Here’s the challenge for 2017: will you grow as a Christian and be effective and fruitful? Your Christian growth will positively influence your relationship with God, your home life, your work life, your social life and your church life. The problem is that this is what some Christians think: “God has saved me and… Continue reading Being an effective Christian in 2017
Pastorfish in 2016
Thank you for supporting Pastorfish. I’ve had 6566 views and 4103 visitors in 2016. Here are the Top Ten posts: Lord, deliver us from deliverance ministries A mistaken call to prayer Dealing with demons Who are the people of God: the church or Israel? God’s plan for Israel How Christian is Christian TV? Wait, don’t… Continue reading Pastorfish in 2016
Astonishing, yet true
Every year TIME magazine names a person of the year. It is the person they consider had the greatest influence, for better or worse, on the events of the year. The Person of the Year 2016 is Donald Trump, as they say on the cover, “President of the Divided States of America”. What’s astonishing is… Continue reading Astonishing, yet true
Why the wise men were wise
There is a remarkable account of what happened a few years after Jesus’s birth. This account tells us about Jesus’ being a King and it is the visit of the magi or wise men. The wise men were not Jewish, but they were revered, learned men who had heard of the ancient Jewish prophecy of… Continue reading Why the wise men were wise
Giving, not to get, but to give
Every year at our church we have a “Planned Giving Sunday” when we ask our members and friends to prayerfully consider their giving to the church. We don’t use coercion or guilt. We don’t say “Give to Get!” We simply remind the church of the importance of gospel ministry. This year I reminded the church… Continue reading Giving, not to get, but to give