The Liturgical Calendar- Part Five- Lent and The Protestant

The Protestant usually does not deal with Lent very seriously. To me, Lent, not unlike other times of the year, is observed as a period of introspection. In the 1st century, Lent was observed as a forty HOUR period equaling the amount of hours that the body of Jesus was in the tomb. In the [...]

Persecution in China- Part One

“Be faithful unto death and I will give you the crown of life” Revelation 2:10. That passage of Scripture also says, “Do not fear any of those things which you are about to suffer”. Here in the United States I cannot believe the things I am about to report to you [...]

Christ’s Power Not of Satan

“Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and a house divided against a house falls. If Satan is also divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? Because you say I cast out demons by Beelzebub. And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore [...]

Walking Humbly with Your God

“What does the Lord require of you, to do justly, ot love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God”- Micah 6:8.Micah 6:8 has the elements of true religion so how many of those character traits to you possess? Yet, today the American pulpit is full of messages about self-esteem when it is Christ esteem [...]