Category: The Pulse

When I came to Christ in January of 1978, I was the kind of person who could read the Bible … Read More

It has been evident to numerous biblical scholars that often (if not most of the time) believers (including preachers) interpret … Read More

Recently I heard a great prophetic teacher (Thamo Naidoo from South Africa) mention in his message that there is a … Read More

The book of Nehemiah is an outstanding book that depicts going from a compelling vision to its activation and implementation. … Read More

Today there are many people in the independent evangelical and Pentecostal movements who start churches merely because they feel led … Read More

There has been a movement the past four decades among various segments of the body of Christ toward embracing the … Read More

Since I have been serving in full-time church-related ministry since 1980 I have been through various stages of growth and … Read More

Relating his stance on same-sex marriage, a New York City megachurch pastor has on more than one occasion publicly claimed that … Read More

Recently Time magazine ran a cover story entitled “Transgender Tipping Point,” which essentially says the next civil rights movement is … Read More

This past week I had a private dinner with a prominent African bishop who was involved in a mighty national … Read More

Recently I viewed the movie God’s Not Dead, starring Kevin Sorbo as an atheistic philosophy college professor who openly challenges … Read More

In recent days the Roman Catholic Church canonized two popes who lived during the 20th century (Pope John XXIII and … Read More

Throughout its history, Christianity has had various eschatological views (beliefs on last things) that led it to nonengagement with surrounding … Read More

World Vision recently changed its policy related to standards regarding the biblical lifestyle criteria for those they employ. After an … Read More

There are many who believe that Barack Obama was motivated to be president of the United States to enact a … Read More

As I have been traveling the world teaching on the kingdom of God in many large Christian leadership conferences, I … Read More

The Bible teaches, “Resist the devil and he will flee from you” (James 4:7). It also tells us to turn … Read More

For the past several years, a growing number of prophetically and culturally astute leaders have been predicting the decline of … Read More

Over the past 15 years, the body of Christ has made great advances regarding the call of believers to influence … Read More

The recent Duck Dynasty controversy, in which cable TV station A&E temporarily suspended Phil Robertson for expressing his religious views regarding human … Read More

Recently a well-known New York City pastor of a megachurch (whom I know and like) was interviewed by Katie Couric … Read More