What would Christianity look like today if powerful people hadn’t exerted powerful control over it? [For example, by translating the Greek word Ekklesia to church instead of its actual meaning: democratic assembly. Which would therefore mean Jesus actually said, “I will build my democratic assembly. And the gates of hell will not prevail against it.”] …
As people who have thrown their lot in with Jesus Christ, we are ordained by God to speak about our Lord. For far too long we have been trained by our religious and secular culture to not speak Jesus Christ. Let us realize we bring the Lord wherever we go, and our God has chosen …
If you think you are not qualified to speak about your wonderful Lord, consider the woman at the well. Jesus told her to go get her husband. And she replied that she didn’t have a husband. And Jesus proceeded to tell her she had spoken correctly because she had had five husbands, and the current …
What is the giant that is keeping the body of Christ from expressing the one-ness that Jesus prayed for in John 17 and thereby revealing to the world that Jesus is the Christ? I suggest that it is division. I have heard Republicans say that Democrats can’t possibly be Christians. And I have heard the …
I have been accused of living in a bubble. And I can understand how this would appear by a person on the outside of this bubble. But the bubble I am in is the Lord Jesus Christ. Yes, I am ‘in Christ’. A phrase used over and over in the New Testament letters to depict …
In late October 2024, my husband and I went to Manila, Philippines to attend a Christian conference. The conference consisted of two days of intense teaching about the oneness of the Body of Christ. Jesus said that he and the Father are one (John 10:30). And right before going to the cross, he prayed his …
Being introduced to a person is a formality that we are all familiar with. After introductions, conversation begins and we either continue to grow in relationship with each other, or we never move beyond introductions. We can’t be in close relationship with everyone because of limitations of time and commitments. However, after being introduced or …
Imagine with me for a few moments. Let’s go back in time and imagine Jesus, born as an innocent baby. Over time he grows to adolescence. We know about Jesus’ priorities as a 12 year old boy through the story of his parents finding him missing on their journey home from a festival. Retracing their …
If I wake up in the morning living in a condition of sin which I have consciously chosen (in a sexual relationship with anyone other than my spouse is a very common one), then I have a conflict with God. My conscience is not clear with God. On the other hand, a person who has …