If you saw the word “Israel” in a sentence, but then someone tells you to replace the word with the word “church” in your mind every time you see it, isn’t that an attempt to change the meaning of the sentence? Here’s a simple example: “I am going to Israel on Sunday.” If I wrote […]
The definition of anti-Semitic: One who discriminates against or who is hostile toward or prejudiced against Jews. This is taken directly from the Free Dictionary: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/anti-semitic. The use of the expression ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant), this versus ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and Syria), is clearly an example of the […]
The “remnant” is a recurring theme throughout Scripture (the Bible). The Anchor Bible Dictionary describes it as, “what is left of a community after it undergoes a catastrophe” [Taken from: “Remnant”. Anchor Bible Dictionary V: 669]. The Lord gives us ‘His’tory in order for us to learn from it, which includes information about remnants. Now, […]
I have personally seen a lot of butchery done to the interpretation of Proverb 22:6, which states, “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” Due to faulty interpretation, some parents hang on to a promise that Scripture simply does not make. […]
The backdrop to the book of Habakkuk was the forthcoming invasion of Judah by the Babylonians in 586 B.C. The Lord revealed to the prophet that the time of His judgment would be approaching, and that the Southern Kingdom would have to “pay the holy Piper” for her rampant sin. The possibility of […]
Strong’s Concordance 259. echad echad: one Original Word: אֶחָד Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: echad Phonetic Spelling: (ekh-awd’) Short Definition: one What is the common thread between the image of God, the Trinity, and the relationships between a married male and female, Christ and His ekklesia (church) & God and Israel? The answer, “echad!” […]
To God go all the praise, honor, and glory… WOW…what a trip! Here is the mission report from Steve and his daughter, Blair. The Lord’s hand was upon this mission from beginning to end. Our entire trip was funded. Our team of fifteen brought 21 extra fully loaded suitcases with various supplies for children/orphans, women, […]
My Bar Mitzvah was on September 23, 1978. My Hebrew and Bar Mitzvah name, Yeshia ben Meir, can only be attributed to God’s sovereignty. The name is constructed as follows; “Yeshia” was the inspired name given by the man performing the circumcision on the eighth day of my life. It means, “Yahweh is salvation.” “Ben” […]
From Susie Meyer (my Godly wife): “As I re-play Steve’s ordination, there are so many thoughts that flood my mind. I see each bend and twist in our lives that God used to bring us to the point of ordination. People and situations He set before us. There was so much to learn long before […]
This is a mission’s trip in which we traveled to Bosca, Romania. It took place on July 6-14, 2007. The team consisted of members from my home church at that time, Calvary Bible Church, along with a church from Tennessee. This trip was run by a missionary organization called E3 Partners. While we were in Romania, […]