What’s Going on Around the Globe? Fazio sees a cyclical aspect to this type of philosophical swing and believes that a commitment to literal interpretation might also move to another point on the globe, such as African nations or other developing countries. “Hopefully,” he said, “we can really invest in developing and training pastors in […]

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It is indeed one of the great untold stories in all of the Bible—to say nothing of the prophetic future. Did you know that a great end-time revival is promised in Holy Scripture and that its impact will be such that it will push any previous so-called revivals or awakenings into the shadows forever? Now, […]

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(1 Corinthians 1:1) Παῦλος κλητὸς ἀπόστολος Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ διὰ θελήματος θεοῦ καὶ Σωσθένης ὁ ἀδελφὸς
(KJV) Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,

Note that “to be” is added in …

Being a guest speaker in a local church congregation is a great honor, but there can also be some very real complexities that accompany such an opportunity. How should we as preachers handle these challenges? I shared in the first installment that I always try to ask the following questions before I go into a […]

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Paul C. Pitt’s mission was one of behind-the-scenes—he was never really seen because of his unique circumstances. Paul was born in Germany in 1882, but lived in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from an early age and was raised as a strict Catholic. Upon being healed of a serious heart condition and a debilitated foot in […]

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