Many people have now heard the story of a prominent minister telling his congregation that God wanted him to “bleed him for a Falcon 7X”, an expensive private jet. The rationale for this request and others like it was that God wants us to succeed, that there are amazing things available just for the asking. […]
It’s possible to become so at home with the language of your subculture that you can speak it without realizing that other people may have no idea what you are talking about. This is especially true for Christians. We have our own language which is often rooted in ideas and experiences that mean a lot […]
For many years, the nation of Israel was just a nation of people with no land attached to them. They had spent the majority of their existence as slaves in Egypt, working other people’s land for other people’s profit. After escaping Egypt and battling through a series of military victories, Israel had a home of […]