One evening last autumn, I sat long hours with a European acquaintance while he expounded a political-economic doctrine which seemed sound as a nut and in which I could find no defect. At the end, he said with great earnestness: "I have a mission to the masses. I feel that I am called to get the ear of the people. I shall devote the rest of my life to spreading my doctrine far and wide among the population. What do you think?"

Yoga is a commonplace word that fifty years ago was rarely known to western civilization.  Yet, today, the yoga phenomenon and philosophy are found even in our elementary classrooms.  Under the guise of exercise and fun, our children are led in yoga poses imitating frogs, birds, snakes, and cats.

Church looked exactly the way he thought it should. The ushers were in position. The people were assembling. The armorbearers were ready and waiting to serve. Yes, everything seemed just fine… until he stepped up to the podium to preach the word of the Lord.

Christians should beware the counterfeit of the Holy Spirit found in yoga and the Kundalini spirit. When most people hear the word “yoga,” they understand it to be an exercise. They envision a person on a mat striking poses and practicing stretches to develop the body and relax the mind. But there is more to it than meets the eye. These poses and stretches embody more than physical exercise. Yoga has power to unleash the Kundalini spirit.

Holy living in a fallen world. In today's society holy living has almost become a byword. People are more concerned in the life that they are living then in the life God has called us to live. As the days continue into months and months roll into years, time seems to usher in a new beginning.

The new beginning as we will see it, the second coming of Christ. Did he not say that the signs of the times would point to the arrival of his coming? The only event that has been kept from us is the day. Throughout the bible from Genesis to Revelations holiness is not a byword but a commandment. If holiness was unimportant to God then He would not be holy.

To discern is to look at what we see, either physically or in our understanding, with a close consideration of its real content and character. It suggests, "A looking into or inside of." Discernment is one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit to believers. I observe that all believers have some measure of discernment, but certainly some are especially gifted and strong in this ability.

Two years ago we joined the ranks of Grandparentdom. We were excited and filled with anticipation. Deb was in the room with our daughter, Megan as she prepared to give birth. I had been privileged to witness the birth of both our children but now it was my turn to play the role of the guy pacing in the waiting room. I fulfilled that role well. Knowing fully that our daughter was in God's hands and that He would take care of her, I still worried. Would she pull through okay? Would our new granddaughter be healthy or would there be complications? The only way I'd know was if someone would come out and tell me.

Everything went smoothly and folks I don't normally consider myself a biased individual but I want to tell you that she is the prettiest little thing I ever laid my eyes on. She's perfect in every way. My little granddaughter and I have formed a relationship. I don't know yet if she really likes me or thinks I simply live to act silly, make funny noises and entertain her. But if she does I'll be happy to fulfill that role. Grandchildren are a great blessing from God. I hope our granddaughter comes to feel like grandmas and grandpas are a great blessing from God too.

Fervent prayer is really a bench mark of a healthy New Testament church. Prayer is one of the hardest things to get going in places of worship. I recall the country's typical for prayer gatherings was approximately five percent attendance. That could be precisely why quite a few ministries tend to be dull and exanimate. Not so inside New Testament apostolic places of worship.

After you enter an apostolic church you'll quickly come across fervency in the prayer life of the people. Apostolic folks are praying people. These types of people realize that vigorous fervent prayer enables much of The lord's power reachable. Scripture states, "The effective fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much" (James 5:16).

You know the story. Girl meets guy. Guy woos girl....says stuff like, "You're just so beautiful," and "I can't believe how wonderful you are," and "Other guys were fools not to see how much you ____," and so on.

Guy is not exactly the ideal of godliness, and he may even have some habits and behavioral tendencies that would make even the weakest believer cringe, but girl does not care.

She knows in her heart that guy is not really all that bad, and more than that, because she's strong in faith, they will work as a couple with her taking the spiritual lead.

She knows better than to end up in bed with him - that commandment is as clear as day in her mind. There's no way she'd break that rule.

Much has been said about brothers and sisters that were victims of false accusations. Many accept it as a sign that they are right in the center of God's will and use it as evidence that they are doing damage to the kingdom of darkness. However, today I want to be very honest with you; there are times when the accusations raised against us are indeed, true. I am not talking about "mistakes." I am talking about sins that we are committing even now in the mix of all our Biblical knowledge. This article is a cry of urgency for honestly and transparency in the Body of Christ!

How Husbands Disrespect Their Wives

Husbands who stare at, or flirt with other women may not think they are being disrespectful, but it is very hurtful to their wives. The bible talks about this in detail about how a man is to love his wife. "Husbands, love your wives just as Christ loves the church and gave himself up for her." (Ephesians 5:25)

There are many enemies of Christ and His Church and we who call Jesus Lord are in a state of war. Battles are joined, prisoners taken and prisoners set free. Some battles are grand in scale and envelope whole geographical regions, others are like community guerilla warfare and others like personal hand-to-hand combat. All Christians will fight in these battles until the Final Battle is won.

So, like any good warrior, we must know our enemies, anticipate their tactics and be on the offensive. Most of them, if not all, are subsumed under three familiar concepts: the world, the flesh and the Devil. Though separate ideas, they are in fact related to each other and co-dependent. They share a common goal of destroying God's creation overlooking nothing that bears the imprint of God.

I still remember the look of guilt on the face of a young girl who had come to my office for counseling when she asked me "What is Satanism? Who is Satan? I mean, who created him?" I looked at her for a while, trying to figure out what she really wanted to know. I needed to know whether this was an "I'm trying to trap you to see whether you know what I know" question of a fifteen year old, or whether she seriously wanted to know about Satanism. I prayed, asking God to give me wisdom. I was the school counselor and had given some talks on spiritual warfare at the Wednesday night youth group meetings.

In 2 Chronicles 20:4-7 the Israelites under King Jehoshaphat were attacked by several enemy armies and one of their cities was captured. From their stressful situation, we can learn how to call on the Lord and pray for our stressful situations. The first thing that King Jehoshaphat did when he stood in the house of the Lord to pray, was to declare that God was in control in heaven and here on earth.

 

The main reason for writing this is because someone whom I know wanted a clear Biblical representation on the subject. This is not an attempt to single out homosexuality as being worse than any other sin but merely to point out why it is a sin against God. It is not my intent to provide any comprehensive solution to becoming free from the sin of homosexuality but to Biblically define why it is a sin. This is where one must begin in order to be truly free. We must first agree with God's assessment. (The title of this article includes a play on words. The word "gay" is used to mean cheerful or happy as it was originally. Hopefully, by the time you read this, you will clearly understand that homosexuals have no reason to be "gay" just as adulterers, liars, thieves, drunks, witches, and others.)

While on a mission trip to the Native American Indian islands of Alaska, I had the opportunity to go salmon fishing with Mr. Casey, one of the elders of the local church in Metlakatla. It was after our work was completed one afternoon that Mr. Casey offered to take me and a friend fishing with him before nightfall. So the three of us climbed into a 16-foot skiff and headed to another Alaskan island to fish along its shores in the Pacific Ocean. Unfortunately though, while we were trolling for salmon along the island shore, a murky ocean fog began to roll in toward us. Worried about the fog impairing our ability to get back home safely, I respectfully assured Mr. Casey that it was ok for us to abandon our fishing expedition and head back home; however, Mr. Casey didn't think much of the fog as it totally besieged us. Needless to say, I was not at all comfortable with the fog surrounding us, especially when I found out that we had no compass on board. Furthermore, with a smile on his face, Mr. Casey said that we had no need to worry because he often spent a night on the island when this happened and it wasn't too bad as long as the night temperature stayed above freezing and the bears stayed away. With a courteous nod, I chuckled at Mr. Casey's Alaskan humor and then began to seriously pray for our lives.