In the gospel of Luke, the most familiar account of the Christmas story—the one most commonly read in churches and homes—is firmly rooted in history.  The narrative begins, “In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken” (Luke 2:1).  Luke’s mention of Augustus isn’t incidental or minor.  It sets the [...]

I downloaded a preview chapter of a book by my favorite author, Mike Erre.  The book was just released and I have it ordered already.  It is called Death by Church.  While I am trying to grasp the full context of the book as I read more.  As you might have guessed the book deals [...]

Periods of spiritual decline occur in history because the gravity of indwelling sin keeps pulling believers first into formal religion and then into open apostasy. – Dynamics of Spiritual Life Richard F. Lovelace. Sorry I haven’t written much lately.  Haven’t had much to write about, and been really busy with work and other activities.  Been [...]