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1 John 5:8 And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one. So much of our Christian life can be seen as triune, in three parts. For instance, God is threefold. We all agree to this, right? That He is the Father, the...

A very good verse came to my mind this morning, the one that defines true religion in James. True religion and undefiled is to visit the widows and fatherless in their affliction, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world. True religion, then, is both an outward work and an inward change...

How does the WOF community view apologists like Ravi Zacharias and Os Guinness? Do any part of their messages regarding the strong need for the church to grow in understanding logic and historical isms reach their ears? Of do they lump all that stuff into a bucket called "vain philosophies"...

Why does God anoint one service, but not another? Is it all about the right formula? If so, what is it? Why should our hearts be some particular condition for the Lord to visit a gathering when we are really there to seek Him because we are imperfect and broken? In decades past, the Spirit of...

I was without an anchor as a Christian during the 70's when the Jesus Movement came rushing into my life in the form, initially, of loving, God-fearing young people who loved to gather, sing simple three chord Scripture songs, and worship. It really wasn't about doctrine in those days; but...

I found this website as I did some searching this evening and thought the writer made some good points: How NOT to Meet

So how far are we willing to take this revelation of the nature of today's church? Where are we headed with our findings? What is ahead for us? What involvement will we have?

One of the most inspiring songs that has come out of John Michael Talbot's ministry is the song, "Healer of My Soul." There were days, many years ago, when I would exist solely on that tune. It was my strong hope and vision. Are there any Catholics on this board who are a part of JMT's Little...

Our dog, Charlie, needs to be walked every day so he can relieve himself. But, by the time we get home, and this is with as little grass contact as is needed, his feet and underbelly are full of round green weedy stickers which I have to pull off him for the next hour. What is the secret to...

I've become interested in knowing what home churches are all about, how they got started, what the beef is about traditional settings, have been reading Frank Viola's writings, and now I've come across blogs and other statements that put the home church movement on the defensive. There's...

This one is the real kicker, guaranteed to open anyone's eyes to the lie of prosperity doctrine. Edir Macedo, Brazil's Billionaire Bishop - Businessweek

I am a Spirit filled Christian man, 61, who never had kids. I am not married as most of my friends are, some of whom think I am selfish because I did not give myself to raising a family. They don't know I have been sterile since birth, and yet they think my distance from forming a family is...

LinK: Edir Macedo, Brazil's Billionaire Bishop - Businessweek Edir Macedo is 5-foot-6, slight, and 68 years old. He has deformed fingers, a sparse crown of graying hair, and more than 5 million followers, whose donations over the last 36 years have made him a billionaire. In Brazil, where he...

Anyone else listening to Michael Brown's reply to John MacArthur's book that condemns the entire Charismatic Movement called Strange Fire? Michael has replied in written form, in a 420 page book entitled Authentic Fire: A Response to John MacArthur's Strange Fire. I'm finding it very...

After being away from a beach town in North Florida for many years, I finally drove there to check it out. I was saved in '72 while in the Navy at that location and stayed for eight years following my discharge once I was swept into the Jesus Movement of those days. Lots of things have...

After many years of saving notebooks from all the teachings I've sat through, I wrote the following concerning what I term as "the definition of faith, part one." Here it is: The definition of faith, part one The Lord spoke to Thomas and said, “…be not faithless but...

Why is it that the folks who best know us are the least to hear the Word from us? Iit seems like what Jesus said, "A prophet is without honor in his own country?" or in this case, "own household." Those with whom we are the closest know, without a doubt, that we are not angelic-like beings...

Being close to retirement, I have been going through the many, many notebooks I've saved over the years that contain teachings I sat under based on the first principles listed in Hebrews 6. I'm adding, on average, one thread per day. My site is meant for helping others to gain a foundation in...

Again, I am offering free teaching to those desiring a foundation in the first principles. Topics like resurrection (past, present and future), I am slowly covering, as I have the topic of baptisms, especially Spirit baptism. I'm adding, on average, one thread per day. The website is...

The best biblical teaching I received came to me during the years I spent within a small group who majored on the first principles listed in Hebrews 6. I saved all of those hand written pages containing study guides and notes on those six principles including all the subtopics that fall under...