The New Free ThinkersToday’s guest post comes to us courtesy of Timothy Tremblay. Christianity is a lifestyle of self-denial and discipline: one of total surrender and obedience to the Lordship of Jesus Christ. Some view this as a constraining, boring, and old fashioned way of life. But we only have one life to live. We can seek to [...]
“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good report. Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. By faith Abel [...]
What does it mean to truly spend time with someone? In the book “A Geography of Time,” Robert Levine shares his experience entertaining guests in Nepal and India. Writing of the contrast in attitude between Indians and Americans, Levine notes that in America even our ‘free’ time is scheduled. We don’t want to waste a [...]
Tick-tock. The hands on the clock seemed paralyzed. No sleep on a Wednesday night equals falling asleep in a three hour Thursday chemistry lab. Density is the ratio of—wow it’s only been five minutes? Really? I let my mind wander during the lecture on dimensional analysis. The first week of my freshman year of college [...]
Have you ever read the book series “The Chronicles of Narnia”? Do you remember the professors words at the end of the first book, speaking of Narnia? “You’ll get there when you least expect it, and the way won’t be the same every time.” It’s not just a nice line from a story — I [...]
Listening to something smaller, deeper, and quieter than all the bustling noises around you is a distinct and a defined process. It enriches those around you by the lifestyle you begin to lead. Being “Spirit-led” can be different for each individual person. But it all comes down to one element: how you handle the whispers [...]
“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free.” – John 8:32 I was utterly lost. I knew that I was kneeling at an altar of some sort, and that I was too warm, almost burning. I heard shouts around me, but I was in a fog, hopelessly lost in a [...]
Not long ago, as I was waiting for statistics class to begin, the subject of my faith came up with a friend. After I explained what “Apostolic Pentecostal” meant, he asked incredulously, “Wait, do you go to church every Sunday?” “Yes, I do.” “Seriously? Wow, that’s a lot.” “Hey man, I love it. I love [...]
Commitment leads to an altar and sincerity to sacrifice. We were blessed this week at Acts II Ministries, my home church, by the ministry of Bro. & Sis. Ricardo Gonzalez. I’d like to share the message of a couple sermons that ministered to me. The first message was that whenever and whatever God wants us [...]
Not long ago I spent a week at a camp meeting and heard a number of incredibly anointed sermons preached. One that stuck out to me was a message by Bro. Joel Urshan about the love of God. As he preached, I was convicted and lost control of my emotions as God began to flow [...]