My Ancestors were slaves and I’m fine My great grandparents were indentured laborers, which were similar to slaves. They came to the Caribbean from India during the late 19th century to work in the sugar cane plantations. After slavery was abolished, the plantation owners needed to find others sources of cheap labor. So they went…
Is Covid-19 a sign of the times? Maybe. What about ISIS? The fact that they kill and persecute Christians certainly raise alarms. But to an extent, these things have happened throughout history. How do we know if we are living in the last days? This article answers those questions. Main Points Don’t be too…
All religion is a mixture of truth and tradition with differing shades of gray. There is no area where this is more evident than in Christian worship. Worship means different things to different people. From Catholicism to Protestantism, all denominations define worship in terms of their traditional thinking and cultural conditioning. For some it is…
In the Old Testament (OT), God set aside the Sabbath day as the day His people should worship. God rested on the 7th day and commanded men to do likewise. The Jews observed the Sabbath from Friday 6 pm to Saturday 6 pm. Nothing in the NT explicitly teaches that any change was to occur….
Should women wear a head covering when they are praying or prophesying in church? The Bible does say so, but the real question is why? This article answers the “why” behind the command. Once we understand that, we can then make sense of the “what”. Main Points The head covering was NOT the woman’s…
There is a 50% chance you go to a church that does not believe in female pastors. Women are allowed to lead worship. They may teach children and other women, but not men. They are no longer required to cover their heads in church – that rule has been relaxed. But they must be silent…
There are many people today who are considered Christian ministers. Some come across as motivational speakers, offering very little spiritual food. Many people claim to be blessed by them, but is this really ministry? There are other preachers on TV who are always asking for donations. They fly private jets, drive rolls Royce’s and their…
I have friends, who are very sincere Christians and whom I respect deeply, who just love Christian rap and hip hop gospel music. Personally, they are not my favorite musical genres. In fact, I am not a big fan of modern music, period. But I’m not so narrow minded as to impose my personal taste…
People often say that you must be faithful to your local church first. For example, if you wish to visit a different church one Sunday, people will tell you that your first commitment must be to your home church. If you’re involved in ministry outside of the local church (e.g. campus ministries), they say that…
If you’ve ever watched Christian TV, it is impossible to hear a sermon without the preacher asking for donations. There are two things that are impossible – for God to lie, and for a TBN preacher to not guilt you or lure you into giving. Preachers asking for financial assistance is not wrong. The Bible…