If you've seen the 1973 movie "The Exorcist," you at least have some idea of whatexorcismis about. It has to do with ridding a human being of diabolic possession, it's typically associated with Roman Catholic beliefs, and if the movie is any indication, it's very, very scary. You m...
Once every hundred years Jesus of Nazareth meets Jesus of the Christian in a garden among the hills of Lebanon. And they talk long;and each time Jesus of Nazareth goes away saying to Jesus of the Christian,“My friend,I fear we shall never,never agree." May God feed the over abundant!
You know, all of these things that I would like to be able to somehow work on in like in 1% increments. Uh, I don't mind admitting that and then sort of reporting back to people when I have something that worked. Or more often than not, what will happen is I will think that ...
It just makes them a “whitewashed tomb.” There has been no heart change. And this is what God is after. A heart in love with Him and an embrace of “grace only” living because of all Jesus did for us. Better behavior can be a sham, and there is no person who would be most...
How many references to Jesus are there in the Old Testament? How often are the Hittites mentioned in the Bible? How many gospels are in the New Testament? How many verses are in the New Testament? How many books of prophecy are in the New Testament?
Jesus would never abandon one of his children over something so silly. I’m a successful, well paid, loving mother of three who has (hidden) tattoos myself. I however, would also be sad to see my daughter with a lot of tattoos but if she were to come home with one, I’d never ...
“… but GROW in the grace and KNOWLEDGE of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” (2 Peter 3:18) This verse is only one short sentence long, but a lot is being said in it. After we get saved, God expects us to start growing in the knowledge that He wants to transmit to us. And...
‘Lord,’ he cried, ‘save me!’ Jesus put out his hand at once and held him. ‘You have so little faith,’ he said, ‘why did you doubt?’ (Matthew 13:22-36) How often do we feel like Peter, reaching out in confident faith and then doubting as soon as we notice the wind ...
Writers encounter dialogue every day, but too often recently I've seen great stories ruined by choppy, incoherent, and straight-up weird dialogue. How can you use dialogue tags effectively in your stories to produce clear dialogue that zings? Recently we talked about why dialogue is important, ...
What did David say about Jesus? Peter then quotes Psalm 16:8-11 – “I saw the Lord always before me, for he is at my right hand that I may not be shaken; therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced; my flesh also will dwell in hope. ...