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In late 1995, I attended a debate that a brother in Christ had with a Pentecostal. John T. Lewis, a graduate of Brown Trail, was currently living in Lone Grove, Oklahoma, where the two-night debate was held. Jason Weatherly from Beebe, Arkansas argued that Holy Spirit baptism and miraculous
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The Top 101 Theological Questions that people ask proves to be an interesting list of inquiries, as noted on page one of last week’s Spiritual Perspectives (8-21-22). The fifth most-asked question was, “What is the Salvation Army?” Just about everyone sees them and has some idea
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Being circulated today are six-column flow charts with the huge title like the one below: SO YOU STILL THINK HOMOSEXUALITY IS SINFUL? AND THEREFORE GAYS SHOULDN'T BE ALLOWED TO MARRY? The word sinful is in red. If you answer, "No, "the arrow leads to a
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“And they lived happily ever after.” You know that’s a fairy tale—because in real life marriages, although happy, also come with problems. They might involve money, in-laws, friends, or even each other. For some unfortunate souls, after the honeymoon ends, so does the marriage. At least, not
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Eternal vigilance is a crucial component in the preservation of New Testament Christianity. Both collectively and distributively, the local church must be engaged in fighting the good fight of the faith which is inclusive of many areas in accomplishing our responsibility to preserve the truth of God. One specific area
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The Eurovision competition in Europe began in 1956. One group that won went on to worldwide fame. That would be Abba with their song, “Waterloo” in 1974. The year previous the song that took second place was the entry from Spain, “Eres Tu,” by Mocedades, a group from Bilbao, Spain.
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Why must you know your Bible? To have everlasting life. In praying to the Father, Jesus said, “And this is life eternal, that they might know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent” (John 17:3). The Bible is the only source of the perfect,
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In the second volume of his commentary on The Majesty of Jesus, Tom Wacaster includes articles that relate to the main text he is analyzing. The text is Matthew 21:23-27, and the accompanying article is titled, “How Does That Make You Feel?” The main topic is authority; a
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How many times have we written that Roe v. Wade was not based on constitutional principles and that, in that particular case, the Court legislated from the bench? For nearly five decades many gospel preachers have pointed that out. In case anyone doubts this allegation, below are some excerpts of
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Do you believe in God? Do your friends? Maybe you have noticed a change. Whereas belief in God in the United States has hovered around 95% for decades, it has now diminished to 81%, according to a June 17 Gallup poll. You might think, “Well, that’s still high,” which
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In discussing how different news networks cover the news, Jen Psaki, former Press Secretary to Joe Biden, made this comment: “And then on Fox, Jeanine Pirro [is] talking about ‘soft-on-crime consequences,’” she said, laughing. “I mean, what does that even mean, right?” It’s interesting that she thinks
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How much has changed in 25 years? In order to find out, let's see what your congenial editor considered important enough to write about in 1997. The year began with a book endorsed as recommended reading. The selection was The New Absolutes, which remains pertinent to today'