Ordained?
The history of the ordination of clergy is long and complex, too much to quickly explain and certainly beyond the scope of this blog. If you have been a reader of the King James Version of the Bible, when you…
Words Have Power
Most people have heard and/or uttered the saying, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” Like so many other sayings, this one has also passed into the working knowledge of handling and viewing life…
Ascension Day: The King of Kings takes His Throne
In Hebrew numerology the number forty represents a probationary time, or a time of trials. To the Jewish people, this numeral is sacred and means a new age or generation will follow 40 years. In fact, a full-term pregnancy is…
The Body of Christ
Have you ever been surprised at the number of titles some people in the body of Christ carry? Reverend, Right Reverend, Doctor, Apostle, Prophet, Priest, Father, Bishop, Archbishop, Primate (yes, that is an ecclesiastical title [!]), and so on…It seems…
Those with Records
Not that long ago I wrote a blog about what I called “Jonah Christians,” believers who feel that certain types of people should not be given a second chance even by God Himself, much the way that Jonah felt about…