One sure way for a parent to alienate their children is to attempt to use them for their advancement. We regularly see Hollywood parents training their children to be actors with the hope of bringing in millions. And all too often the child grows up resenting their having missed out on childhood. The twins from Read More ... »
2015 Strategy of Jezebel The strategy of Jezebel: The tool this spirit uses is manipulation. In 1 Kings 21, we learn that King Ahab would pout when he did not get his own way. He had seen a vineyard that he greatly desired, but the owner would not give up his precious property, even to Read More ... »
“The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but PEOPLE ARE TESTED BY THEIR PRAISE.” (Proverbs 27:21) [Silver and gold are tested by putting them into the furnace and fining-pot; so we are tested BY SOMEONE PRAISING US! So what do we do with that praise? If we are celebrated and favored, then we Read More ... »
Best line I’ve read lately – “Religious experience needs good theology the way a traveler needs a reliable map. A traveler with lots of enthusiasm but no map for the journey is a dangerous person to travel with. Together you can get hopelessly lost.” – Clark H. Pinnock, Flame of Love: A Theology of the Read More ... »