Salvation's Call (Rom 10:13)

New Site Design, Logo Ideas Welcome

John L. Rothra — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:23:43 +0000

The site has undergone a major update. It’s built on the highly-flexible Graphene theme, which takes advantage of many features of WordPress 3.0+, including child themes, action hooks, dynamic menus, and more. Some features are not yet done, but they weren’t enough to prevent going public with the new design. One of the key features …

Close Mouth, Open Ears

John L. Rothra — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:44:16 +0000

Do you pray often? Do you pray regularly? Every day? Do you say a prayer before bed, after you wake up, or before you eat? Many people pray at one of those times every day. Here’s how those prayers often go: “Dear Lord, thank you, do something for someone, Amen.” There are four parts to …

A Healthy Approach to the Calvinism Debate

John L. Rothra — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 13:00:47 +0000

Calvinism is good, biblical, and right. Calvinism is dangerous, unbiblical, and wrong. Whatever you believe, the centuries-old debate continues today, and there is no indication it will be resolved anytime soon. The sad part is the debate is often more polarizing than informative, and the result is unnecessary division within the body of Christ. Two …

A Hermeneutics Funny: Men Are To Blame

John L. Rothra — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:00:40 +0000

I discovered a new principle, a lesson about mankind, relationships, life, and especially marriage. Well, the principle isn’t new, but I newly discovered it in the Bible. The Bible shows that in a relationship, when something goes wrong, it’s always the husband’s fault. You got it. The wife is never to blame; the hubby is, …

A Life-Changing Christmas Encounter

John L. Rothra — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 11:00:34 +0000

The story of Christmas doesn’t begin in a manger, or even with the angel’s visit to Mary. It doesn’t begin with the prophets and their foretelling of Jesus’ birth. It begins with creation and the fall. Neither is the birth of Jesus the climax or the end of the story. Rather, it is the beginning …