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Saturday, February 16th, 2008“Give that it may be given unto you.” I heard a television minister misquote Luke 6:38 that way. There is no question that the Greek word kai means “and,” not “that.” Jesus was not encouraging Christians to give in order to receive; He was teaching that blessings flow to believers as a result of a […]
AG Headquarters Thaws
Thursday, February 14th, 2008As many of you know, AG HQ was closed this Monday and Tuesday due to the ice storms and dangerous traveling conditions. I was among those who were able, with much difficulty, to get to the building Monday morning, sliding on wet ice and moving carefully around the many accident sites on the road. We […]
Which historic theologian are you most like?
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008Click the link at the bottom of the graph to take the quiz. It’s not really a test, but a question of opinions. Here are my scores:
You scored as Anselm, Anselm is the outstanding theologian of the medieval period.He sees man’s primary problem as having failed to render unto God what we owe him, […]
Second Zollie Smith Podcast Available Today
Monday, February 11th, 2008Part 2 of my interview with Zollie Smith, executive director of Assemblies of God U.S. Missions, is now available on TPExtra, the podcast of Today’s Pentecostal Evangel. Listen now.
911 Fails; Woman Dies
Saturday, February 9th, 2008The Associated Press reported this today:
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. — A disabled woman who called 911 to report a fire in her bedroom was put on hold and later died in the blaze, a newspaper reported.
It took seven rings — about 27 seconds — before a 911 operator picked up the call from Brenda Orr, […]
Storms Slam the South
Friday, February 8th, 2008Tornadoes ripped across several southern states on Super Tuesday, killing at least 47 and injuring hundreds.
It was an unusual, acute pattern of winter weather, unexpected by those who were hit hardest
One family of three, parents and their 11-year-old child, died in their home. One man died from his injuries when his brother couldn’t get him […]
Churches Need Bellwethers
Thursday, February 7th, 2008In the recent primaries, the state I live in, Missouri, was repeated described as a “bellwether state,” because it has picked the winner of every presidential election except one in the past 100 years. (That was in 1956, when Dwight Eisenhower topped Adlai Stevenson.)
But the question left ringing in the minds of countless Americans is […]
Scriptures to Live by: Philippians 4:8
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008Think about good things.
We have all heard the positive thinking slogans.
“Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe it can achieve.”
“Talk your dreams into reality.”
“You live what you say.”
None of these is true. But there is an element of truth in them.
The psychological mind-over-matter philosophy is wrong, as is the speak-truth-into-reality positive confession doctrine. […]
God Moving in Iraq
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008I’m feeling pretty unworthy right about now. This morning, our guest speaker at our weekly chapel service at Headquarters was an Iraqi pastor who leads a church in Baghdad, Iraq. Conditions are much better for believers there since the fall of Sadam Hussein, but there is still significant persecution, so I will not share his […]
Book Review: May I Walk You Home?
Monday, February 4th, 2008My friend Mark Thallander, himself an amazing example of triumph over tragedy (featured in last year’s Surviving Tragedy issue; read it here), sent me information on a friend of his, a former Vanguard University professor, who has also turned tragedy on its head and is helping needy people.
This info from www.melodyrossi.com:
Melody Rossi’s public career was […]
