In other words, what is the measure of a man of faith?...

1. Kingdom living is in the here and now! Oft times we forget that we are children of God. The usual mindset is that we are Christians and walk in our faith. This is true, but we have a more real and personal relationship with God that we can...
2. So what does this mean? When we look at who we are, and what we do, we sometimes forget to see and understand who we are to others. How we impact their lives, how we walk the path by their side and what our relationship...
3. Knowing God… a call to relationship! Be still and know that I am God… We must learn to think upon the Lord, talk with Him, actively love and serve Him. In other words, build a relationship with Him. How can we know Him, instead of about...
4. Are you really Christian? (Part 1 of 3) When I first thought about writing this I was going to look up scriptures and offer them as reference. I then realized that it doesn’t take scripture or preaching from the Bible to answer this question, it just takes a...
5. Knowing God not just knowing about God… In any study of any pursuit, be it in the world or otherwise, there is a noteable difference between “knowing” something and “knowing about” something. When we look at faith, we see a critical difference. Most who claim faith in...
6. Seek A Godly Man “Truth isn’t relative; only our position to it…” J. D. Payne (yeah me—smile!) I was asked to post what I believe is a Godly man, and what God has said about it. First let me say that I was honored...

Jan Baker:

“Brother Jonathan I appreciate your wisdom and insight however, I still hold to my answer. I have all of my life had faith in God. Fully persuaded that He is God, my...

1. We must walk in trust, faith and in love “My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.” James 1:2-4...
2. Trust and Love is a part of true prayer “My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.” James 1:2-4...
3. You can not have faith without trust On FaceBook a question was asked about faith and trust, whether you can have one without the other. A pastor (and personal friend) had answered that yes, you can have faith WITHOUT trust. I thought about that—and I must admit...
4. The Fidelity of Faith “My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.” James 1:2-4...
5. Faith-based business and business relationships No, I’m not talking about getting into the business of faith, (that would be an oxymoron wouldn’t it? Plus it’s already a crowded field!). What I’m speaking of is basing your business on the principles of faith. Much of the...
6. Why the need to be right? It is always amazing to me the need for individuals to be “right” rather than God. This doesn’t mean they are correct, but by brute force of will or an escalation of the debate, they come out “on top”. So...

You can not put your faith in something you do not trust.

To be quite honest, with English being such a complex language, we often use “faith” in place of “trust” and the opposite as well. An example: Joe’s car needs a starter...

1. Faith without trust revisited After posting the original article on the “trust and faith” issue, I received a response from my friend Jan Baker. She was, and is, the pastor I was referring to about the whole discussion on Facebook. I think it is...
2. We must walk in trust, faith and in love “My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.” James 1:2-4...
3. Trust and Love is a part of true prayer “My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.” James 1:2-4...
4. Faith-based business and business relationships No, I’m not talking about getting into the business of faith, (that would be an oxymoron wouldn’t it? Plus it’s already a crowded field!). What I’m speaking of is basing your business on the principles of faith. Much of the...
5. Our Walk Of Faith: Discipleship—the missing ingredient And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the...
6. Beyond the human filters, find the truth for yourself So many times we look to our leaders in church, Bible study groups, prayer groups, etc., to lead us into the truths of God. We seek to understand our walk of faith by their barometers, their experience, and, ultimately, by...

1. Outsourcing Christianity We here constantly how big corporations, and not so big, are outsourcing tech jobs overseas. Even though less than 10% of these jobs are affected, it is still a big issue. People are right to question why we are sending...
2. Beyond the human filters, find the truth for yourself So many times we look to our leaders in church, Bible study groups, prayer groups, etc., to lead us into the truths of God. We seek to understand our walk of faith by their barometers, their experience, and, ultimately, by...
3. Who is our brother and sister in Christ? As always one is to watch for the FRUITS of the spirit—not the claims of faith. Words are just that, words. Christ said in John that we are to love one another, so is that being expressed by the person...
4. Denominationalism - a culture of man posing as God And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me… (Luke 9:23 KJV) Ok I’m on FaceBook within a community of Christian believers. Or...
5. Are you ready for adversity? We are to be like Jesus. We are to suffer AS He suffered.What does this mean? We will be hit with the sin of the world, and by the Grace of God, overcome it. How? By allowing God to always...
6. Why the need to be right? It is always amazing to me the need for individuals to be “right” rather than God. This doesn’t mean they are correct, but by brute force of will or an escalation of the debate, they come out “on top”. So...

It is in, and by, the light of relationship rather than deity only (or any other aspect). Deity invokes religion, and religion is a man-made construct that adheres to man-made rules of doctrine and dogma. So the level you can reach God is based on the level of the doctrine or dogma itself. Religion is the cage wherein many believe God dwells.

But when we look at God through the eyes of relationship we get an entirely differing view. It starts from the...

1. Kingdom living is in the here and now! Oft times we forget that we are children of God. The usual mindset is that we are Christians and walk in our faith. This is true, but we have a more real and personal relationship with God that we can...
2. Kingdom Living, establishing our heritage to God Psalms 82:6 “I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.” John 10:34 “Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?” It is a sad thing...
3. Revival, what does it mean—really? Revival has always commonly been held as a movement of God, it isn’t, it is a movement of man that releases the heavenly kingdom within him, where God inhabits. God has always been manifest in this world, yet He said...
4. Denominationalism - a culture of man posing as God And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me… (Luke 9:23 KJV) Ok I’m on FaceBook within a community of Christian believers. Or...
5. Knowing God… a call to relationship! Be still and know that I am God… We must learn to think upon the Lord, talk with Him, actively love and serve Him. In other words, build a relationship with Him. How can we know Him, instead of about...
6. Relationship and not religion God doesn’t belong in a box, especially fashioned by human thinking! That box being of course what I call man-made doctrines. Psuedo-biblical, human centered and woefully inadequate to pave the way to a real relationship with Christ, and hence God...

And some of them are my BEST friends. (Really!)

These are people who have proven themselves in words and deeds that they indeed ARE brothers and sisters in Christ.

John McDonald (God blessed me and I did get to meet...

1. Hanging in there! It’s been an eventful week, with testings, emergencies, people ending up homeless, family members in the hospital, and major health challenges. I must admit that on some of these occassions my first response was not, praise God! But by His...
2. So what does this mean? When we look at who we are, and what we do, we sometimes forget to see and understand who we are to others. How we impact their lives, how we walk the path by their side and what our relationship...
3. Needing to find health and peace It’s has been an interesting week, this previous week. My daughters, one who works at an insurance agency and the other a world ministry, are always around those who are sick. Being young and vital they, of course, either don’t...
4. Prayers for the Aragon family in New Mexico Asking for prayers for my buddy Pete’s family down in New Mexico. His mother, Pauline, went in for knee surgery about a month and a half ago and has yet to leave the hospital. It has been rough going for...
5. A letter to a friend My Beloved Friend, It has been a long day for me, and now, here at the end, I am about to drink some tea and head for bed (again), but I wanted to take time out to share some thoughts...
6. Saving (our) Christianity “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land…”...

Obama leads the charge of lies, duplicity and lack of a cohesive vision. Pelosi, as second-in-command, fuels the fire and even spouts off that Democrats need to put their re-elections out to pasture to vote on this albatross. Wonder who has guaranteed her re-election?

Are Republicans...

1. A message to the real America From History we have learned many things. Unfortunately in the course of time we have forgotten more than we have learned. The collective memory of a nation is vital to it’s survival and it’s continued prosperity. There are foundational truths...
2. A sacrifice of courage, because freedom isn’t free! There are many in America who enjoy the freedoms of this country without thought of those whose sacrifice secured those freedoms. Many wave the flag when catastrophe strikes and the valiant respond, but the fortitude of conviction is not in...
3. It’s a mad, mad, mad world—literally! I was listening to this today from my favorite commentator (yes you guessed it, Glenn Beck) and it was very enlightening about HOW the economic crisis came, stayed and started a body count. We need to understand things so we...
4. What about education in America? Charter schools, religious schools and privatized education puts the people in charge of their education. Yes, the government is to provide this, but as we see there is a national crisis of huge proportions the like we have never seen...
5. America it’s time to listen to “tough truth” It’s amazing that people are stll looking to the government for answers. To my thinking I see it as the problem. If the Democrats in Congress and the Illegal Immigrant President had left things alone the economy would have recovered....
6. Money, money and MORE money Government now runs us, instead of US running them! But first we must understand that we need to step up, change the regime and work hard for this republic called America. We need to understand PERSONAL responsibility applies to everyone...

Akiane Kramarik, a young artist who was inspired by visions from God to paint from the age of just 4 years old. A brilliant young mind using her gift to inspire people. Praise God! This young girl has a real heavenly inspiration behind her stunning paintings and music! Watch this CNN clip and be blessed!

I always find it interesting how God is not limited by who He can use, what talents He can give, and whatever age, race, gender or anything that He wants to use to establish a relationship with His children....

1. Who, what and how God is, in relationship to His children The truths of God are very simple. It is man himself that complicates the things of God. And of course, loses his way in the doing so. But some concepts are foundational to our beliefs, and our faith, and need...
2. Are we really Christian? (Part 3 of 3) It is interesting to note that as I was finishing Part II of “Are you really Christian?”, that before the virtual ink had even dried on my online post that a comment was made “that the only way we can...
3. Pharisees, Sadducees, or Jesus? And why do some others think God is more interested in our earthly comfort than in our eternal character? These two concepts of God were actually a legacy from the people of ancient Israel. The Pharisees preached a God of...
4. Saving (our) Christianity “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land…”...
5. Faith without trust revisited After posting the original article on the “trust and faith” issue, I received a response from my friend Jan Baker. She was, and is, the pastor I was referring to about the whole discussion on Facebook. I think it is...
6. God does not create sinful children, it is a choice to become one! Some have said that the equality of son/daughtership for people, or being born with the same spiritual potential as another, is not a biblical priniciple. They couldn’t be farther from the truth. God has told us, through Paul, that He...

So we hear of the theocratic state (religous government) or simply a vast left (far left) leaning one that basically will lead to anarcy or dictatorship. Neither prospect good for the common man. So what do we get instead? Big government promising to uphold law, rights of the common man, against the...

1. The fleecing of America—government motors and beyond! The politicians in Washington have only one agenda, one focus and one political mantra; more!. More power, more money, just simply…. more! Many would like to believe that the government is making a sincere effort to right America. The problem...
2. America is already a dictatorship—no really! A friend of mine Rick Misch wrote on FaceBook: “When your President and your Congress don’t accept a very clear ‘no’ from ‘We the People’ we come dangerously close to a dictatorship by committee…” My Response: Not very close Rick,...
3. Money, money and MORE money Government now runs us, instead of US running them! But first we must understand that we need to step up, change the regime and work hard for this republic called America. We need to understand PERSONAL responsibility applies to everyone...
4. What about education in America? Charter schools, religious schools and privatized education puts the people in charge of their education. Yes, the government is to provide this, but as we see there is a national crisis of huge proportions the like we have never seen...
5. Theopolitics in a post-modern America We must understand as Christians that faith and politics DO mix, that the one has a direct bearing on the other. Why do I say that at the beginning of this article? Because many secularists, and many Christians as well,...
6. America it’s time to listen to “tough truth” It’s amazing that people are stll looking to the government for answers. To my thinking I see it as the problem. If the Democrats in Congress and the Illegal Immigrant President had left things alone the economy would have recovered....

The concern for the world are FOR the world. This world will pass away. The things of God are for OUR RELATIONSHIP to Him and WITH Him (think about that) and are eternal—like He is. They will never pass away...

1. Knowing God not just knowing about God… In any study of any pursuit, be it in the world or otherwise, there is a noteable difference between “knowing” something and “knowing about” something. When we look at faith, we see a critical difference. Most who claim faith in...
2. Our walk of faith, the real meaning of our lives In a previouse post I touched on the meaning of Kingdom Living or Kingdom Theology. I likened it to the parable of the Prodigal Son, and all that particular parable meant. I will be writing a series on Kingdom Living...
3. Living single with just me and God How do you deal with being single after you’ve been married for years? This was a question posited by a person on the Christian forums at SingleC. My response is as follows: I was married the first time for 17...
4. Relationship and not religion God doesn’t belong in a box, especially fashioned by human thinking! That box being of course what I call man-made doctrines. Psuedo-biblical, human centered and woefully inadequate to pave the way to a real relationship with Christ, and hence God...
5. The depravity of man is not a Biblical principle The depravity of man is a concept that is truly manmade. There is no such thing as the “depravity of man”. I wasn’t going to post to this, I have many things to do, my own blog being one of...
6. How do you say thanks to Him who was brutally killed for you? You lose your life for Him! Scripture tell us: “And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me…” LUKE 9:23 or in the...

“Jesus approached and, [a]breaking the silence, said to them, All authority (all power of rule) in heaven and on earth has been given to Me....

1. Knowing God not just knowing about God… In any study of any pursuit, be it in the world or otherwise, there is a noteable difference between “knowing” something and “knowing about” something. When we look at faith, we see a critical difference. Most who claim faith in...
2. Kingdom living is in the here and now! Oft times we forget that we are children of God. The usual mindset is that we are Christians and walk in our faith. This is true, but we have a more real and personal relationship with God that we can...
3. Our walk of faith, the real meaning of our lives In a previouse post I touched on the meaning of Kingdom Living or Kingdom Theology. I likened it to the parable of the Prodigal Son, and all that particular parable meant. I will be writing a series on Kingdom Living...
4. The true purpose of the real “Church” We must understand that the church’s purpose is to equip it’s people to deepen and/or establish their walk of faith, and relationship, with God. This is a two-fold purpose as it entails their calling (walk of faith) and their discipleship...
5. Which day is holy to God—and does it matter? The first thing I want to say is that this is not a judgement on anyone. Truth is not relative, and there are things of God that stand on their own as just that, truth. However, I do recognize that...
6. The Fidelity of Faith “My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.” James 1:2-4...

God is eternal, every aspect of Him is thus eternal as well. Salvation therefore coming for God on earth (Jesus Christ) is eternal as well. But the acceptance of the gift is not God’s action in our lives, our acceptance, use of, and...

1. Once saved, always saved (OSAS) is not a biblical truth There was an argument on one of the Christian boards that I used to frequent about Once Saved Always Saved (OSAS). This is by no means an isolated case as there are many in the body of Christ that believe...
2. The depravity of man is not a Biblical principle The depravity of man is a concept that is truly manmade. There is no such thing as the “depravity of man”. I wasn’t going to post to this, I have many things to do, my own blog being one of...
3. Salvation: something we do or something we get, or both? Titus 3:5 “Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost…” Ephesians 2:8-9 “For by grace are ye saved through faith;...
4. Knowing God not just knowing about God… In any study of any pursuit, be it in the world or otherwise, there is a noteable difference between “knowing” something and “knowing about” something. When we look at faith, we see a critical difference. Most who claim faith in...
5. We must walk in trust, faith and in love “My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.” James 1:2-4...
6. The Christian Ethos It really is a shame how so many Christians today cannot define their faith. To be honest many of them have never been taught what those principles of faith are. Either they get a legalistic view or a “New Age disguised as...

Is it hard work? Yes. But it is not beyond our capabilities, as a nation, and as idividuals, to cope wit. We are Americans, and contrary to the naysayers and the non-Americans running...

1. The USA, the newest Third World Country—soon (maybe)! What is the gut instinct of America in the process of recovery? The difference between modern solutions and the previous depressions is dramatic. We are doing the very things that garauntee failure while our presidents plays his fiddle like Nero....
2. America it’s time to listen to “tough truth” It’s amazing that people are stll looking to the government for answers. To my thinking I see it as the problem. If the Democrats in Congress and the Illegal Immigrant President had left things alone the economy would have recovered....
3. China as America’s financial landlord and other non-myths This is an interesting tidbit that Americans should sit-up and take notice. The numbers may be outstandingly outlandish (say that quick!) but what’s more astounding is who we owe must of these funds. I would say watch this rather than...
4. Paradigm change—inevitable? YOU decide! How bad are things around the wrold? Do we really know? Many the information outlet is silent, and ominously so. What are we to do? Learn. The classroom? Europe. Part 1 Watch the latest news video at video.foxnews.com Part 2...
5. Learn from history, or America you WON’T repeat it! My favorite guy is at it again. This time with an insightful look at not only that America has been greatly prosperous in times past, but HOW it got there in the first place! This is a good pass-it-along video....
6. Words are not substance or action, just simply words I guess I’m coming late to the party, but I really enjoy Glenn Beck at FoxNews. What you are hearing and seeing there you are NOT getting from O’Reilly, Hannity or even the old guard Limbaugh. What we are getting...

In other words—it is a manmade doctrine.

How so? Well, let’s look at it this way: man is taking something he believes he needs, or wants, then petitions the throne of...

1. OSAS (Once Saved Always Saved) This manmade doctrine comes up often and vexes (my take on it) the Body of Christ all the time. OSAS is predicated on YOUR decision to make permanent your acceptance of Salvation NOT on the permanent and eternal aspects of...
2. The Law of Judgement “Judge not, that you be not judged.” Matthew 7:1 (NKJV) “DO NOT judge and criticize and condemn others, so that you may not be judged and criticized and condemned yourselves.” Matthew 7:1 (Amplified) Judgement deals directly with our acts, or...
3. Why the need to be right? It is always amazing to me the need for individuals to be “right” rather than God. This doesn’t mean they are correct, but by brute force of will or an escalation of the debate, they come out “on top”. So...
4. Knowing God not just knowing about God… In any study of any pursuit, be it in the world or otherwise, there is a noteable difference between “knowing” something and “knowing about” something. When we look at faith, we see a critical difference. Most who claim faith in...
5. Revival, what does it mean—really? Revival has always commonly been held as a movement of God, it isn’t, it is a movement of man that releases the heavenly kingdom within him, where God inhabits. God has always been manifest in this world, yet He said...
6. Kingdom Living, establishing our heritage to God Psalms 82:6 “I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.” John 10:34 “Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?” It is a sad thing...

I find it interestig that the Word of God (in this case the Penetuech, the first five books of the Bible attributed to Moses) has to remind man “God is not a man”! It would be a good thing if WE remembered this as well. Too many times we give God attributes that we ourselves have—NOT God!

Many...

1. OSAS (Once Saved Always Saved) This manmade doctrine comes up often and vexes (my take on it) the Body of Christ all the time. OSAS is predicated on YOUR decision to make permanent your acceptance of Salvation NOT on the permanent and eternal aspects of...
2. Knowing God… a call to relationship! Be still and know that I am God… We must learn to think upon the Lord, talk with Him, actively love and serve Him. In other words, build a relationship with Him. How can we know Him, instead of about...
3. What about education in America? Charter schools, religious schools and privatized education puts the people in charge of their education. Yes, the government is to provide this, but as we see there is a national crisis of huge proportions the like we have never seen...
4. Relationships that give and relationships that only take… We all have relationships of varying degrees of intimacy, love, communications, familial ties, and such. Each one is different in quality, type, interaction and closeness. But each and every relationship should be one that gives, in both directions, and only...
5. Living single with just me and God How do you deal with being single after you’ve been married for years? This was a question posited by a person on the Christian forums at SingleC. My response is as follows: I was married the first time for 17...
6. Tears of the heartbreak, finding peace in the pain The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. ~ Psalms 34:18 (KJV) The Lord is close to those who are of a broken heart and saves such...

I even sign them just “blessings” rather than my usual close.

So I wanted to share with you today a...

1. Who, what and how God is, in relationship to His children The truths of God are very simple. It is man himself that complicates the things of God. And of course, loses his way in the doing so. But some concepts are foundational to our beliefs, and our faith, and need...
2. Saving (our) Christianity “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land…”...
3. Theopolitics II: A Biblical perspective There is an oft-quoted chapter in the Bible that is used in conjunction with Christians and the politics of our society. It is found in Romans 13 and the first 7 verses, but it tell us more than what most...
4. Our Walk Of Faith: Discipleship—the missing ingredient And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the...
5. Wisdom - a lost art of our Christian faith I am on, for the time being, a Christian forum that has become a real eye-opener to the state of Christianity today. It’s frightening! I have never witnessed such a concentration of people who have striven to personalize the Christian...
6. Beyond the human filters, find the truth for yourself So many times we look to our leaders in church, Bible study groups, prayer groups, etc., to lead us into the truths of God. We seek to understand our walk of faith by their barometers, their experience, and, ultimately, by...

Nobody’s perfect.

First you have to dissect the world’s concept of perfection from the godly one. The world see perfection as some kind of error-free application to whatever the subject is about. For...

1. Kingdom Living, establishing our heritage to God Psalms 82:6 “I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.” John 10:34 “Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?” It is a sad thing...
2. Our walk of faith, the real meaning of our lives In a previouse post I touched on the meaning of Kingdom Living or Kingdom Theology. I likened it to the parable of the Prodigal Son, and all that particular parable meant. I will be writing a series on Kingdom Living...
3. We must walk in trust, faith and in love “My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.” James 1:2-4...
4. Kingdom living is in the here and now! Oft times we forget that we are children of God. The usual mindset is that we are Christians and walk in our faith. This is true, but we have a more real and personal relationship with God that we can...
5. Trust and Love is a part of true prayer “My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.” James 1:2-4...
6. How do you say thanks to Him who was brutally killed for you? You lose your life for Him! Scripture tell us: “And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me…” LUKE 9:23 or in the...

The Bible does not micro-manage. There is an expectation for you...

1. God does not create sinful children, it is a choice to become one! Some have said that the equality of son/daughtership for people, or being born with the same spiritual potential as another, is not a biblical priniciple. They couldn’t be farther from the truth. God has told us, through Paul, that He...
2. Which day is holy to God—and does it matter? The first thing I want to say is that this is not a judgement on anyone. Truth is not relative, and there are things of God that stand on their own as just that, truth. However, I do recognize that...
3. The Christian Ethos It really is a shame how so many Christians today cannot define their faith. To be honest many of them have never been taught what those principles of faith are. Either they get a legalistic view or a “New Age disguised as...
4. Relationship and not religion God doesn’t belong in a box, especially fashioned by human thinking! That box being of course what I call man-made doctrines. Psuedo-biblical, human centered and woefully inadequate to pave the way to a real relationship with Christ, and hence God...
5. The Pseudo-community of the post-modern Church A brother in Christ posted on one of the forums I frequent. He had an interesting observation, a musing as he called it . Published below is his post from that forum: “I picked up Bill Hybels’ book “Honest To...
6. Saving (our) Christianity “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land…”...

David Bivin is co-director and co-owner (with his wife, Josa) of Jerusalem Perspective, a unique, Jerusalem-based work. David is a member of the Jerusalem School of Synoptic Research, a think tank made up of Jewish and Christian scholars dedicated to better understanding the Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark and Luke). In the early 1980s, before the School became a legal entity, he coined its name. For most of the years...

1. Pharisees, Sadducees, or Jesus? And why do some others think God is more interested in our earthly comfort than in our eternal character? These two concepts of God were actually a legacy from the people of ancient Israel. The Pharisees preached a God of...
2. Meaning in tragedy Maria Melinn is a Victim Rights & Domestic Violence Advocate. Member of: Nikao Ministries, Advocates for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, Protective Mothers Alliance. Meaning in Tragedy - What is happening to the world? Is there meaning in tragedy? You...
3. The Fidelity of Faith “My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.” James 1:2-4...
4. Knowing God not just knowing about God… In any study of any pursuit, be it in the world or otherwise, there is a noteable difference between “knowing” something and “knowing about” something. When we look at faith, we see a critical difference. Most who claim faith in...
5. Who, what and how God is, in relationship to His children The truths of God are very simple. It is man himself that complicates the things of God. And of course, loses his way in the doing so. But some concepts are foundational to our beliefs, and our faith, and need...
6. Divorce and Remarriage There is such confusion in the body of Christ on this issue; of course there are many other issues that confusion reigns. Paul say’s in 2 Cor. The letter killeth but the Spirit bringeth life. I am astounded how people...

So we MUST take control of the things that promote, sustain and engender freedom, faith, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness—and the ongoing prosperity of it’s people, national character, and its’ sovereign identity.

America is a bastion that is being battered at it’s roots. The education system is what places the power...

1. A message to the real America From History we have learned many things. Unfortunately in the course of time we have forgotten more than we have learned. The collective memory of a nation is vital to it’s survival and it’s continued prosperity. There are foundational truths...
2. A sacrifice of courage, because freedom isn’t free! There are many in America who enjoy the freedoms of this country without thought of those whose sacrifice secured those freedoms. Many wave the flag when catastrophe strikes and the valiant respond, but the fortitude of conviction is not in...
3. Money, money and MORE money Government now runs us, instead of US running them! But first we must understand that we need to step up, change the regime and work hard for this republic called America. We need to understand PERSONAL responsibility applies to everyone...
4. The fleecing of America—government motors and beyond! The politicians in Washington have only one agenda, one focus and one political mantra; more!. More power, more money, just simply…. more! Many would like to believe that the government is making a sincere effort to right America. The problem...
5. Learn from history, or America you WON’T repeat it! My favorite guy is at it again. This time with an insightful look at not only that America has been greatly prosperous in times past, but HOW it got there in the first place! This is a good pass-it-along video....
6. Theopolitics in a post-modern America We must understand as Christians that faith and politics DO mix, that the one has a direct bearing on the other. Why do I say that at the beginning of this article? Because many secularists, and many Christians as well,...