Why don’t you sing to me anymore? I miss hearing your voice.It used to be so sweet, even when you missed notes and forgot the words. You’ve changed… and I miss the old you. I remember when you were lonely and waited to hear my voice. Oh, how I loved cheering you up and...
Filled or tongues?
posted by Ryan
A few years ago, I was having a discussion with someone about the Holy Spirit. They believed that unless you speak in tongues and are baptized in water, you will not make it to Heaven. That’s a misguided teaching for another day. I told them that my son, who was four years old at the time, spoke in tongues. They didn’t believe me. For some reason this person believed that we have to be at a certain age of understanding to have the Holy Spirit operating in our lives. In fact, John the Baptist was filled with the Holy Spirit in the womb! Unfortunately, most Pentecostals only access enough of the Holy Spirit to speak in tongues....
My Finger Was on the...
posted by Ryan
My finger was on the trigger I knew it wasn’t right To give into my desires To give up without a fight. I could hear the quiet voice of the One I call my King, but when my desires began to rise my flesh began to sing. A verse that spoke deception a chorus that walked the line that...
Happy Father’s...
posted by Ryan
Happy Father’s day to all the father’s out there. I can’t help and think how important the job of a father. I take fatherhood very seriously. I am not perfect, but I will try to be the best father that I need to be for my children. You see, I am the launching pad for them...
The Purpose
posted by Ryan
I just finished reading the story of the Plagues (Numbers 7-11). There is so much in there. I just never made sense to me why God hardened Pharaoh’s heart. Then I read it in Exodus 11:9. Exo 11:9 The LORD had said to Moses, “Pharaoh will refuse to listen to you—so that my wonders...
Avoid Powerless Reli...
posted by Ryan
For as long as I can remember, I have tried my best to avoid dead, powerless religion, though it is very deceptive. Let me explain what I mean by dead, powerless religion. 2Ti 3:1-5 But know this: difficult times will come in the last days. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money,...
What are you saved f...
posted by Ryan
I had to share this because it made so much sense to me and I think you will benefit from it as well. I was talking to someone the other day and they were telling me about a time that they recently went through when they almost lost everything; wife, family and home. They were serving...
It’s time to simplify
posted by Ryan
I enjoy gathering with friends in a corporate setting we call “church”, and though I am pro-Church (capital “C” to denote Body of Christ), I have a hard time being pro-church (lowercase “c” to denote the system of religion that has been created by man). The church in Canada and North America has become a big business with much noise and sideshows that take away from two things; 1. Fellowship, loving and growing relationships with other believers and 2. spreading that love outside the walls to the community in which we live. We cannot think we are serving God because we are serving a system. We can become...
God doesn’t ne...
posted by Ryan
Act 10:38 And you know that God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. Then Jesus went around doing good, telling people about His latest book and adding people to a mailing list, for that’s what He thought God wanted. NPV (New Prosperity Version) Obviously,...
Hard done by
posted by Ryan
This is a tough one… I was thinking about this and what would be the right action on the part of a Christian. If we enter into an agreement with someone and they don’t fulfill their end of the deal, what do we do? I will put an example out there. I build houses for a living. On...