By Robert Kiser This is a good question; although some would ask what difference does it make? Well it is one thing that separates Jesus from all other religious leaders. As a matter of fact the Apostle Paul said that if Jesus did not rise from the dead then Christianity was a fraud and we [...]

By Patrick Roberts God is determined to accomplish His otherworldly goals. He has always and will always prevail over mankind’s mortal restraints. For us who follow Christ, this means that His unshakable holiness (set-apartness) is our most fundamental, daily source of hope as we continue to live in this sinful world. God must be independent [...]

By Patrick Roberts The lagging spiritual fruit of our religious efforts are glaringly evident. We seek God religiously more than we seek Him by His Spirit. We say “yes” with our mouths but down deep in our soul and convictions (all the things that God really cares about), we are disobediently reserved. We suppose that [...]

Orde Wingate, son of Colonel George Wingate, was a brilliant and unorthodox military leader during WWII.  Orde was a somewhat independent and willful person, but he remained faithful to the fine traditions of family. One day a friend asked him, “Orde, when you say one man is good and another is …

Some Thoughts on Real Love By Marijo Phelps 1 Corinthians 13:4-15 (New King James Version) 4 Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; 5 does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; 6 does not rejoice [...]