With Jesus standing before him, Pilate asked the question, “What is truth?” And it was because Pilate lived in a day much like our own, I’m convinced, where we just don’t know what to believe anymore since it isn’t always the case that we can trust what we’re being told. Right? We literally live in […]
Spin Zone – Part 1
March 24, 2010 by
Many years ago Pilate asked Jesus the question, “What is truth?” And Pilate asked that question, I’m convinced, because he lived in a day much like our own – where we just don’t know what to believe anymore. Do you ever find yourself feeling like that? And as everything that happens and everything that’s talked […]
Messiah Complex
March 18, 2010 by
Nice guy. Perfect family. Cares for others. Attends church. Good speaker, too. Quality characteristics. We all would agree. Except when they’re combined with (spell it): P-R-I-D-E ~ Pride. Evil seldom presents itself without a cloak. (If it did, who would buy into it?) I’m talking about the “Messiah complex” in particular. The above 5 characteristics […]
Why I’m Using Four Letter Words in Church
March 11, 2010 by
(This is a continuation of a thinking process started in the posts: “Why I’m Wearing Pajamas to Church” and “Why I’m Showing Up Late for Church.”) There’s a movement towards the “casual” in our day. We’re casual in our speech. We’re casual in our showing up for events and appointments. We’re casual in our clothing, […]
When God’s Gift Becomes An Idol
March 9, 2010 by
When we think of the story of God telling Abraham to sacrifice Isaac (Genesis 22:1-19), I wonder if we don’t forget there was another most significant individual who was involved and very much a part of the experience and what was taking place. I’m talking about the woman, Sarah, Abraham’s wife and Isaac’s mother. The […]
Discerning False Prophets (in 30 seconds)
March 7, 2010 by
Have a vision & start your own religion. But is it of God? Pastor Mike talks about how to distinguish a false prophet versus a faithful one.
The “Luck” of Barabbas (Part 1)
March 2, 2010 by
Barabbas. Do you remember him? He was the guy when Jesus was before Pilate who was offering for someone to be let go – it was Barabbas who got to go. (Matthew 27:15-26; Mark 15:6-15; Luke 23:18-25; John 18:39-40) You talk about “luck.” That’s what many in our society would call it. While as believers […]
What’s Up With All These Earthquakes?
February 27, 2010 by
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake devastated Haiti on January 12, 2010. And now a quake 1000 times stronger than that has hit the South American country of Chile (February 27, 2010). (The Drudge Report headline was: “Massive.”) Preliminary measurements set this earthquake at 8.8 in magnitude. It ranks as one of the greatest quakes ever recorded. […]
What You Are in Private You Are in Public
February 26, 2010 by
There’s a false thinking that exists in our culture. It’s the thinking that says what a person does in his private life has nothing to do with his public life. (It’s interesting to note that many who ascribe to this thinking rationalize their own degeneracy and have even been caught in it.) The fact is […]
Discerning False Teachers (in 30 seconds)
February 23, 2010 by
Pastor Mike talks about the difference between a faithful teacher and a false one. Do you know how to tell?
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