We’re going to begin by looking at Scriptures that are from the book of Acts, the Epistles, and the book of Revelation that will assist us in unveiling the qualifications, duties, and what the teaching content of the messages of a pastor-teacher should be comprised of. You might ask, why aren’t you not using the Old Testament and the four Gospels Scriptures? This is simply because the revelation about the specifics of the leadership of the New Testament church wasn’t unveiled in any of those books.

Have you or are you in a place in your life where you’re ready to leave or have already left the church you’re attending and are looking for a new one? This has happened to me on a number of occasions. In my younger years, following my conversion to Christ, I was involved with a particular ministry for about seven years. Due to doctrinal differences, indiscretions by those in leadership, and the subsequent need to find employment outside of the church, I left this ministry in tears.

I have been thinking a lot lately about people in the entertainment industry or in the media who have gotten cancelled. There was Amanda Bynes, Kevin Sorbo, Mel Gibson, Roseanne Barr, Anthony Sabato Jr, Gina Carano, and many others who have gotten cancelled lately. As I am writing this, there

I recently took a trip to Florida’s beaches, I had a lot of fun. We ate at nice restaurants and collected shells and went to a couple museums. It was a real treat for the eyes. The only aspect of the trip that was not as expected was that there

I’ve done some horrible things in my life. I’ve lied to cover my reputation when I should have told the truth. I’ve refused to meet with people that felt I had wronged them and wanted to reconcile. I’ve ruined several people’s Father’s Day because of hurtful things I said to them.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra is a famous book by Fredrich Nietzsche, written in the later part of the 19th century. This book details many of the ideas that have become synonymous with Nietzsche: God is dead, the Superman, the rejection of all Christian ideals. Zarathustra was the founder of Zoroastrianism, one

I remember a conversation that I had in the waning days of being at Christian college. A guy I had known since I started there but that I had not had a lot of contact with in the past few years came up to me. He asked me what I

by James Rondinone September 15, 2022 What are three ways that God could answer our prayers? Did you know that God answers our prayers in one of three ways when we approach Him with the right motivation? What is the right motivation? The right motivation is setting our minds on

What do famous atheists like Christopher Hitchens, Brad Pitt, Michael Shermer (of Skeptic magazine), Ronald Reagan Jr,, and Amber Heard all have in common? They all came from homes where their parents told them about God and hoped that they would too, trust in and honor God. I have been

A famous female author and preacher (Rebecca Manley-Pippert) who was very active in Inter-Varsity Fellowship told a story in one of her books about how she was in an airport talking to an airline official who wanted to ask her out on a date. When the official found that she