Ministry work is hard. Sometimes you wonder: “is it all worth it?” I grew up going to church every weekend. I was encouraged to read my Bible from an early youth. I was active in the youth department and I was for the most part a ‘good old Christian boy’. I intellectually understood most […]
Max Steel está enseñando a su hijo la Gran Controversia de otro Reino
Todo comenzó con una figura de acción para los niños, pero la franquicia de Max Steel se ha convertido en mucho más grande que eso. Con un cómic y una serie de animación en Cartoon Network y DisneyXD, se podría pensar que la compañía de juguetes Mattel ha llegado a su límite. Pero está ocurriendo […]
The Shack and Its New Age Leaven
By Warren Smith. First published on Herescope by Discernment Research Group. “A little leaven leaventh the whole lump.” Galatians 5:9 The Shack is being described as a “Christian” novel and is currently ranked number one on the New York Times bestseller list for paperback fiction. Many believers are buying multiple copies and giving them to friends and family. The Shack reads […]
God’s love in the fate of the unsaved
By an anonymous author. Does God want His unsaved children to die? I live,’ says the Lord God, ‘I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn, turn from your evil ways for why should you die, O house of Israel? Ezekiel 33:11 The […]
Lady Gaga’s Twisted Religion
Few people have reached the level of fame as pop icons do in the 21st century. Fans from around the world worship and idolize these individuals, but it most often comes at a severe price. It seems the higher one climbs up the fame ladder, the more bizarre they become. One such celebrity is Lady […]
Bound like a cactus
By an anonymous author. My mother loved cacti. Everywhere she lived she planted those thorny plants. It seemed like the prickliest ones were her favorite, and I their victim. When mom sold her home and moved into a senior apartment complex, she replanted several into pots and, of course, they went with her. One of […]
A Rat On Fire
Written by an anonymous author. While living on my farm, tree clippings, garden refuse and weeds would be stacked onto a pile for burning in the fall. The pile grew quite large as summer progressed. When the time came to burn it, I started multiple fires around its base in case a rattlesnake might be […]
The pastor who preached the wrong kind of resurrection
By an anonymous author. Although my brother Jerry passed away in 2006, I clearly remember his memorial service and the comments the officiating pastor made during the program. The minister stated my brother planned and knew the day of his death but kept it a secret. And, upon his demise, he immediately went to be […]
Listening to the Creator
By an anonymous author. “You are great, O, Lord God, for there is none like You, nor is there any God besides You, according to all that we have heard with our ears.” 2 Samuel 7:22 On a late afternoon this past year I drove out to the Sacramento Wildlife Refuge in California and parked […]
Achan’s Blunder
As we walk in the spiritual footsteps of ancient Israel, there is much that we can learn from their story. One such lesson is that of Achan’s blunder. Israel had crossed over the Jordan and was about to overtake Jericho. The command came from Joshua to the people saying: “By all means abstain from the […]
League of Legends Fights The Law (Controller: Level 3 first time ever script release)
We had to be decisive about what would make the cut for our latest documentary about video games: Controller: Level 3 Counterfeit Controversy. Unfortunately League of Legends-which was already edited-didn’t make it, just for the sake of time. So we decided to turn that into a new LED. Now for the first time in Little […]
How Max Steel is teaching your kid the great controversy from another realm
It all started with an action figure for kids, but the Max Steel franchise has become a lot bigger than that. With a comic book and an animation series on Cartoon Network and DisneyXD, you would think that toy company Mattel has reached its limit. But the contrary is happening. In three days the new Max Steel […]
Romantic comedies: innocent love or kindling adultery?
The Notebook, The Last Song, Dear John, A Safe Haven, The Choice; do these movies sound familiar to you? Every woman has probably seen at least one of Nicolas Sparks’ film adaptions. It is safe to say that Sparks rules the market with his romantic books and movies. But what are these movies really saying? […]
A Former Witch Doctor Shares His Thoughts About Pokémon
There was only one thing in the world for which a 7-year old Dutch girl would get up at 6 am and turn on the TV: Pokémon. Even though I was not raised a Christian, my parents did not like the idea of me and my brother watching animals fighting each other. Too much aggression, […]
Ready. Set. Go!
In a very short time the new augmented reality game Pokemon Go has gotten people off their couches more than a Fitbit has in months. But is it here today and gone tomorrow? We live in an age of fast paced information and short attention spans. Or do we? Perhaps it’s symptomatic behavior, after all […]
Nothing is True, Everything is Permitted
“We work in the dark to serve the light. We are Assassins.” This is the end of the oath of initiation of Assassins Creed. According to the Oxford Dictionary a creed is: a set of beliefs or aims that guide someone’s actions But what is the rest of the oath that guides those who prescribe […]
“Knowledge shall be increased”, and so shall Satan’s deceptions
But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased. Daniel 12:4 In the original Hebrew, this verse was meant to say a Biblical knowledge shall be increased. How accurately is this prophecy being fulfilled […]
Media in the church: curse or blessing?
This blog was first published on ADvindicate. “Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men” (KJV, Is. 29:13). Worship is central to […]