by Israel Wayne | May 6, 2011 | Articles, Videos
One of the greatest reasons that we are seeing a breakdown in our society is that we have lost a clear understanding of the roles of the various spheres of government that God has established. God has ordained the: Individual Family Church Civil Magistrate Life works...
by Israel Wayne | May 5, 2011 | Articles
Prayer DOESN’T Change Things (God Does) by Israel Wayne I’ve really come to believe that prayer is powerless to change any of life’s problems. If prayer is all-powerful, why don’t we get everything we ask for? Why do we pray with no answer? It...
by Israel Wayne | May 4, 2011 | Book Reviews
Becoming Conversant with the Emerging Church (Understanding a Movement and Its Implications) By D.A. Carson For a number of years now (since about 1995), I have been studying postmodernism (a sociological cultural shift that has influenced Western thought and behavior...
by Israel Wayne | May 3, 2011 | Guest Columns
I appreciated this perspective on Sanctification: “People do not drift toward holiness. Apart from grace-driven effort people do not gravitate toward godliness, prayer, obedience to Scripture, faith or delight in the Lord. We drift toward compromise and call it...
by Israel Wayne | May 2, 2011 | Articles
In the recent news of the reported death of terrorist Osama Bin Laden, I was able to catch up with a couple of well-known Bible scholars to get their perspectives on this situation. First, King Solomon had this to say: “Know also that wisdom is sweet to your...
by Israel Wayne | Apr 30, 2011 | Articles, Guest Columns
The Contrast of Christ He was the meekest and lowliest of all the sons of men. Yet he spoke of coming on the clouds of heaven with the glory of God. He was so austere that evil spirits and demons cried out in terror at his coming, yet he was so genial and winsome and...
by Israel Wayne | Apr 29, 2011 | Articles
Sung by Prince William, Catherine (Kate) Middleton, the Royal Family, and all of the wedding guests (okay, most of them just kind of moved their lips) you might like to know the history and legacy of this once popular hymn: Encouraged by the Welsh Methodists to update...
by Israel Wayne | Apr 29, 2011 | Book Reviews
The Kingdom of God is Within You by Leo Tolstoy, was written in 1894 and published in Germany, where liberal theology or “Higher Criticism” had already taken a foothold. Since Tolstoy used much of this book to lambaste the Russian government, I’m sure the Germans were...
by Israel Wayne | Apr 28, 2011 | Guest Columns, Videos
This is a powerful message by David Wilkerson, a minister of the gospel, who passed away on April 27, 2011: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGMG_PVaJoI&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] May we recover a willingness to grieve over the things that break...
by Israel Wayne | Apr 25, 2011 | Book Reviews
Why Revival Tarries By Leonard Ravenhill Copyright 1959 Bethany House Publishers ISBN#0-87123-607-9 There are a number of similes that come to mind when I think about this book. It is like being doused with ice water to awake from a deep sleep in a nice cozy bed. Or...
