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But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
-Matthew 5:44

Earlier today, I wrote an article describing the horrible things that a Phoenix pastor has been teaching his congregation. The article is here:
Phoenix pastor prays for President Obama's death?Read more

By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."
-John 13:35

How did it come to be that the word "love" in the above scripture has been all but supplanted by other words unappealing and base? There are many: words like "rape", "kill", "molest", "cheat", "control" and "conquer". Indeed, there have been many examples of this in history and in homes even today.Read more

to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.
-Ephesians 1:6

As I was browsing a major internet bulletin board this morning, I came across an advertisement for a writing gig in the San Diego area that was calling for people to write articles for an upcoming internet webzine dealing with pop culture. The pitch seemed interesting enough. That is, until I noticed that the employer was not going to pay for those writing services.Read more

Are you a writer, blogger or are you just passionate about a certain subject? Are you an expert on something? Anything? Read more

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,536238,00.html

I was struck hard, this afternoon, when I read the above article about a family that was killed in Pakistan after allegedly burning a copy of the Koran. In addition, 40 Christian homes were burned in a riot.Read more

Then Saul---also known as Paul---was filled with the Holy Spirit; he looked straight at the magician
-Acts 13:9

Have you ever been stared at by the Holy Spirit? It is an experience not soon forgotten. The dividing edge of the Holy Spirit's gaze comes from grandmothers, spouses, preachers, children, the rich, the poor and whomever God chooses. In such a swath of holiness will be found no guile and no element of falsehood whatsoever. Read more

With a loud cry the Council members covered their ears with their hands. Then they all rushed at him at once,
threw him out of the city, and stoned him. The witnesses left their cloaks in the care of a young man named Saul.
-Acts 7:57-58Read more

If God is for us, who can be against us"
-Romans 8:31Read more

This book is simple yet profound. It absolutely speaks the "truth" regarding what our focus as Followers of Jesus should be. Of course that focus is so much more than just going to church, or it should be. Unfortunately we all are vunerable to becoming "churched" and losing sight of our call.Read more

for waging war you need guidance,
and for victory many advisers.
-Proverbs 24:6Read more

Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, that you may stand firm in all the will of God, mature and fully assured.
-Colossians 4:12

Do you have an Epaphras in your life? We all could use the kind of devotion and fealty in a friend such as Epaphras. The word says that "he is always wrestling in prayer for you". Isn't that great? Read more

Lot went outside to meet them and shut the door behind him and said, "No, my friends. Don't do this wicked thing."
-Genesis 19:6-7

I wonder just how horrified Lot must have been to see every man in town surrounding his house, demanding that he relinquish to them his guests, two angels, so that they could have their way with them. The Bible says that every man was there, both young and old.Read more

It is the strangest thing: Lately, I have been put on the spot about the Bible quite a bit from various people. Sure, it happens to all of us from time to time, but for me, more than usual. The overwhelmingly common denominator in these recent encounters, I've found, is the disregard for context when referring to scripture. Read more

Today, I read an article on CNN.com that completely floored me. It is an article about the witch children in Nigeria. This breaks my heart in two. I can not adequately describe how this makes me feel. It angers and disgusts me that people use my Savior's name to inflict such base atrocity on others; more especially children.

This must be stopped. I can not believe that more is not being done about this. This is spiritual abuse to the extreme. The article is as follows:

CNN articleRead more