by Roderick Edwards

One day, he was at the pulpit and said, "It is not enough to read your Bible but you must be under the preaching of a pastor." This was too much to bear. This was supposed to be a "Reformed" church where the heritage hails from those who had thrown off the Papal system, and here is this guy installing a new kind of pope -- called pastors. Of course, I didn't stand up and shout "You're Wrong!" (though looking back perhaps I should have). Rather, I wrote a letter to the entire congregation and to the elders as to why that statement is not only wrong but very dangerous and goes against everything it means to be Reformed. This was not received well. Read more...

by Van Robison

Institutional churches are broken cisterns--they don't hold water. Living water is Jesus Christ by His own words (John 4:10-14). If you thirst, the never ending fountain and natural spring of living water is Jesus Christ. Spiritual living water is refreshing, encouraging, life giving, everlasting, and quenches the spiritual thirst with satisfaction. When you imbibe of the living waters of Jesus Christ, you will be like dancing waters and leaping life. Living waters is animated. Living waters is energetic. Living waters produces euphoria. Living waters gives no headaches. Living waters makes you smile. Living waters gives life eternal. Read more...

by Van Robison

Money is the obsession with religious leaders. There is no end to the organizations who promote "generous giving", tithing and merchandising material objects to willing buyers. While freewill giving is a voluntary decision of the individual, and is between the individual and God (Matthew 6:1-4), the promoters of "generous giving" are in the business of money--not Jesus Christ. The life and teachings of Jesus Christ did not zero in on an obsession with making money as it is with modern day churchianity. Read more...

by Van Robison

Has the Church been modified with a spiritual genetic tampering? Many Christians the world over have been asking this question. What is genetic engineering? In the physical realm of life, it is said that genetic engineering is a technique used by scientists to change the DNA of living organisms. It is also said that through genetic manipulation, scientists can alter plants, animals and micro-organisms in a way that does not occur naturally. It is also believed that these modified organisms can spread through nature and interbreed with natural organisms thereby contaminating the environment we live in. Once released into the world we live in, those modified organisms cannot be recalled. Who can really say what the future holds for genetic engineering in the very food we eat? While the public is led to believe that genetic engineering is for the benefit of mankind, there is always the possibility that the real motives for tampering with nature have to do with profits--$$$. Read more...

Book review of Paul Vieira's Jesus Has Left The Building by Paul Sue

Vieira's book is about his personal journey out of "institutional Christianity" to a more dynamic and fluid missional way of "doing church". In his own words,


The book begins with some biographical details. Vieira was born into a nominally Catholic family. Eventually, the grace of God touched the whole family and they began to worship and study the Bible together as a family. In his newborn zeal, young Paul began to invite his friends over for prayer and mutual edification. God used this group of young people to spread the fire of revival in his neighborhood. Read more...