by altha-admin | Aug 4, 2012 | Articles
This one kid at Hawthorne, a junior with attitude and a lot of smarts, he was one of those quite and snide types. John was a tough nut, a silent type who just looked for any opportunity to condescend. Spiky hair, bright yet quiet yet also lethal in his put-downs,...
by altha-admin | Aug 4, 2012 | Articles
Then another colleague of mine shared with me a business proposal for a company that he was planning an Internet start-up, I supposed, something that I was not interested in. When I explained to him the faith that I have received, that I trust that God is...
by altha-admin | Aug 4, 2012 | Articles
The second guy who gave me a hard time was really passionate. Not about Jesus living in him, but rather about what he knew about the Bible and all the work he was doing to minister to some ladies in Pico Rivera. He was the type of Christian who had no problem telling...
by altha-admin | Aug 4, 2012 | Articles
I have had a tussle or two with the "Dippity-Dips": individuals who believe that you have to be baptized in water to be saved, having lost sight of the regeneration by faith which makes the witness of water baptism meaningful. I give this group of people...
by altha-admin | Aug 4, 2012 | Articles
Jesus Christ faced the greatest opposition from church people, from religious authorities and sanctimonious types who prized ceremony over spirituality. Some more telling verses which illustrate the Lord's opposition with the hardness of the religious heart. When...