I ran into the acronym FUD a few years ago when I was reading posts on social media platforms that specialize in investing and trading stocks and other financial assets. It was used mostly in the context of holding on to positions in stocks. At the time meme stocks like Game Stop and AMC were […]

When Jesus went to his hometown and began teaching in the synagogue many were amazed with his wisdom, but they relied not on his words, but on his place in the natural, physical world… “Isn’t this the carpenter?  Isn’t this Mary’s son and the b rother of James, Joseph, Judas and Simon?” (Mark 6:3).  Due to

In Matthew the 6th Chapter Jesus taught his disciples about prayer and it gives us a template not just about prayer but about living our daily lives. In what is commonly called the “Lord’s Prayer” there are essentially four areas for us to direct our prayers. Acknowledge to God that we are awaiting His kingdom

In the “great commission” Jesus told his disciples “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.  Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” (Matthew 28:18,19). This was a meeting with the 11 remaining disciples at

FOMO stands for “fear of missing out.” It’s a common emotion for people who are out of the stock market, gold trade, or crypto trade and are watching prices go up continually. The feeling is that you’re missing out on something everyone else seems to be enjoying. In reality, though, the fear of missing out

Millions of Christians have received the gift of speaking in tongues. This is probably one of the most common spiritual gifts. According to Pew Research about 34% of Christians in Pentecostal denominations and nondenominational charismatic churches report speaking in tongues at least once weekly. Overall, however 80% of Christians overall report that they seldom or

E. W. Kenyon wrote a small book called “The Two Kinds of Knowledge”. In the book he talks about “sense knowledge” and “revelation knowledge”. Sense knowledge is the knowledge that we attain through the five physical senses. This includes all the scientific and technical knowledge that mankind has been able to acquire. He admits that