Jonah Christians
Many people, at least among the older and middle-aged, know about the account of Jonah being swallowed by a big fish or whale and spending three days in its belly. Fewer know how he came to be there in the…
Category James Burch Blogs
Not By Force
Throughout much of Church history, believers have had the mistaken idea that they have to force the lost to convert to Christianity. The emperor Charlemagne, for example, who lived from the 740’s to 814 AD, would have pagans executed if…
This is Church?
We have this misguided idea of what “church” is supposed to be like, especially those comprising the youngest generations, those who were not around when institutional Christianity at least tried to be more Biblical—tried, not was. But it was still…
Salvation: By Faith or By Works?
Ephesians 2:8-9: For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. James 2:14-18: What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says…
Guard Your Heart
Proverbs 4:23- Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life. The very first word in the above sentence, “keep,” is, in Hebrew, natsar (naw-TSAR), which essentially means “to guard,” according to Strong’s Concordance. …
Do You Believe in the Bible?
As Christians, we are to believe in the Bible—God’s Word—and obey it. Sadly, in these last days there is a lack of real belief in the Bible. Polls have been taken which show that those who identify as Christians are…
Made In Whose Image?
Made in Whose Image? A Biblical Response to the Age of Artificial Intelligence The age of Artificial Intelligence has arrived — not gradually, but with the force of a cultural earthquake. In just a few short years, AI has moved…