The church might be suffering from infoenza. The Bible, which chronicles God’s relationship with mankind, can easily become a substitute for relationship with God. Let’s be honest. The Bible is a real and tangible thing, where sometimes God is not. It’s not hard to understand why we would elevate biblical knowledge above any other spiritual indicator. […]

Members of the clergy now suffer from obesity, hypertension and depression at rates higher than most Americans. In the last decade, their use of antidepressants has risen, while their life expectancy has fallen. Many would change jobs if they could. 13% of active pastors are divorced. 23% have been fired or pressured to resign at […]

Members of the clergy now suffer from obesity, hypertension and depression at rates higher than most Americans. In the last decade, their use of antidepressants has risen, while their life expectancy has fallen. Many would change jobs if they could. 13% of active pastors are divorced. 23% have been fired or pressured to resign at […]

“So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.”—Jesus of Nazareth There are not many things I find more beautiful and difficult than the Sermon on the Mount. If any of us can read these words and not be shaken to […]

The Holmes and Rahe stress scale lists the most stressful life situations in order of “life-change units.” These life-change units affect the chance that various events will negatively impact your health. At the top of the list with 100 units is “death of a spouse.” Here’s where it gets tricky. You might think that, if you’ve already […]

We often read an e-mail or receive a letter from an individual or the head of a family who list the numerous cares of life, pressures of financial obligations, or family issues that are pressuring them to a breaking point. Certainly our hearts and pray…

Through the years I have shared with audiences in North America a life-changing information release that set me on a course of study determining that the Antichrist of Bible prophecy would be a Muslim from the Middle East.  In the early 90’s this view was rejected by the majority of noted prophecy ministers. Most held to a traditional view that the Antichrist was a “Jew from the tribe of Dan.”

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