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San Diego calls its July 4 fireworks display the “Big Bay Boom.” In 2012 they certainly got a big show. A technical malfunction set all the fireworks off at the same time. The result was a spectacular—and spectacularly short—display. For the 15 seconds it lasted, it was quite a show. The three years…

In Forgotten God: Reversing our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit, Francis Chan writes, “While these serve as cute metaphors for an unexplainable mystery, the fact is that God is not like an egg, a three-leaf clover, or the three forms of water. God is not like anything. He is incomprehensible, incomparable,…

God Sightings Have you heard anyone talk about their grandchildren lately? If you will listen, most grandparents are more than happy to tell you how little Johnny took his first step, is learning to drive or about to go to college. To hear the proud grandparent tell the story, you'd think they were the…

Here we refer to the doctrine of the Trinity. It has been said that one may well lose his mind trying to understand it, but lose his soul for rejecting it! I. What are some false views in regard to the Trinity? A. The error of Unitarianism—This says the Father is the creator. The Son is the creature,…

PRACTICALITY Jim Sandall, pastor of Agape Baptist Church in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, recently received a joke over the internet that made a spiritual impression in his heart. The joke went like this: A psychologist, and engineer, and a theologian were on a hunting trip in Canada. Seeking shelter, they…

When was the last time you became passionate about who God is? Are there times that you are amazed by the fact that God is within you? . I remember studying about the Holy Spirit when I was about fifteen or sixteen years old. I came home that evening and I was troubled. Since I had been a little girl…

There is a story told about Augustine, the great theologian. He was walking along a beach, thinking about the Trinity – how the Father is God and Jesus is God and the Spirit is God and although each of them is distinct from the others, God is one unified being. As Augustine walked and thought, he came…

AMERICAN MINUTE On his third voyage, Columbus sailed south along the west coast of Africa and was caught in the doldrums, a notorious condition of no winds and intense heat. After drifting aimlessly for eight days, the winds returned, but now they were running low on water. Columbus promised to name…