If It Looks So Good. . .
How Can It Be Deception??? Part 1 By Barbara Wilhelm “Now the serpent was more subtle and crafty than any creature of the field which God had made” (Gen 3:1) (Amplified version) “But also (in those days) there arose false prophets among the people, just as there will be false…
Pragmatic Methodology
The nervous compulsion to get things done is found everywhere among us and right here is where the pragmatic philosophy comes into its own. It asks no embarrassing questions about the wisdom of what we are doing or even about the morality of it. It accepts our chosen ends as…
The Latest “P” – Reconciliation
Now, Warren is building a PEACE Coalition of partners that includes the government and NGOs and businesses in addition to churches. The “P” in PEACE 2.0 now stands for “Promote reconciliation“ while churches will continue to focus on planting churches.–Lillian Kwon, “Rick Warren Launches New Plan to Multiply Impact Worldwide,”…
Snake Oil Transformation
“Disciplined Christians are the apprentice owners of the world,and intercessors who hear from God are its unseen regents.” –James Rutz, Megashift: Igniting Spiritual Power (Empowerment Press, 2005), p. 72. James Rutz’s book Megashift has been out for several years now, but it is not dated. This book is a rip-roaring…
The Lord’s Way
Let us not think that waiting on the Lord will mean getting less done. The truth is that doing the Lord’s work in the Lord’s way we will accomplish more, not less. You need not fear that if you wait for God’s Spirit you will not get as much done…
What of the Watchmen?
How to Discern: Part 6By Anton Bosch Each believer has responsibility for himself to be on the lookout for error and deception (Revelation 3:11). The Lord has also set the elders in the local church with the duty to watch for wolves who would seek to attack the flock (Acts…
Who’s Who?
How to Discern: Part 5By Anton Bosch It is important that we check every word we hear or read against the plumbline of the Bible. In addition, we need to check the source of the information as well. We must check two things: The message and the man. Many times…
Rethinking and Reinventing
“Imagine a busy street crowded with people. A young man has gathered a crowd in a corner of the local market. Someone shouts out, ‘What’s your plan? What’s your message?'” He responds, ‘Change your way of thinking.'” –Brian McLaren, The Secret Message of Jesus (W Publishing Group, 2006), p. 14…
Check, Check and Check Again
” . . . was the truth intentionally hidden by Jesus himself?Is it possible that Jesus was intentionally keeping his messageof the kingdom a secret so that it wasn’t obvious, wasn’t easy to grasp,. . . ?”–Brian McLaren, The Secret Message of Jesus, p. 34 Can you spot the heresy…