JOEL 2 GENERATION

In the summer of 2023, a former US Air Force intelligence officer named David Grusch and 2 others testified under oath before Congress that the US government had been running a secret program to reverse engineer recovered "non-human" craft (UFOs) and was also in possession of bodies, which he called "non-human biologics." Overnight, the subject of UFOs and aliens went from being a topic for an X-Files episode and fringe conspiracy theorists to the center of the mainstream media. Everybody was reporting on these hearings before Congress at the time. NASA and the Department of Defense denied the claims of the whistleblowers (as expected). Some Christian voices spoke up at the time, mostly to say that the UFO/alien phenomenon is "simply demonic." The vast majority of pastors said nothing to their churches about this news, and yet millions of Americans were talking about this subject that summer. Christians were asking questions, and sadly, they weren't ge...

While praying today, I was reflecting on a movie currently in the theaters entitled A Great Awakening . This is a MUST-SEE movie. If you think you know about American History, I promise you, you probably don't know what this film reveals. Whether you see it in a theater or at home, just SEE IT! - Click here for more info:  LINK The film explores the relationship between the British Anglican minister, George Whitefield, and one of America's Founding Fathers, Benjamin Franklin. They were, in fact, actual friends in the 18th Century. And the reviews I've seen of the film attest to its historical accuracy. The movie also narrates a time of spiritual renewal in the American colonies known as "The First Great Awakening" (1730s-1770s), which  began under the ministry of the Reverend Jonathan Edwards, a Congregationalist minister in Massachusetts.  While Edwards' ministry may have been the initial catalyst of The First Great Awakening, the biggest part of it was the o...

I learned early on in my Christian life that there were some bad guys in New Testament, namely the Jewish leaders of Jesus' day, the worst being the Pharisees.  Being called a "Pharisee" is not something anybody wants to be called. In common Christian usage it is entirely derogatory with connotations of being judgmental, hypocritical and self-righteous. As I grew a bit more, I realized that in many ways the Pharisees were the well-meaning conservatives. The Sadducees were more like liberals who compromised with the culture and didn't take the Bible nearly as seriously as the Pharisees. I began to read the passages with the Pharisees a bit more carefully.  I realized that as a conservative Christian, I was a lot more like the Pharisees than I had originally thought. And as I was involved (and still am involved) in Christian leadership, I should probably consider Jesus' interactions with them as important to the way He would interact with me! In Romans 15:4 , the Ap...

We are now in the final days of Lent and today we consider the event when Jesus cleansed the temple. Yes, He did so in history. But He continues to do so today. He is doing it in the Church at large in this hour (think of those who have been and are being exposed) but of course, most importantly, He would have us assess our own personal lives. What part of His Temple, which we have become as followers of Christ, is He cleansing?  What part needs cleansing? Purification?  Holy Week historically became the most important week in the Christian calendar. As I have recounted, the final week before Easter is where Lent began. It was historically a week that all Christians fasted, if not the beginning, most definitely at the end. There are still churches that take this fasting seriously, while sadly, most have departed from a practice that began in the 2nd century. Christians sought to enter into the emotions of this week. Palm Sunday’s optimistic expectancy quickly gives way to the ...

I repost this annually on St. Patrick’s Day, updating it from time to time and this year I've added some thoughts about revival and cultural/societal change in America.   Countless Americans will be donning something green and getting drunk in St. Patrick’s honor today, who obviously know NOTHING about who St. Patrick really was. If they did, they would realize they are actually dishonoring him and his remarkable legacy.   In fact, most of what Christians have heard about St. Patrick amounts to Fake ‘Theological’ News.   Different Christian traditions all want to claim Patrick as their own, the Roman Catholic Church being the loudest voice. Modern-day Charismatics also like to reference his prophetic gifting and miracles.   There has been a growing number of other Christians in recent years claiming to be “Celtic” and/or seeking to recover Celtic roots or Celtic ‘spirituality’. Sadly, much of that is distorted and often infused with New Age beliefs and ideas. Ironica...

There is a “tradition” that St. Patrick rid the island of Ireland of snakes. Why do I say a “tradition”? Because the evidence is that Ireland NEVER had snakes to begin with. Most scholars are skeptics and unbelievers anyway, and so they dismiss anything claimed about St. Patrick’s miracles. But I am a believer. I aspire to the supernatural. I personally have seen and continue to see God move in supernatural ways, and Patrick is one of my models, one of my heroes. I have a Celtic Cross tattooed on my wrist, and I wear a Celtic Cross around my neck. I am an ordained priest in a Charismatic, Evangelical Diocese called ‘The Diocese of St. Patrick’. So, I am a firm believer that St. Patrick moved in genuine Apostolic power in his incredible ministry. A ministry that included remarkable, undeniable acts of God to prove to the pagan Druids that Christ’s Kingdom was superior to the powers of their false god/s. So, now we go back to the issue of the snakes and Patrick’s so-called miracle of ban...