Fishing for Souls Part 1

Ancient Proverb — “As fish are caught in a cruel net, or birds are taken in a snare, so men are trapped by evil times that fall unexpectedly upon them.” — -Ecclesiastes 9:12 Fishing for Souls All living creatures experience hunger. This fact is important to fishermen because they know that fish can be caught […]

God Brings Good Out of Bad

Ancient Proverb — “Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.” — Proverbs 12:1 God Brings Good Out of Bad After a couple years of ministry, “. . . Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the […]

Day Star Final Issue

Change Is in the Air! After fourteen years of publishing the Day Star, we are making some important changes. This is the last issue of the Day Star for a while. In its place, we plan to publish a newsletter each month called The Wake Up Report and the newsletter will be sent free to […]

Wars and Rumors of War

Jesus said, “You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.” (Matthew 24:6) During the past few weeks, the world has watched a war unfold between the United States and Iraq. While the war has […]

Church Life is Not Spiritual Life

As far as the United States is concerned, a new world order was born on September 11, 2001. U.S. citizens were asleep; caught by complete surprise. Without warning or notice, terrorism within the United States became a horrible reality on that infamous day. Yes, there were terrorist attacks against the United States before September 11, […]

Hallelujah! Discipleship Hurts

Some statements in the Bible appear to conflict with common sense at first. For example, the apostle James wrote, “Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and […]

Sexuality

The church at Thyatira had a serious problem. Review the words of Jesus and consider what He said: “To the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like blazing fire and whose feet are like burnished bronze. I know your deeds, your love […]

The Devil’s Lies

Here is an oxymoron to think about: The devil is an unbelievable liar! The devil is so good at lying that many of God’s glorious angels did not detect his deceit nor understand his manipulative schemes. The devil is a genius and among created beings he has no equal in the universe. When people in […]

Losing Your First Love

The Way During His brief ministry (A.D. 27–30), Jesus established a new religion that continues to stand in direct opposition to the other religions of the world. At first, this religion was called “The Way” because Jesus said of Himself, “I am the way and the truth and the life . . .” (John 14:6; […]