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The Harvest is Plentiful but Laborers are Few Lately, my prayer has been, “Lord, send forth laborers into your harvest!” As I travel, it never ceases to amaze me just how many people there are in the world. Driving down the highway, vehicles keep coming, each carrying individuals and families. At each city or town…

Hit hard with Covid. This month I have combined April and May’s newsletters because Covid had me down for the last two weeks of the former month.  As a relatively healthy person, I suspected that if I ever happened to catch COVID-19 that I would recover as many of my friends have—quickly and painlessly. Boy…

Do Children ruin one’s happiness? Seth Rogen and his wife Lauren seem to think so. They have decide to forgo having children for the sake of “fun”. They aren’t alone. More than ever people are either having no kids or few kids. Is this really going to increase happiness? Or will it lead to regret…

Often we hear people say that salvation is a work of God. Is this true? Of course it is. But when people take it so far to say that salvation is a work of God alone, then they have gone into error.

Because you kept my command to persevere, I will also keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world. – Revelation 3:10 He who endures to the end shall be saved – Matthew 24:13 Salvation, as we can see from the words of Jesus, is not a one time event…

I recently conducted my first livestream with guests participants. Chip (joining from Spain) and Adam (joining from Tennessee) sat with me to discuss the dangers of Once Saved, Always Saved Theology. We each made a case for the errancy of the doctrine and tackled common arguments. Chip brought a unique historical perspective on the doctrine…

What does it mean to repent? What does the Bible teach on repentance? There are a lot of opinions on this subject. I take you through the Bible to show you what real repentance is, and how it is absolutely necessary for salvation. My notes are below the video. [Receive an email each time a…

On Streets and Online Due to COVID and closures, ministry has morphed in the last year. Online ministry has taken a greater role in every ministry across the world. Many people are afraid—perhaps not rightfully so, but they are nonetheless. Many are still reluctant to shake hands or to stand close by. Just today a…

Allen Parr is a popular Youtube personality who normally puts out great content. However, in one of his recent videos, he shared some really concerning teaching that I felt the need to address.

What does mean to sin willfully? If a Christian loses his salvation, can he be saved again? I answer these questions in this video. My notes are below: That this verse is referring to Christians, and not to unbelievers like some like to teach What ‘sin willfully’ does not mean: What it does mean: That…