We recently had a board meeting for Thelastcrisis.tv where one of our board members challenged us to pray more. This same board member stated in her challenge that no significant thing has been done for God without significant prayer before, during and after the work. This challenge has led me to examine my life and [...]
When I talk to people in my local community who aren’t a member of my church and ask them if they are a Christian they invariably say that they are. When I then ask them what church they attend they often make an excuse about being too busy or that they go occasionally or some [...]
The message at the end of time is a message of repentance. To repent is to change the way we think and act. Repentance isn’t something that comes naturally to the heart of human beings. It is a gift from God. We don’t naturally like to have someone point out what we are doing wrong. [...]
Any time we have a major weather phenomenon the question comes up as to whether this weather phenomenon is a sign of the end. Whether we are talking about hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis or nuclear disasters it is natural that people look for answers to these disasters. Some people believe that these disasters are a sign [...]
Have you ever given any thought about the image of Jesus used around the world? Show the typical picture of Jesus to children who attend church and they’ll recognize Jesus’ likeness… But is this image a true representation of what Jesus looks like? Throughout history images of Jesus have usually mirrored the ethnicity of the [...]
I just read a great post over at ModernEkklesia.com about Missions. Pastor Rodlie Ortiz makes a great point about how sharing Jesus isn’t about something we are forced to do but something that should come out of our love of Jesus. As Ortiz quoted Lesslie Newbigin, in his book The Gospel In A Pluralist Society, [...]
I live in Canada where we have an unbelievable amount of freedom and riches. I don’t have to worry about whether or not I’m going to eat today. I’m not concerned about my personal freedom to worship God how I see fit. I generally don’t fear for the safety of my children. I don’t worry [...]
