A Heart For God on Google

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7 Identifications of Wicked Religion

Not all religions lead to God. It is rather obvious which ones do not. At the heart of “wicked religion” is the denigration, dismissal and destruction of people (e.g. “believers” who support abortion). At the heart of “wicked religion” is the foolish notion that a person can gain salvation of his own doing. The following […]

11 Problems with the Church in America (plus one bonus)

How dare I even suggest there might be a problem with the church in America? I mean, look at the great things we’re doing. Look at the “mega churches” (so called). We’ve got it happening. What would God do without us? (Selah~pause for reflection) The Ephesian church long ago was the most affluent. They had […]

Muslim Brotherhood and End Times Prophecy (videos)

Kay Arthur on Egypt’s place in the last days (video): Click here (Luke 21:28)

The Funny Thing That Happened To Me When I Was A Youth Pastor

I was a children’s and Junior High youth pastor at the time. I was listening to K-LOVE radio there in the Bay Area at Mission Springs Community Church (Fremont, California) in 1994 or so. They were giving tickets away to a Christian concert for the caller that called in with the answer to the question: […]

21 “More” Twitter Tips from Pastor Mike

I crossed another milestone on Twitter (in my mind) recently. I marked it with the tweet above (clickable screenshot). I wanted to mark it another way as well by offering a Twitter Tips-Part 2 list. It’s a follow up to another list I wrote last September. (CLICK HERE to read the original 21 Twitter Tips […]

The “Big Three”

“Do not love the world, nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is iin the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but […]

Swept Away by the Dawn Treader

If you’ve had the chance to read any of The Chronicles of Narnia books by C. S. Lewis (there are seven in all), you’ll know there are many different ways to enter that magical land. In The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, it’s the latter (a closet of coats) that’s the entry point. In […]

The Least Likely Place (redux)

The Holy Family. I’m talking about none other than the Virgin named Mary, Joseph her husband and the Child called Christ. And I guess the third important lesson the Holy Family affords us (the first lesson in A ‘God’ Thing and the second lesson in Marriage Made in Heaven) is this: Let’s not overlook what […]

When We Lose Ourselves (Identity Theft)

I had a dream the other night. I didn’t remember it until I went out jogging later in the morning. That’s when God brought it back to me. I was in the house of a former friend from my school days. I was young (like I was back then). And the thing that happened is […]