What do you do when tempted?

Temptation is a major problem for every person on this earth. If you are breathing then you will be tempted. There is not a day that goes by when temptation does not come our way. Among Christians and nonChristians the common thread is temptation. The difference between Christians and nonChristians is how we handle temptation. I would like to look at temptation from a Biblical perspective to see why we are tempted and how we can overcome

Our future is at risk because of immorality

I would like to write a little bit about a sad subject that this world faces. As adults, we all know very well of the fact that the youth of today are our future. We have the responsibility of raising them so that they will be in position to raise the next generation after them so that we as people, can continue on in this world.

Global Warming and lies go hand in hand

If you have followed much of the global warming craze then it is easy for you to spot the half truths and lies of the left (unless you are part of the left that is fabricating the lies). Now we have proof of the ridiculous measures “lefties” are willing to take to convince everyone that man-made global warming is true and that it (mmgw) is going to destroy us all. Instead of dealing with the facts, people like Al Gore and his cronies use half truths and flat out lies to deceive people. If they cannot get away with the lies then they move to the next step which is silencing the real evidence (similar to evolutionists and the theory of evolution).

Thoughts from distributing a newspaper

The ministry in Moldova that we have been a part of for years now, has a weekly newspaper that is on the secular market. It tackles real life situations from a Biblical perspective. The paper has been out on the market for over a year now. One of the ways that we minister with this paper is by taking copies to the city hospitals every single week. We usually print 1,000 extra copies to give away at the local hospitals.

Is tolerance more important than life?

As you know we live in an age of “political correctness” where, in the name of tolerance, people who are guilty are protected at any price and victims/innocent people suffer needlessly. A prime example of this is the abortion laws. The guilty parties (women who have them and doctors who perform them) are protected by the law as well as “political correctness” or tolerance if you will. How

10 things I want to change in my country

1. The Bible will be taught in all public schools

I want to prepare leaders who will be willing to go into the public school system and teach the Word of God (specifically “The Truth About Sex”) in all middle schools and high-schools.

People have been deceived into thinking that the Bible cannot be taught in public schools but that is a lie, it can be taught as an optional course if there are people who will be willing to go and teach it. I want my fellow church members to volunteer to go and teach in public schools.

2. I want pornography to be outlawed in my country and for it to be illegal to make a profit off of it.

I want to challenge people around me (neighbors, relatives, fellow Christians) to be very active in writing letters to the authorities in order to protest against porn (on tv, on the internet, magazines, etc).

Have Common Sense: Avoid Pornography

As I prepared to teach this lesson on the dangers of pornography I was shocked to see the devastating effects of pornography and the statistics about pornography. I have known that porn was wrong for a long time (even before becoming a Christian I knew that porn was dirty). As I began to grow in my faith and knowledge of the Word of God I learned that the Bible speaks on the subject of pornography. I was pleased to find clear teaching against porn and why it is a bad thing. As I looked at the stats on porn I was just reminded of what the Bible says. Here are a few stats that I have accumulated through research on the subject of porn.

Hypocritical Progressivism

Once again we see the hypocrisy of liberals/progressives. There is definitely a double standard among those who claim “tolerance”. I have made this statement before and I will continue to proclaim it. Liberals want everyone to be tolerant yet when you do not agree with them then they become the most intolerant people that you can imagine. Homosexuals fit into the category of liberals/progressives. Homosexuals demonstrated their true face once again during the “Miss America” pageant. The contestant from California was asked if she agreed with “gay” marriage or not and she said that we live in a country where we can choose what we want and she chooses not to support gay marriage. The liberals/homosexuals went crazy after this point. She was called terrible names (a very well known liberal tactic) and some propose that she lost the pageant for her stance on gay marriage. The controversy seems to indicate that you have your right to your own opinion unless your disagree with the liberals and homosexuals. By the way, if we pass this “hate crimes” law then we will see more persecution like this from the homosexuals on those who do not agree with homosexuality.

Why does God hate divorce so much?

I am currently teaching a class on marriage at our church. I have been teaching through the great study “Marriage without Regrets” produced by Precept Ministries. We have walked through the first 9 lessons and have finally arrived to lesson 10 which is about the permanence of marriage. As I was preparing I was so excited to be able to answer the question that I had (the title of this post). I would like to share a few points with you from the Scriptures on why God hates divorce so much.

1. What God has joined together let no man separate! When Jesus was asked about marriage and

Be careful: You never know who you are speaking with

My wife and I are in the process of moving into our apartment and we have interactions with different people everyday. Yesterday a man came to put up our blinds. I met the young man at the door. He was a stocky man about my height with a shaved head and a heavy accent. I invited him in and he took off his jacket to reveal two arms full of tattoos. My first thought was, “how will I begin a conversation about the Gospel with this guy?” The door immediately opened after he shared that he is from Israel (the name “Isaac” hinted that). I told him that we were honored to have him in our home. He looked at me in a strange way and asked, “Why?”. I shared that it is because he is from the Holy Land and from God’s chosen people. After saying this he opened up to us completely. He had been raised in a Talmudic school in Israel as an ultra orthodox Jew, well versed in the Old Testament. We talked a lot about the Word of God. He told me that he would like to help me in my study of Hebrew. He is not a Christian but I feel that we will work on that in the future.

As that conversation was ending (because he had finished his work) a new worker came in to hook up the phone line. He also had an accent so I began to converse with him about where he was from. We came to find out that he was from Africa. He asked us what we wanted as a password for our Internet we told him “Jesus”. He asked how to spell the name and we told him, immediately asking did he know who Jesus is. He said yes because he is a