God Plays No Favorites

In “God Plays No Favorites” S5 / E30 of I Took a Right Turn: Robert and Rosalie start out sharing about a new segment to the Podcast which will start in 2026, “A Miracle Moment.”  In this new segment, they’ll share some of the many miracles they’ve witnessed in their more than forty years of ministry. Continue reading “God Plays No Favorites”

Awakenings

In the middle of the Eighteenth Century a series of great revivals swept through the British colonies.  Collectively they have become known as the First Great Awakening.  This was a manifestation of the great Evangelical movement which was also sweeping the British Isles.  Preachers thundered from hundreds of pulpits assuring people that Christ’s millennial returnContinue reading “Awakenings”

New England

Originally it was considered the northern part of Virginia and after a few unsuccessful attempts a colonization that froze and starved their way to failure it was considered an undesirable place to attempt a colony.  Then Captain John Smith of Jamestown fame made a voyage there and published a popular travelogue including a map andContinue reading “New England”

A New You for a New Year

Are you sick and tired of being sick and tired?  Have you reached the end of your rope only to find out that it’s much shorter than you imagined?  Was last year as good as you hoped it would be?  Was it as bad as you feared it would be?  Does the uncertainty of theContinue reading “A New You for a New Year”

What’s All This ‘In Christ’ Business About?

Sometimes we born-again believers talk in such a closed-circuit Christianese dialect that baby believers, old line denominational members, let alone your everyday garden variety sinner has no idea what we’re talking about.  We throw around words that carry massive meaning to us but sound like in-crowd jargon to those hearing them from the outside.    Propitiation, justification, andContinue reading “What’s All This ‘In Christ’ Business About?”

We Are Accepted

Everyone from the greatest sinner to the greatest saint needs the grace of God.  Everyone who wanders through the veil of tears that is this fallen world is tested, tried, and assaulted by our adversary, the prince of the power of the air,[1] who goes about like a roaring lion seeking who he may devour.[2] Continue reading “We Are Accepted”

The Paradox of Free Will

How can we possibly believe in free will since Christians believe in His Omniscience God knows everything we’ll do in advance, and we also believe He has a plan for our lives before we’re born?  So where is the free will? God has perfect foreknowledge.  This means He knows the end from the beginning andContinue reading “The Paradox of Free Will”

The 5th Law of Thermodynamics

Whether we call it “Flipping the switch,” or “Mashing the button,” when we do it, we expect the light to come on.  But if there’s no power all we end up with is a futile finger exercise.  Even a flashlight needs batteries.  No power, no light.  It’s the power of the sun’s thermonuclear inferno thatContinue reading “The 5th Law of Thermodynamics”

How Do I Get to Heaven?

Many people believe they can find their own way to heaven.  They think they can figure it out on their own.  That’s sort of like trying to lift yourself up by your own bootstraps. I’ve often offered a one-hundred-dollar bill to anyone who can do that.  I still have that hundred-dollar bill.    Some people thinkContinue reading “How Do I Get to Heaven?”

How Can I Trust the Bible?

Sometimes we try to define God’s words and actions too perfectly.  In our arrogance we think we can adequately describe exactly what God always means in all situations.  This easily can lead us into thinking our doctrines are God’s doctrines.  We act as if God is sitting on the throne studying our catechisms and judgingContinue reading “How Can I Trust the Bible?”