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Hit Hard but….Put back right

Hosea 6Gangs of Priests Assaulting Worshipers 1-3 "Come on, let's go back to God. He hurt us, but he'll heal us. He hit us hard, but he'll put us right again. In a couple of days we'll feel better. By the third day he'll have made us brand-new, Alive and on our feet, fit to face him. We're ready to study God, eager for God-knowledge. As sure as dawn breaks, so sure is... »

What is more important, Holy Spirit Baptism or Salvation?

What is more important, Holy Spirit Baptism or Salvation?

by Larry Sterling In my meditation today, the Spirit asked me the question, "Which do you think is most important to me, Baptism in the Holy Spirit or Salvation of souls?" At, first I was perplexed at the question and this lead me into a lingering period of introspection of my personal motives for preaching a Pentecostal doctrine. Is Pentecostalism about ecstatic experiences of the gifts of the Sp... »

Friend are Friends Forever in the Lord

Friend are Friends Forever in the Lord

An old friend is in the hospice. He was the administrative bishop in Kansas who appointed me to my first church. Though only 62 cancer has brought him to the door of eternity. We often walk through life with little thought of the way our lives i... »

Looking At Life Through the Eyes of Another

Looking At Life Through the Eyes of Another

I'm a people watcher. I can sit at a mall or in a public park for hours and just watch people walk by. I love to watch how people interact with one another, how they laugh and how they cry. When I see someone crying, especially children, it makes me... »