One question that is often asked is how does a person know if he or she—or possibly even a family member, neighbor, acquaintance, or stranger—is born again or not? To pose the question is to assume that an answer is available, even though in some instances there are those who…
Jesus Christ made it emphatically clear that anyone with an expectation of entering God’s kingdom, upon closing his eyes in death, “must be born again” (John 3:7). But, what did Jesus mean by being “born again”? To answer the question, all we need to do is make a few observations…
Since it was impossible for Jesus to lie, then what he told the highly religious Pharisee, Nicodemus, was true, not only about him, but about every human being—with the exception of Jesus—who expects to “rest in peace,” once he meets his appointment with death. “You must be born again!” There…
Kobe Byrant, former basketball stud muffin of the Los Angeles Lakers, passed away yesterday in a fiery helicopter crash near Los Angeles. The tragedy included eight others who were onboard the craft, which included Kobe’s 13-year-old daughter, Giana. Before anyone really knew anything about the crash itself, Kobe was being…
Paul Derengowski, ThM The other day a Muslim by the name of Abu Jaffar attempted to sway me to his way of thinking in a Facebook post about the commonalities between Christianity and Islam. It all started when I asked him why he was preaching his Islamic message in a…
On August 11, 2014, actor and comedian Robin Williams entered the portals of hell. He did so by making the decision to hang himself, in his own home, with a belt around his neck. Recently, his wife (Susan) has come out with additional revelation that he was suffering from…