“Drinking beer is easy. Trashing your hotel room is easy. But being a Christian, that’s a tough call. That’s rebellion.” ~ Alice Cooper Have you ever been asked, “are you a Christian”? I am a theologian, pastor and worship a Jesus-looking God, but I rarely identify as a Christian. People have asked me if I… Read More »
Is God Good All The Time?
“If a thing is free to be good, it is also free to be bad. And free will is what has made evil possible. Why, then, did God give them free will? Because free will, though it makes evil possible, is also the only thing that makes possible any love or goodness or joy worth… Read More »
Hill-Tran Ministries – Psalm 98 Devotional – Led By Dr. J.Clinton McCann Jr.
Hello Kingdom Family, We were blessed to have Dr. J. Clinton McCann Jr. lead our weekly devotional on Wednesday, August 4, 2021. He chose to use Psalm 98 as his foundation scripture. He concluded this devotional with a Q&A on the book of Psalms and other Old Testament scriptures, myths, and interpretations. Dr. McCann is… Read More »
Cursing and Swearing God
“A person can certainly flee from God… but they cannot escape God. They can certainly hate God and be hateful to God, but they cannot change into its opposite the eternal love of God which triumphs even in his hate.” ~ Karl Barth Many people struggle with God. There are a host of reasons why… Read More »
American Idols
“Anything you love more, fear more, serve more, or value more than God is your idol.” ~ Adrian Rogers The number one sin in the Bible is idolatry. There is not even a close second. We all have them, and we have more than one. If you live in America, then your idolatry is on… Read More »
It’s Time For A Funeral
God’s means of delivering us from sin is not by making us stronger and stronger, but by making us weaker and weaker. That is surely rather a peculiar way of victory, you say, but it is the divine way. God sets us free from the dominion of sin, not by strengthening our old man but… Read More »
The Enemy Within
“The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because generally they are the same people.” ~ G.K. Chesterton Who are your enemies? It’s a fair question to ponder. In our readings today, Jesus defined our closest enemies, and like the disciples, we were not prepared for who he would point… Read More »
Wisdom Therapy
In our readings today, we discover what becoming fully surrendered to following God looks like through the lives of Abraham, Issac, Rebekah, Rebekah’s brother, Rebekah’s parents, Matthew, Ephron, the paralytic, etc. These devoted followers reveal God’s equation for spiritual mathematics: Seek + Surrender + Listen + Prayer + Obedienance = Wisdom and Countless Blessings. They… Read More »