I met Bentley and his grandfather Steve while fishing at Pride Lake, in Scott County Park. This is the story of God's gracious providence. A three-Fold Purpose For me, there is a three-fold purpose for sharing testimonies about my gospel encounters with people. First, I want to give glory to God for the times He allows me to watch Him work. "But Jesus answered them, 'My … [Read more...]
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Cross Encounters: The Story of Two Lost Men Named John
I spent part of the morning outside the Davenport Police Department with my friend, Samuel. While there we met two lost men named John. With more than 13 years of street evangelism ministry under my belt, this was one of my more unusual encounters. Project 10-19 at Davenport PD Samuel Houston is 20 years old Christian young man who lives in Bremerton, Washington. He is in … [Read more...]
The Hub: Omaha’s Bethel Redding
Introduction Today I became aware of a Bethel Redding affiliate in Omaha, Nebraska. It's a place called The Hub. A "hub" it is. The Hub is a "hub" of unbiblical activity. A video appeared on my Facebook home page today. There's certainly nothing unusual about that. In fact, my home page is littered with videos--good, bad, and ugly. One video caught my eye. The video you I … [Read more...]
Bethel Redding, Heidi Baker, and the Headless Chicken Prophecy
Who is Heidi Baker? Heid Baker was born on August 29, 1959. She has been married to her husband Rolland for 36 years (1980). Rolland is presently suffering from poor health and is not presently actively engaged in ministry (Source). Rolland Baker wrote the following on the couple's ministry website (Source): “Heidi and I began Iris Global (previously Iris Ministries) in … [Read more...]
NAR: Carolina Panthers and Charismatic Chaos
Today, Dr. James White of Alpha and Omega Ministries, posted a link to a video on his Twitter feed, with this comment: "You've got to be kidding . . . talk about absurd. The video, which you can watch for yourself below, is a video of Rick Joyner declaring that if the Carolina Panthers win the Super Bowl, the event will unleash a "third Great Awakening." Rick Joyner is a … [Read more...]
American Evangelicalism: Where Bad Things Happen
What I Believe about American Evangelicalism I believe American Evangelicalism is a Christ-less religious system that creates myriad false converts and is used by Satan to deceive the lost and to lead astray, as if it were possible, even the elect (Matthew 24:24). The children of a generation ago raised on Foosball, Pizza, emotionalism, bad teaching from untrained, unqualified … [Read more...]
The “Toronoto Blessing”: 20 Years of Deception, Delusion, and Destruction
Sadly, many deceived people, some of whom might be Christians, recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of a false move of false gods known as the "Toronto Blessing." The Arnotts (two of the craftsmen of this blasphemous movement) and Stacey Campbell (a false prophetess who I am surprised does not have brain damaged because of her shtick of violently shaking her head as she … [Read more...]