Thanksgiving has come and gone; Christmas is right around the corner. Dealing with our relatives, for some, really only comes around once or twice a year…if we’re lucky. I am very blessed; my family and in-laws are really great. [...]
Apostles Lutheran in Chesapeake has recently left the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America for more stable and biblically sound waters. The issue of homosexuality in the church is now wreaking havoc on a once very strong denomination. The Lutherans have succumbed to the political correctness of our day just as [...]
Now that the liberal plan is moving forward at break-neck speed and President Obama has done very little to hide his inclusion of abortion funding in the Healthcare Reform Bill, the Catholic Church and their clergy have been actively working to ensure that this fact is well know by the [...]
Why hadn’t anyone thought of it sooner? Nation's first all-Christian prison (One News Now)
My Favorite Headlines:
How many Imam’s does it take to wake up a sleeping liberal? Radical Imam Praises Alleged Fort Hood Shooter, Urges Muslims to 'Follow in Footsteps' (Fox News) [...]
I have been accused, in the nicest way of course, by “Golf by the Cupful” in my last blog post as being sanc·ti·mo·ni·ous: ADJECTIVE: #1. Hypocritically pious or devout; and let’s not forget the other definition that goes along with it…#2. Obsolete. [...]
Today is Election Day; anyone want a beer? The brewmaster himself came to Virginia to campaign for our homegrown Democrat, Creigh Deeds but did it hurt more than it helped? [...]
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If you spend most of your time watching the love of your life through binoculars…you could have a demon. [...]
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If you read Playboy for the articles…you could have a demon. [...]
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If you ever thought “hey, man, that waitress is flirting with me…I think she likes me”…you could have a demon. PS. Don’t [...]
When he had received the drink, Jesus said, "It is finished." With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. John 19:30
If Jesus said “it is finished” what more is there to be said? What else could be said about a subject that He finished completely by the [...]
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If you think people really like looking at your boxer’s above the waist band of your pants….you could have a demon. [...]
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If you think you can get all the really important news from E-News and Jon Stewart…you could have a demon. [...]
Before we get started with our next deliverance approach, I’d like to share another bit of wisdom to help you know if YOU could have a demon….
If you think Feng-Shui really works…you could have a demon. [...]
I have been told a few times that when I celebrate “Demonic Awareness” Month that I am “taking this stuff way to seriously”. So in an attempt to please everyone, I will begin many of these articles with something I think is funny about demonic spirits and/or deliverance in general. [...]
Yahoo came up with their “15 Ways to Annoy Your Job Interviewer”…so of course you knew I had to come up with my own!
Julie’s Top Ten Ways to Annoy Job Interviewer
#10.
Bring your bible.
#9. [...]
I had no idea that this would be such an interesting and hot button topic, however, Dr. Charles and I compared notes via email this week and this is what we had to say…
Dr. Charles stated: [...]
This question was put to me by Dr. Charles (last name withheld to protect the innocent ha, ha,) and I wish I could answer it. I have thought about it…and thought about it…and thought about it…had a beer, and thought about it some more. And I just can’t not, in all honesty, [...]
This week Patrick Swayze passed away from cancer. His talents and gifts will be missed by us all, even by those of us who weren’t big fans. I have often heard many people say that that so-and-so lost the fight to cancer. We say that with such sadness; yes that [...]
I find myself this week incredibly envious of all those very wise parents who home school year round taking breaks after every four to six weeks to have fun instead of cramming it all in the two typical school semesters. We schedule our homeschool program around the public school schedule [...]
As I sat eating my millionth cheeseburger at a very busy McDonalds in upstate New York, I overheard a young man, college age, telling a foreign student, also college age, all about President Obama’s tax plan that will make everything work out. [...]
Recently I received Planned Parenthood’s latest newsletter and in the subject line read this “Julie, can you afford to lose your right to choose?” And of course, I began thinking about all the choices that I have the right to make everyday. Like, I have the right to choose what [...]
Every once in a while that mean nasty brute called Time catches me, wrestles me to the ground, pins me and shoves dirty socks in my face! It caught me this week and it is an all out sprint just to get to the starting line…wow, I’m not even talking [...]
You know that old joke: “How can you tell that God has a sense of humor?” Answer: “Look in the mirror”! I love that joke! It is true; God does have a very good sense of humor and if you know Him in a personal way you know it to [...]
Does your church have a blog yet? So many are starting one in order to reach out to more of the internet savvy in their crowd and essentially help to bring current events into a more biblical light; but is your church blog putting your church at risk of loosing [...]
Sanctification or what I will call Stage II of our salvation and keeping it is a lifelong process. Like I said in the last post, sanctification is NOT the same thing as salvation. Some ministers call it the “glory to glory” principal. [...]
This is the 500 year birthday celebration of a remarkable Reformationist named John Calvin. One of his more notable teachings includes the “once saved, always saved” dogma that has, excuse the pun, dogged the church ever since. It has now been revised to mean: “once saved, always saved….if you were [...]
My good friends Archie Whitehill and the African American Agnostic, as well as some of you who read this blog, seem to think that my “faith” is based on my reading of the Bible and being brain washed into some religious cult. For me, that couldn’t be farther from the [...]
What’s more important? Your past, present or future? I know most of you are saying it is definitely the present! Because for many of us it is today that counts. We live in an unsure world where only the present can really be counted on, so we live in it. [...]
The ACLU, proving again to be on the wrong side of every legal argument, is suing Maplewood Missouri because of the ban the city has on protesting at funerals. Who would protest at funerals you might ask yourself and more importantly who would defend their rights to disrupt a funeral [...]
On July 4th, Rick Warren…a.k.a. America’s Pastor, will be the key note speaker at a meeting of the Islamic Society of North America. This lovely little band of Muslim brothers who is linked to some very violent terrorist organizations will be hearing (hopefully) the Word of God. [...]
“Revealing God’s Treasure”…is a pretty cool little video. If you are interested in end times and the revelations of God it is worth watching. It is kinda long, but worth it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYIwjYN4JVo (50:37)
My Favorite Headlines:
XXX-rated cartoons by our favorite group… [...]
I have a few Christian friends who have tattoos. Several got them before they gave their lives to Christ while others got them after they were Christians. The big questions is: Is there anything wrong with a Christian getting a tattoo? [...]
It has been a heck of a week. Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson all passed away this week. Were they prepared to meet their Maker? Well if we are going to ask that question, are any of us really prepared? The next ultimate question one has to ask [...]
The comfort food of Jesus? Hummmmm? I never thought of the Bread of Life as being comfort food, but seriously, isn’t that what He came to do? Give us comfort? [...]
No it isn’t like “Pimp My Ride” where you go in and start fixing up that old junk yard find with all the latest gadgetry and what not. No your pulpit doesn’t get pimped out like those old cars…oooooh no…it is all about shaking down the sheep of Gods flock [...]
I recently heard something very disturbing and I thought I would pass it along to you. If you are a Christian and engaged to be married, is it okay to have sex? In this disturbing scenario my friend said… “it's not such a big deal” or something very close to [...]
As the 95th annual Hampton University Ministers Conference wraps up today, it was not without its controversy. The controversy wasn’t over abortion or taking a stand against homosexual clergy but over Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s shocking statements about “them Jews”. When he first burst on to the national scene as Pres. [...]
It’s no secret that I am a Zionist and not a big fan of President Obama! I love Israel because God loves them and they are His people. President Obama on the other hand has shown very little respect for God’s people….but I know you are going to be very [...]
A narcissistic, fornicating, women hating, commitment phobe versus God-fearing, marriage honoring, gun toting, cookie baking, pro-life, hockey mom….only in America. [...]
Nearly every pastor throughout America thinks their biggest responsibility is to encourage his church congregants to bring unsaved friends, family members and acquaintances into church so he can save them…but is that biblical? [...]
Sometimes I write about being married, probably not as often as I should, mostly because I don’t think I have mastered the treacherous turns and steep cliffs yet. [...]
This much anticipated (by every evolutionist on the planet) show premiered Monday night on the History Channel; and it was an even bigger dud than I expected it to be. It has the body and teeth of a monkey and the long “fingers” of a lemur however it didn’t have [...]
Rush Limbaugh was out a few days the week before last presumably recovering from his Colin-oscopy. I sat back and tried to listen objectively to the debate until the very end. All this hype over former Secretary of State Colin Powell’s comments that we conservatives should stop listening to Rush [...]
As President Barack Obama kept a low profile for the National Day of Prayer and did not offer up the usual traditional observances; Christians all across America were meeting at their local city hall buildings giving glory and honor to God. [...]
This is not a test and it is not dependent upon an answer key to be sure we get it right…it is rooting out the truth of false doctrine and making it line up with scripture which makes something true or false. Scripture is the answer key; so with that [...]
Those of us who have been Christians for a while have discovered through solid biblical teaching that God has put into motion, not only the laws that govern our physical universe but also laws that govern our spiritual lives as well. [...]
When you think of a tea party the first thing that comes to mind is little girls dressed up in feather boas and fancy hats serving tea and imaginary cookies to all their stuffed animal friends. When I was a little girl my mother used to buy me a fancy [...]
If you read Revelation 18 (yes, I am going to make you do a little work on your own), you will read about a nation rich beyond imagine. This nation purchases from all the other nations of the world and makes them rich also. [...]
During this season of economic and moral uncertainty, more and more people will be turning to the clergy for direction and comfort. However, Pastor Rick Warren may not be the best person to ask about moral direction. [...]
Last week I discussed the gift of “distinguishing between spirits”; the next several and final gifts mentioned in 1 Corinthians is “speaking in tongues” and “interpretation of tongues”. [...]
Last week I discussed the gift of “prophecy”; the next gift mentioned in 1 Corinthians is “distinguishing between spirits” and is also called spiritual discernment. This gift also deserves its own explanation. [...]
Several weeks ago I discussed “healing” and “miraculous powers”; the next gift mentioned in 1 Corinthians is “prophecy”. This gift deserves its own explanation. [...]
The Barna Group, a Christian research firm that survey’s the trends and marketing aspects of the Christian community, recently conducted a survey that asked those folks that call themselves Christians about “spiritual gifts”. [...]
You know me…always on the look out for the false doctrines that plague our church today. Currently there is a movement afoot; well it has been picking up steam lately, that again puts limitations on the gospel of Jesus Christ. ANY movement apart from the deity of Christ is false. [...]
A good friend of mine sent this to me and I thought I would share this with all of you in case you missed it on CBS – March 2008.
He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. [...]
The inauguration of President Barack H. Obama was yesterday and whether you agree or not with his proposed policies it was a great day in American history. Yesterday the first African American was sworn into the highest office in the land. I am so proud of my fellow Americans when [...]
We are always quick to slap labels on certain things, but our Christian church is taking off in ANOTHER direction…as if we needed to go in another direction. Sometimes I feel the “church” is like a shot gun blast to the face of non believers. [...]
I would like to begin this blog by stating that I am in no way a follower of the “end time” ministries or the prophesies that seem to pour out on all of us in this day and time. Most bible believing Christians rightly recognize that God is “up to [...]
This little mini-series came to an end on Sunday and I have been thinking about this sin of pride ever since. This series discussed how pride in its positive form can be good for our nation, families and helps us grow personally. They called this ‘Authentic Pride’. [...]
The sin of sloth was described in this documentary series “The Seven Deadly Sins” as both depression and laziness. They did not do a very good job in distinguishing between the two so I will try to shed more light on the obvious differences. Depression is not, in my estimation, [...]
"You shall not covet your neighbor's wife. You shall not set your desire on your neighbor's house or land, his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor." Deuteronomy 5:21 [...]
Monday began the “Seven Deadly Sins” week on the History Channel…do you get the feeling I might watch a little too much TV? Anyway, Monday’s deadly sin…can you guess…okay, it was the sin of “lust”! [...]
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6 [...]
After days of waiting for the eagerly anticipated (only by me, of course) the much hyped “The Devil’s Bible” on the National Geographic Channel this evening, it was one seriously colossal waste of one hour of my life I will never get back and a waste of a lot of [...]
What is success? I was asked that once by someone who had it all…by someone who had money, family, processions, a great life…but this person wanted to know, what is success? How do you measure success? [...]
With all the paranormal reality shows lighting up the ratings on cable TV these days it is no wonder that a group of high schooler’s at Lakeland High in Suffolk would have begun their own paranormal research society called the Lakeland Skeptics Society. I’m all for skepticism but not when [...]
Just a day before Thanksgiving and I was sitting here pondering what in the world all the conservative, Republicans are so upset about. (You thought I’d say I was pondering what I have to be thankful for…we’ll get to that in a minute) Quite frankly they got what they deserved. [...]
As the economic times here in Hampton Roads and around the country remain unstable; with many local and national business chains closing and the prospects of layoffs and job freezes for local municipalities like Virginia Beach and others, it is vitally important that those of us who are incredibly blessed [...]
No doubt that many of you have heard about the Gay Rights Activists running into a church in Lansing, Michigan, throwing propaganda pamphlets around and screaming that “it’s okay to be gay”, while protesters outside yelled obscenities and phrases like “Jesus was a homo”…wait, I thought Jesus married Mary Magdalene [...]
Recently, I have received a litany of emails and phone calls from battle weary and depressed Christians who prayed hard that the past election would turn out differently. It didn’t, so shake it off people!!! We teach our children that there is nothing worse than a sore loser and I [...]
The Love Dare by Alex and Stephen Kendrick is prominently featured in a new movie called Fireproof starring Kirk Cameron. The book has now hit #1 on the New York Times Best Seller list and after you see the movie you will quickly learn why. [...]
Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Romans 13:1 [...]
Sorry, folks I promised you a dissertation on the demonic effects on nations and people groups but Satan and his band of thugs pulled out of their hat one of the oldest tricks of the trade: “I’ll keep you busy so you won’t be any use to the kingdom of [...]
As I always do, I would like to take this brief time out from the "Demonic Awareness" series to give honor and glory to my Savior Jesus Christ! To show that in HIM we can all be set free from whatever pulls us down! This comes from Richland Hills Church [...]
The History Channel did an exceptionally abysmal job at presenting ‘God v. Satan’ in any accurate or biblical light. They conjured up the same ole, same ole that has been circulating the liberal university religious departments for years. Nothing new or true! [...]
As Halloween quickly approaches, churches put Hell on display with their “Last Chance House”, “Hell House”, “Heaven’s Gates, Hell’s Flames” and many other dramatic attempts to scare folks into heaven. [...]
There is a great book written by Joyce Meyer called The Battlefield of the Mind! It goes into great detail about how the battle for your very soul begins in your mind: mind over matter so to speak. If you haven’t read it, it is worth a serious peek even [...]
In our last blog we covered: What is a demon? Let’s recap: A demon is an evil, malevolent spirit being which is the offspring of Satan or the Devil. A spirit being is a creature that can not be seen by the naked eye and has a body mass that [...]
In honor of all my Lord and Savior has done for me, I am dedicating the month of October to exposing His enemy and Satan’s silent, but deadly practices. I will begin by saying that I will make an attempt not to repeat some of the blogs of last year, [...]
For me, it takes more faith to believe that we “evolved” from an animal that crawled out onto dry land and miraculously began to form specialized functions, such as a BRAIN!
Anyway, the Vatican is sticking to their stand “that evolution is not incompatible with faith.” Another position that me and [...]
Ben Carson has seen better days. It's been nearly a year since the volatile detective was suspended from the NYPD for fatally shooting another undercover officer, an accident that not only cost him his job, but fueled the alcoholism and anger that has alienated his wife and kids and left [...]
There is a debate raging that is far more interesting than presidential candidate Barak Obama (D-IL) referring to Governor Sarah Palin (R-AL) as “lipstick on a pig”. The important topics up for discussion are being eclipsed by the ridiculous diatribe that has plastered the media, news papers and TV outlets [...]
There is a great rebellion going on here in America, no it’s not youths rebelling against their parents, it’s Pastors rebelling against their government!! Okay it doesn’t really compare to the Protestant Reformation, but I still have hope! [...]
