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HOPE AND CHANGE, GOD-STYLE
DARTMOUTH, Nova Scotia, October 26, 2016 – God changes his mind. He never changes, mind you (he’s the same yesterday, today, tomorrow and forever), but he does change his mind. There are numerous instances in the Bible when he was about to render his judgement and then, through a last minute appeal, stayed his hand.
WORKING FOR GOD
DARTMOUTH, Nova Scotia, October 25, 2016 – People ask me why I don’t write for a living. I tell them I do. They say, “So where do you publish?” I say, “Online”. They say, “But for what company?” I say, “No company. I work for God.” And then they give me one of those looks (you know the one I’m talking about) and the conversation ends. (more…)
CANADA: A COUNTRY GONE MAD
DARTMOUTH, Nova Scotia, October 25, 2016 – Canada recently passed a bill legalizing what they term as “medical aid in dying”, whose proper acronym, fittingly, is “MAD”. Countless religious leaders of all persuasions spoke out against this so-called medical procedure as the bill worked its way through the Canadian Parliament and then the Senate, but the majority of Canadians supported the bill and now support the law. In other words, the majority of Canadians consider that getting someone to help you kill yourself is not only a darn good idea but a “right” that should be protected by law. (more…)
THE ROLE OF PERSONALITY IN PREACHING THE WORD
DARTMOUTH, Nova Scotia, October 25, 2016 – God chooses us for any number of reasons. The first and foremost one is that we choose him, sometimes without even knowing it (as I did). But in choosing us first and foremost because we choose him, he then chooses which of us will have the option of doing what kind of work within the Kingdom. In Heaven, we’ll have missions; on Earth, we’ll likewise have missions, and the missions God chooses for us are suited to our personality. (more…)
BE GOD-FEARING AND WORK HARD
DARTMOUTH, Nova Scotia, October 23, 2016 – I have had a few lively discussions lately on the topic of political leaders and the state of nations. As I can’t help but come at this topic from the perspective of a born-again believer, I invariably have grated against the nerves of nearly everyone I’ve spoken to. I’m used to being attacked (water off a duck’s back), so that aspect of it doesn’t bother me, but what does stick a bit in my craw is how people refuse to take personal blame for anything that’s happening in their country. It’s as if they have no life experience at all, and only know how to point a finger of blame at everyone but themselves. (more…)
SILENCE LIKE A CANCER
DARTMOUTH, Nova Scotia, October 23, 2016 – Silence in Heaven.
Imagine that!
Chapter 8 in Revelation foretells a time when Heaven will fall silent.
Why would Heaven fall silent?
SON OF MAN
DARTMOUTH, Nova Scotia, October 23, 2016 – One of the most insidious lies perpetuated by modern-day churchianity is that Jesus is God.
Jesus is not God. Jesus was never God and never will be God.
Only those who don’t know Jesus would call him God. (more…)
APPROACHING THE GREAT DIVIDE
DARTMOUTH, Nova Scotia, October 23, 2016 – Scripture is very clear that one day, there will be two camps of people: those who love God and follow Jesus, and those who don’t.
I call this the great divide.
Once this division occurs – that is, once all the followers of Jesus have been sealed – there will be no more conversions. The times of the gentiles will have been fulfilled, and all that will be left for believers still on Earth will be to endure extreme tribulation without losing God’s grace. (more…)
SANCTUARY
DARTMOUTH, Nova Scotia, October 23, 2016 – The world is a mess, or at least the American and Canadian parts that I toured recently. I have spent the past three months immersed in that mess, flowing from one metropolis to another, listening to conversations, watching people move and interact, drowning in mindless chitchat that goes nowhere and makes a mockery both of our ability to think and to speak.
What a waste of God-given time and space! (more…)
BE KIND AND PRAY
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, July 23, 2016 – Jesus is very clear about how we are to treat people who hate us: We are to be kind to them and pray for them.
We are not to seek revenge in any way or to curse them. We are to be kind to them and pray for them.
Praying means to be kind in our mind, not just in our words or actions.
There is no way that you can do either of those things (be kind and pray for people who hate you) without the help of God’s spirit. (more…)
