Weekly Perspective

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Ideological Subversion

–> Importance of Brotherly Unity How important are relationships within the Body of Christ? This question is prompted by the state of affairs in what we broadly refer to as “the world.” The world is a generic term for planet earth and all life on it, including human civilization. We use it generally to address…

level”:3} –> A Christ-like Identity We all have identities. An identity defines who or what a person or thing is. Every human carries within themselves a perception of who and what they are. When we are baptized into the body of Christ, we bury an old identity and take on a new one – a…

True to the Foundation Human nature has a source. Satan, as the god of this world, broadcasts his hostile, antinomian attitudes to a gullible mankind. Human nature is neatly summed up as “… Enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God. Nor indeed can be” (Romans 8:7). This attitude is…

The Positive Value of Prophecy This past week most of us had the opportunity to focus on the many things we can be thankful for. Of course, we should try to have a continual attitude of gratitude toward God and His many blessings. However, a reminder is still good for us, whether we live in…

Character

Dean William R. Inge is credited with saying, “A good government remains the greatest of human blessings, and no nation has ever enjoyed it.” Just to clarify, it would seem that the human blessings he refers to are of human origin and therefore flawed. They are the result of government of the people, by the…

Like most of you, on my computer I have a screen saver – a scene that changes every 24 hours. This past Monday, being the date ascribed to the pagan holiday of Halloween, the screen saver was a gloomy, dark forest scene with a black-clad faceless figure wandering through the forest. The darkness was entirely…

You can learn a lot from a successful writer. Like what? Well, consider this from well-known journalist and author Henry Hazlitt. “The reader who seeks to write well and think well should aim first at the essential qualities of coherence, clarity, precision, simplicity, and brevity.” Notice that he says these five essential qualities are not…

Welcome home to those of you who have returned from traveling. All reports so far indicate that this was yet another blessed and uplifting Feast. We need to give God the glory, and I know we all want to say “thank you” to those who worked hard for our benefit and enjoyment – wherever we…

Greetings, Satellite Sites: Many are on the move already headed to the various meeting places, with the main site being in Oxnard, CA. This year there will be several smaller satellite sites – including Branson, MO, Motley, MN, Roswell, NM, and Boise, ID. Finances and health are the main determining factors for these extra sites.…

Things are changing rapidly around the world and, more specifically, here in the U.S. Yes, that is a huge understatement, especially when we consider it from a spiritual perspective. In a recent survey put out by Ligonier Ministries and Lifeway Research, 53% of adults in our country now believe that scripture is not literally true.…