EDITOR: THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN HOTLY CONTESTED WITHIN THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY. DR. WELTY, BIBLE SCHOLAR AND ASSOCIATE EDITOR OF THE ISV BIBLE, HAS LENT A CONCISE EXPLANATION TO THE DISCUSSION.

Often Chuck challenges the audience, “What is god calling you to do? Ask him, and respond...now!” We are beginning a series of articles on people who have taken that challenge.

“Jerusalem will remain the capital of Israel and it must remain undivided,” Barack Obama once told a pleased American Israel Public Affairs Council (AIPAC). “As president I will never compromise when it comes to Israel’s security,” he assured the powerful U.S.-Israel lobby. That was June 3, 2008.

SOMETIMES CALLED THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES, THE BOOK OF ACTS COULD BE MORE ACCURATELY CALLED THE ACTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT...

In early November, Christians from around the world gathered in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho to attend the 6th annual Strategic Perspectives Conference, hosted by the Koinonia Institute.

One of the most-asked questions of this ministry is “Where is America in Bible prophecy?” Many good Bible commentators believe the United States is referenced in Ezekiel 39:6...

Nan has again asked me to share some thoughts this holiday season. Since we are thinking about Christmas, it’s a perfect occasion to evaluate our relationship with our Lord.

Each Christmas Season we are frequently confronted with Christmas cards featuring Isaiah 9:6:

There is now another Middle East crisis currently flaring up. Yet, this one is an excellent example of the necessity of a valid (larger) perspective. To the myopic or uninformed, the broader implications will be missed. The tactical details alone will fail to yield the broader, more sinister strategy…

“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness.” 2 Timothy 3:16

The verse below has taken on a special significance in recent months as the Palestinian Authority [formerly the Palestinian Liberation Organization or PLO] announced their plans to gain U.N. approval of a Palestinian state.

This month, with our celebration of Thanksgiving, we initiate our holiday season: a time for families and a time of reflection.

Nan has asked me to continue sharing some thoughts this month about The Kingdom, Power and Glory: The Overcomer’s Handbook from a pastoral point of view. This month, we are looking more closely at sin in the Christian life.

Nan has asked me to continue sharing some thoughts this month on The Kingdom, Power and Glory: The Overcomer’s Handbook from a pastoral point of view. This month, we are looking more closely at how believers respond to God’s Love.

“Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.” Philippians 4:11

Later this month, hordes of costumed children will be hitting the streets in search of candy and other treats. Yet, Halloween is not just “trick or treat” and “fun and games.” Halloween practices can open the door to the occult and can introduce forces into people’s lives that they are not equipped to combat.

America’s “War on Drugs,” which officially began in 1971, was repopularized in 1984 by then-President Ronald Reagan.  Our current failed economic policies may be setting the perfect storm for the pharmakeia referenced in Revelation:

Have you been watching our current economic times with much inter-est? I sure have. There are many, many issues in our country and world that give me concern both financially and spiritually...

For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. All these are the beginning of sorrows. -Matthew 24:7–8

We have had several “Mini-Conferences” at the River Lodge in New Zealand, and we’ve discovered this may be one of the most powerful events we have ever experienced...