So When the Devil Throws Your Sins in Your Face and Declares That You Deserve Death and Hell, Tell Him This
August 6, 2018 by
“So when the devil throws your sins in your face and declares that you deserve death and hell, tell him this: ‘I admit that I deserve death and hell, what of it? For I know One who suffered and made satisfaction on my behalf. His name is Jesus Christ, Son of God, and where He […]
How to Distinguish Between the Voice of God and the Voice of the Devil
September 11, 2015 by
“‘[A]nd the sheep follow him (the shepherd) because they know his voice. And a stranger they simply will not follow, but will flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers.’” (John 10:4b-5) “JINGLE BELLS” When I was a freshman in high school I decided I wanted to play the guitar. And […]
10 Lies of the Devil (redux) plus podcast
August 8, 2012 by
(To listen to the podcast of this post, click here for Part 1, click here for Part 2 and click here for Part 3.) I have written on this topic before. (To read 10 Lies of the Devil, click here. To read 10 More Lies of the Devil, click here.) I feel strangely moved to […]
Adam’s Wife, Eve: She Had Some Good Qualities, Too
October 20, 2011 by
What Might Jesus Say to a Mormon?
October 15, 2011 by
“For even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.” (2 Corinthians 11:14) The founding of the Mormon religion goes something like this. As a teenager, Joseph Smith, Jr., became troubled by what he saw as the divisiveness of the Christian Church. And so he sought answers and began to pray. Now praying is okay […]
In Bed with a Demon – Part 2
September 20, 2011 by
(To read “In Bed with a Demon – Part 1,” click here.) His room was as dark as night. The blankets over the windows were positioned to not let any light in. The walls and ceilings were covered with posters of rock groups. And the boy had just as many cassettes. (It was the 80s […]
In Bed with a Demon – Part 1
September 16, 2011 by
I remember the concert was at San Jose Bible College in the late 80s. From out of the audience a teenage boy approached us immediately after the final song. I’ll just cut to the chase: He’d flat out encountered a demon. It “appeared” to him in his bedroom. And he was terrified. (I just got […]
Dressed For Battle – Part 2 (in 30 seconds)
August 25, 2011 by