This is the Hollywood statement on the decision to replace Edward Norton as the Hulk in the Avengers movies: “We have made the decision to not bring Ed Norton back to portray the title role of Bruce Banner in the Avengers. Our decision is definitely not one based on monetary factors, but instead rooted inContinue reading “Hulk Out?”
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5 Really Bad and 5 Really Good Reasons to Go to Bible College
Really Bad Reasons to Go: 5. Because you are offended, frustrated or disappointed in the local church. If you go to Bible College annoyed at church, angry at church, opposed to church, I guarantee you will not have a successful ministry after Bible College. It’s that simple. Bible College is designed to make you moreContinue reading “5 Really Bad and 5 Really Good Reasons to Go to Bible College”
Difficult Verse 6: John 19.30
When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is finished,” and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. This is not really a difficult verse – it’s just that there are a number of similar verses in the four gospels, and unless they are all understood it can seem that theContinue reading “Difficult Verse 6: John 19.30”
The Church is Not A Business…
One of the cries I often hear is the church is not a business. This normally happens as we formalize something, such as organize a rota with an online planning method or we use a “secular” means of advertising such as billboards or leaflet distribution. I have read a lot of business leadership books andContinue reading “The Church is Not A Business…”
Difficult Verses 5: 1 John 5.16
Someone emailed me this week asking about the meaning of 1 John 5.16, saying it had always been a puzzling verse to them. And I agreed – it is a strange verse. Read it for yourself in the KJV: If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask,Continue reading “Difficult Verses 5: 1 John 5.16”
Difficult Verses 4: 1 John 1.9
Well, thanks to the people who suggested this verse as a difficult verse they want an explanation on. I will do my best to help you grasp what this verse is saying. The verse says this: If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse usContinue reading “Difficult Verses 4: 1 John 1.9”
Difficult Verses 3: Revelation 2.4-5 (part I)
Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love.Remember the height from which you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place Revelations 2.4-5 has been used to condemn and beatContinue reading “Difficult Verses 3: Revelation 2.4-5 (part I)”
DIG for Tuesday the 25th of February…..read the whole verse please…..Romans 6 v 23
Originally posted on Heilan Word Ministries:
I was once in a Bible study in our home and I read out Romans 6 v 23; I love this verse and have always seen it as a wonderful description of the two options open to every man. I was surprised when a fellow believer said “wow, I’ve…
Grace and Peace
Mick Jagger said you don’t always get what you want, but sometimes you get what you need. The world wants peace. That’s what everyone is looking for – a life where nothing is missing, nothing is broken, free from confusion and doubt, free from loneliness, from regret, from dark thoughts of unease. Religious people areContinue reading “Grace and Peace”
Difficult Verses 2: Hebrews 12.14
Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: (Hebrews 12.14) This verse is one of the verses that is used to condemn people all the time. If you are not holy, you will not see the Lord. It’s often taken two ways: firstly, if you are not holyContinue reading “Difficult Verses 2: Hebrews 12.14”
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