Month: May 2023

My Rediscovery Of Sovereignty Out of the Word of Faith Movement

My next few posts will revolve around the Word of Faith movement, also called the faith healing, health and wealth, positive confession, and prosperity movement.  This is a movement within charismatic circles which teaches that Christians are guaranteed physical healing and financial prosperity by faith expressed in spoken commands and decrees. This teaching was popularized … Continue reading My Rediscovery Of Sovereignty Out of the Word of Faith Movement →

How Long Should the Gap Between Faith and Baptism be?

I'll never forget my baptism. I was fourteen years old. Both my mother and I were baptized on the same day in a pond right next to our church. Many other church members, both newer and more mature believers, were baptized at this bi-annual baptism service. Before each baptism, the person being baptized got to … Continue reading How Long Should the Gap Between Faith and Baptism be? →

Are Christians Supposed to Keep the Sabbath?

After a hard week of work, many of us fill our weekends with recreation -- camping, hiking, travel and other recreation. These activities are often our great escape from the daily routine. While we are enjoying our weekends, there are others who have to work -- the pilot, the mail delivery person, the utility repair … Continue reading Are Christians Supposed to Keep the Sabbath? →

Are We a Haystack?

It was the year 1806.  Five Williams College students, inspired by the Second Great Awakening, gathered for prayer.  While they were meeting, a thunderstorm broke out, causing them to seek shelter under a haystack. It was there, through the fervent prayers of five youth, that the first official U.S. foreign missions organization was formed, an organization which … Continue reading Are We a Haystack? →