Author: Administrador

Topics: Entertainment; Influence; Occult; Satan; Television; Witchcraft References: 1 Timothy 4:1; 2 Timothy 2:24–26 Great Britain’s Pagan Federation, which represents druids and witches, says the TV shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Sabrina the Teenage Witch have fueled a rapidly growing interest in witchcraft among children. The organization averages one hundred inquiries a month from … Continue reading “POPULARIZING
THE OCCULT”

Topics: Consumerism; Distractions; God’s Love; Materialism; Passion References: Mark 4:19; Luke 8:14; 14:18–20; 1 Timothy 4:4–5 The greatest enemy of hunger for God is not poison but apple pie. It is not the banquet of the wicked that dulls our appetite for heaven, but endless nibbling at the table of the world. It is not … Continue reading “THE
POISON IN EVERYDAY THINGS”

Topics: Devil; Discernment; Evil; Satan; Truth References: Genesis 3:1–7; John 8:44; 2 Corinthians 2:11; 11:14–15; Ephesians 6:10–18; 1 Peter 5:8 In a Twilight Zone episode from 1960, an American on a walking trip through Central Europe gets caught in a raging storm. Staggering through the blinding rain, he sees an imposing medieval castle, which is … Continue reading “RECOGNIZING
SATAN”

Topics: Human Condition; Human Nature; Original Sin; Sin References: Romans 5:12–21; 1 Corinthians 15:19–26 In Oregon’s Malheur National Forest, a fungus has spread through tree roots across twenty-two hundred acres, making it the largest living organism ever found. The Armillaria Ostoyae, also called “honey mushroom,” started from a single microscopic spore. Yet it has been … Continue reading “SPREADING
HONEY MUSHROOM”

Topics: Blame; Free Will; Invitation; Salvation; Sin; Suffering References: Isaiah 55:1–3; Matthew 23:37–39; Romans 2:4–5; 1 Timothy 2:1–6; James 1:13–15; 2 Peter 3:9; Revelation 22:17 A preacher and a barber were walking through city slums. “If God was as kind as you say, he wouldn’t permit all this poverty, disease and squalor,” the barber said. … Continue reading “BLAMING
GOD FOR EVIL”

Topics: Conscience; Crime; Parenting; Prisons; Youth References: Romans 2:12–16; 3:9–26; 1 Timothy 4:1–3; Titus 1:15 More than ever before in American history—indeed in Western history—we are witnessing the near-death of conscience. An incident in Indiana a few years ago brought this home to me. I had visited the prison several times before, but that day … Continue reading “UNFORMED
CONSCIENCES”

Topics: Appearances; Beauty; Materialism; New Age; Occult; Spiritual Perception; Temptation; Worldliness References: James 4:4; 2 Peter 1:3–4; 1 John 2:15–17 For years, workers and visitors flocked to the sight of silvery dust flakes that floated to the floor in a mill where steel strips rolled over pads in a tall cooling tower. In his book … Continue reading “ENCHANTING
BUT DEADLY”

Topics: Addiction; Bondage; Desires; Drugs References: Romans 6:16; 8:5; 1 Peter 1:13–16; 2 Peter 2:19 Support for legalizing marijuana is at its highest level in more than thirty years, according to a USA Today/CNN/Gallup poll. The poll found that 34 percent of American adults favor legalizing marijuana use while 62 percent oppose it. That’s the … Continue reading “LEGALIZING
MARIJUANA”

Topics: Confession; Conscience; Guilt; Honesty; Integrity; Repentance; Restitution; Stealing References: Exodus 20:15; Matthew 6:24; Ephesians 4:28 A shoplifter wrote to a department store, saying, “I’ve just become a Christian, and I can’t sleep at night because I feel guilty. So here’s $100 that I owe you.” He signed his name then added a little PS: … Continue reading “GUILT
CHECK”

Topics: Christian Life; Compromise; Convictions; Courage; Evil; Sacrifice References: 2 Timothy 1:8; 3:12 Martin Niemoeller, a World War I hero in Germany as a U-boat captain, was later imprisoned for eight years by Hitler on charges of treason. From 1937 to 1945, he spent time in prisons and concentration camps, including Dachau. Still, Hitler realized … Continue reading “JAILED
FOR A CAUSE”