A Cautionary Word on The Passion Translation of the Bible – Part 2

February 14, 2020   |  

In part one of this two part article, we mentioned how we were quizzed about a new Bible translation called The Passion Translation (TPT). We admitted we were not familiar with that English Bible translated by a former missionary named Brian Simmons (b. 1964). Therefore, we did some research, and…
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A Cautionary Word on the Passion Translation of the Bible – Part 1

February 11, 2020   |  

I do not consider myself as a either a Greek or Hebrew (or Aramaic) scholar. I took two years of Greek and one year of Hebrew in seminary. That being said, I have studied the Bible and Bible translations for decades. I have in my library more than a dozen…
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Christians are Still Being Persecuted

January 22, 2020   |  

Lawan Andimi was a pastor in the Michika area for the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria. Last year he was kidnapped by the Boko Haram Islamic terrorist group. A few weeks ago he made a video giving his testimony of faith in Christ and willingness to die for Him…
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Is The Mormon Church Hoarding Billions of Dollars?

December 28, 2019   |  

For decades I have been involved informing Evangelical Christians the truth about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (Note: That church no longer refers to itself as the Mormon Church or the LDS church or to its members as Mormons. However, for space sake we will continue to…
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The Full Armor of God – Part 2

December 18, 2019   |  

In the first installment of this three part series, we presented the fact that, as Christians, we are engaged in warfare against spiritual forces. In the first section, we identified the enemy’s nature and the scope of the conflict. We are not battling an earthly military power, but one far…
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Were You Ever a Donkey or a Sheep?

December 16, 2019   |  

Many of us when we were children, youth, or adults, participated in Christmas pageants or living nativity scenes. They used to be common. Most churches had little dramas depicting the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem as depicted in the Gospel: Matthew 1:18-2:12 and Luke 2:1-21. A young teenage girl would…
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