It was actually quite funny one day in seminary. I [...] Read more »

How Can I Receive the Holy Spirit?

How can I receive the Holy Spirit? Everyday I get great questions from subscribers to this blog. I got this one this morning and realized I don’t think I have a blog post about it yet. So I took some time to share my thoughts. It got so long, it had to be post. Love [...] Read more »

Prayer and the Will of God

  God is not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance… The heartbeat of God is seen in this passion of his – to see no one perish but to see all come to repentance. If we can have the goodness of the Lord established as a cornerstone of thought [...] Read more »

How to Experience Personal Revival

I have previously said that any Christian who desires to, may experience a radical spiritual renaissance, and this altogether independent of the attitude of his fellow Christians. The important question now is How? Well, here are some suggestions which anyone can follow and which, I am convinced, will result in a wonderfully improved Christian life. [...] Read more »

Becoming a Clean Pig

  I believe we can learn a lesson about the culture of grace by looking at the evolution of pig farming. Pigs are famous for their mess and stench. For centuries, pig farms were the most disgusting environments imaginable. Because pigs have no natural way of cooling themselves, farmers provided a mud hole for their [...] Read more »