by Van Robison

For some He surely does. For others He no doubt does not. Would you say that Jesus Christ is pleased with the following customs and rituals of Christians and their human pastors?

• Going to church on Saturday?
• Going to church on Sunday?
• Paying tithes to your local church?
• Sitting in pews?
• Spending money on physical buildings?
• Steeples on top of church buildings?
• Stained glass windows?
• Wearing robes to preach?
• Wearing robes to sing? Read more...

by Van Robison

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• Matthew 24:5 "For MANY will come in my name, saying I am Christ; and SHALL DECEIVE many."
• Matthew 7:15 "BEWARE of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves."
• Matthew 24:11 "And MANY false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many."
• 1 John 4:1 "Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because MANY false prophets are gone out into the world." Read more...

by Van Robison

My wife and I and some friends once traveled to a church that was perhaps a couple of hours away from our home, to hear a preacher who had a reputation for "raising the dead." This man spoke about some of the experiences he claims he had in his missionary work in Mexico and stated that something like fourteen people had been raised from the dead in his ministry. As he spoke, we all sat with a sense of awe at these supposed miraculous events. We were totally amazed and overwhelmed as he told of these people who had been "raised from the dead." During the service some people came in the door rolling a hospital-type bed with a man on it, who had what I heard was Lou Gehrig's Disease. The man was totally incapacitated and obviously needed a miraculous, supernatural healing miracle to restore his life. It would be safe to say that the loved ones of this man also must have believed that if a preacher could "raise people from the dead", then raising a sick man off a hospital bed would be a piece of cake. Read more...

by Van Robison

As believers in Jesus Christ, one of our greatest faults has been that of placing faith in pastors. It is the "pastors" who claim to have healing ministries, revivals, outpourings, anointings, direct contact with God, truth, and pastors generally lead people to believe that they are a cut above normal, average, or ordinary Christians. Many Christians have learned through bitter experience that the world is full of preachers, pastors and so-called prophets who are no more representatives of Jesus Christ than a charlatan. The Internet is inundated with websites dealing with spiritual abuse and the experiences of seekers of God from the backgrounds of many different churches. There are websites by ex-Mormons, ex-Jehovah Witnesses, ex-Catholics, ex-Baptists, ex-Pentecostals, ex-Church of Christ, ex-Worldwide Church of God and many more groups, for anyone who is curious enough to look at these resources. There are also many websites that expose many different cult groups that are in existence because of personal spiritual abuse from pastors and churches. Spiritual abuse is not uncommon and is very widespread. It comes not only from cult churches, but even from so called "mainstream" churches and pastors. Read more...

by Van Robison

In the world of churchianity it seems to be a standard to beg for money. Money begging is sometimes dressed up in fancy terminology such as "generous giving", or "the joy of giving" and other such colorful phrases. Almost all ministries, although not all, will have a slogan to "partner with us", or some form of money begging. Different "ministries" want money and will ask for it in different ways such as "donate", "donations", "giving", "partner with us", "contributions", "financial", "gifts", or some other phrase. Most "ministries" ask for money, although there are a few who do not. Read more...

by Van Robison

Most ex-church goers are purpose driven unchurched. They were driven out of various churches because of spiritual abuse, or because they came to the conclusion that something about church was missing. In seeking answers and truth, many followers of Jesus Christ have found that--hey--Jesus Christ does not live in a box called "church." In fact seekers of Jesus Christ have found that they can have a relationship with Christ outside of church walls and barriers. It has dawned upon many that the real Shepherd and only Head of the Spiritual Body is Jesus Christ and not pastors or churches. Countless followers of Christ have come to the conclusion that serving God is not something done as dictated by denominations and church organizations. Many are using their talents to glorify Jesus Christ outside of Sunday and no longer "go to church". Read more...

by Van Robison

I have never known a church organization that believed that they didn't know truth. Virtually everyone has the idea that truth is what they believe and their consequent religious practices. Since all groups differ in some ways, it must be surmised that if what one group believes and practices differs from others, then the big question is which group really does have truth? Is it possible that truth is often times not really even the issue, but rather maintaining control, power, and the constant flow of money? Is it possible that power and money blind those who have power and money? Also, why are people very defensive about what they believe? Sometimes when people are challenged about what they believe, they become unapproachable. Read more...

This is a cute paper animation kit that you can download, print and assemble right in your very own home. It's free but you'll need to have Adobe Acrobat installed on your computer in order to open the file. (Acrobat is also free and available here.) Once assembled, just turn the crank to make the sheep nod its head up and down in agreement with everything you say. Makes a perfect gift for every church pastor! Download the PDF file here.

by Van Robison

I heard some clown on one of the religious church television stations say, "God told me before I came onto the program today that 120 people are going to send in a donation of $100 each." Yeah sure buddy, I bet you had a direct cell phone call from God on that one. The hucksters never cease to amaze me. How can anyone even begin to think that they are serving God by sending these frauds, hucksters, and charlatans their hard earned money? The parade of religious clowns never ceases from television and radio in our day and age. The money hungry parasites are forever proclaiming the name of "God" or the name of "Jesus Christ" as their validation for seed money. Read more...

by Van Robison

It is natural to have fears. People have fears about many things in life. In 1 John 4:18 it says, "There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear: because fear has torment. He that fears is not made perfect in love." It goes without saying that our human fears torment our peace of mind, can cause us emotional and psychological problems, and cause us to even lose the ability to sleep. Fear can also cause physical sickness and even worse. In the church world, many people are subjected to fear and we can itemize many of those fears. Read more...