There’s a title that cries out for punctuation, especially once you learn that it refers to the Rapture Ready web site. I found this via Exploring Our Matrix, and immediately knew I needed to write a piece relating it (or not!) to my study guide on Revelation. One of the key elements of that page,…
In writing for my wife’s devotional list and my Running Toward the Goal podcast (this podcast is no longer available and all links have been removed from this post 10/14/2018) this week, I have been focusing on the work of the Holy Spirit and the gifts. Since I’m also focusing on gifts here, I’d like to…
I’m focusing for a few days on the Holy Spirit and spiritual gifts and how they function in a congregation. A couple of days ago I blogged about the relationship between the fruit and gifts of the Spirit. Today I want to look at models. When I was first asked to teach about spiritual gifts,…
One of the critical elements in understanding spiritual gifts is relating them properly to the Fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-26) and particularly to love. Many times we have a tendency to think of the work of the Holy Spirit in a chaotic, scattered fashion. Some groups focus on the Fruit of the Spirit, but…
A couple of days ago I listened to a KJV-Only video on YouTube which introduced me to the web site ApostasyWatch. My introduction was negative, because there was a major error in a critical part of the video that came from that site. I’ll embed my video response at the end. The reason I bring…
Henry Neufeld, author of What’s in a Version?, has a video uploaded to YouTube titled Why I Hate the KJV.
Here is Henry Neufeld, founder and owner of Energion Publications, talking about the mission and the audience for Energion Publications:
One characteristic I like in manuscripts is a strong element of personal experience. Today I wrote a devotional on the unbelievable stories the disciples told of the resurrection, and how they call us to stand up, be transformed, and transform the world. I wanted to call attention to something that got me started in focusing…
Suppose you have a group of people who want to get together, remain informal, and yet do some Bible study and prayer. The basic idea is to get to know one another better and to support one another. You don’t want curriculum materials that require you to spend time studying during the week. You don’t…
WANTING TO START A STUDY/PRAYER GROUP? LOOKING FOR SOMETHING NEW FOR YOUR STUDY/PRAYER GROUP? 52 WEEKS OF ORDINARY PEOPLE/EXTRAORDINARY GOD by Jody Neufeld Introduction excerpt from the book: As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. Proverbs 27:17 (NIV) All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart. Proverbs…
