“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 …

When the cross ceases to be external and becomes operative within the believer, we have then entered into the way of the cross. Instead of the accent on receiving, it is on the Father’s realizing His ultimate purpose in the believer. Once this comes as a revelation to the heart, it will be evident that   Read More …

It is extremely essential for us to “embrace” the truth we have, we have been BLESSED TO RECEIVED, and actively struggle to “keep” that faith which, by our Lord Jesus Christ and his apostles, has been delivered to us! “Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was   Read More …

On Tuesday, February 10th, Dr. Randy Beckum addressed students at MidAmerica Nazarene University’s regular chapel service. His message was in response to two films which have recently made headlines around the world; American Sniper and Selma. Dr. Beckum, who also serves as the University’s Chaplain and was the Vice-President of Community Formation, questioned the prevalent   Read More …

TRUE or FALSE? The last several decades witnessed tremendous evangelical influence in the United States. Leaders such as Billy Graham, Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, Tim and Beverly LaHaye, Paige and Dorothy Patterson, James Dobson, and James and Betty Robison made a bold impact on America’s families, churches and government. Now that those few leaders are   Read More …

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