What Does it Take to Make an Exorcist? (part 2)

What does it take to make an exorcist? Compassion. The sufferer is not your target, he/she is the person Jesus wants set free. Doing violence to the individual is not needed or acceptable. Blaming or being judgmental of the person seeking aid is not what Jesus came to earth to do. He came to destroyContinue reading “What Does it Take to Make an Exorcist? (part 2)”

What Does it Take to Make an Exorcist? (part 1)

What does it take to make an exorcist? Innocence. The morally compromised need not apply. In fact, no one need apply. The commission to do so is already provided (See Matthew 10.8); however, having unconfessed sin in your life while attempting – or even attending – an exorcism is not recommended. It is of paramountContinue reading “What Does it Take to Make an Exorcist? (part 1)”

Where does your theology lead you?

“But in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.” – Matthew 15.9 Wouldn’t it be nice if you were as committed to Jesus as you are your theology? The apogee of fallen man is knowledge. The distance between heaven and hell is the difference between knowing about Jesus versus knowingContinue reading “Where does your theology lead you?”

The dead man lives

“I will arise and return to my father and say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you.” – Luke 15:18 O what a magnificent declaration! Light pierces the gloom. Chains drop. The dead man lives. The glory of heaven unfurled. Angels rejoice. Humanity clothed in dignity. What keeps you back?

“Brother, can you pray for me?”

Sitting minding my own business in the UFO McDonalds in Roswell, New Mexico when Mary G. walked up and asked, “Brother, can you pray for me?” She was distressed for her daughter and granddaughter. We asked Jesus to reconcile these ladies. As the conversation progressed, the joy of the LORD gradually grew radiant. Thank youContinue reading ““Brother, can you pray for me?””

“Watch out; beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.”

And he cautioned them, saying, “Watch out; beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.” – Mark 8.15 What are the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod? Jesus spoke of two types of leaven to beware. The context of the chapter provides two clues, bread and blindness. BreadContinue reading ““Watch out; beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.””