The Parable of the Soils

1 The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side. 2 And great multitudes resorted unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat down: and the whole multitude stood on the shore. 3 Then he spake many things to them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow. 4 And as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up. 5 And some fell upon stony ground, where they had not much earth, and anon they sprung up, because they had no depth of earth. 6 And when the sun was up, they were parched, and for lack of rooting withered away. 7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprung up, and choked them. 8 And some again fell in good ground, and brought forth fruit, one corn an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, and another thirtyfold. 9 He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. Matthew 13:1-9 (1599 Geneva Bible) 
There is nothing man can teach or preach that can compare with that of our Lord Jesus’. His parables are especially succinct and not only drive home His point, but reveal mighty truths straight from God to our hearts. The parable of the soils is not only important and relevant, it is vital for our post-modern Church to understand…. Continue reading

Swalwell: The Real Story Is the Cover-Up

“The real story here is how the Democrat Party controls its members through blackmail. It’s got a blackmail file on ALL of its politicians, and it uses them to leverage and control them until it’s time to release it! That is how sick and twisted the Democrat Party is. That’s the next thread we’ve got to pull out here.”

(Mark Alexander – The Patriot Post) “It is of great importance to set a resolution, not to be shaken, never to tell an untruth. There is no vice so mean, so pitiful, so contemptible; and he who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it a second and a third time, till at length it becomes habitual; he tells lies without attending to it, and truths without the world’s believing him. This falsehood of the tongue leads to that of the heart, and in time depraves all its good disposition.” —Thomas Jefferson (1785)

Remember when, during the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Demo rising star Rep. Eric Swalwell  proclaimed Kavanaugh was unfit because of allegations of sexual misconduct? Those allegations were false, but it didn’t matter to the opportunistic Swalwell. He posted on social media: “Support survivors. Believe survivors. We are with you.” Continue reading

Here’s How Trump Can Nuke Virginia’s New Gerrymandered Map — And It’s Brilliant!

“That has to stop. And there may be a remarkable way to stop it right now.”

(Matt Margolis – PJ Media) Virginia used to be a model of fair redistricting. That reputation is now gone.

On Tuesday, Virginia Democrats passed a redistricting plan that transforms one of the most fairly apportioned states in the country into one of the most blatantly gerrymandered.

Keep in mind that Virginia only narrowly backed Kamala Harris over Donald Trump in 2024 by roughly five points…. Continue reading

The religion of works-righteousness

 24 “Strive to enter through the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able. 25 Once the head of the house gets up and shuts the door, and you begin standing outside and knocking on the door, saying, ‘Lord, open up to us!’ and He then will answer and say to you, ‘I do not know where you are from.’ 26 Then you will begin saying, ‘We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets!’ 27 And yet He will say, ‘I do not know where you are from; LEAVE ME, ALL YOU EVILDOERS.’ 28 In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but yourselves being thrown out. 29 And they will come from east and west, and from north and south, and will recline at the table in the kingdom of God. 30 And behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.” Luke 13:24-30 (NASB 2020)

Many who believe they are Christians are not. They have a form of righteousness, but it is not the righteousness born from above. It is self-righteousness. One group that contended with John the Baptist, our Lord Jesus Christ and His disciples, was the Pharisees. Who hasn’t heard believers accusing other believers of being Pharisees?… Continue reading

This is What Happens When a Charlatan is Your Spiritual Advisor

(The Dissenter) Over Easter—of all times—spiritual charlatan, Paula White, stood in front of cameras and compared Donald Trump to Christ. Not subtly. Not loosely. Directly. She took the betrayal, the suffering, the cost, the language that belongs to the cross alone—and laid it at the feet of the president as if it were even remotely transferable.

That should have been the moment. The hard stop. The line in the sand where everyone in that orbit said, “No—this is out of bounds.” Continue reading

Is Disgraced IHOP-KC Founder Mike Bickle Returning To Ministry?

“While Bickle has ‘only’ admitted to sexually inappropriate behaviors with two separate adults, two minors have alleged they were victims as well of sexual abuse…”

(Protestia) The founder and disgraced former leader of the International House of Prayer, Mike Bickle, is setting the stage to return to ministry, even after an independent investigation found that the charismatic leader sexually abused or harassed at least seventeen women during his tenure there. Continue reading

John Fetterman Makes a Damning Accusation Against His Own Party

“…Acknowledging that the world would be safer without Iran’s nuclear program would force his colleagues to admit they’ve been wrong for the past 50 days. So instead, they’d rather keep calling it illegal and dumb — and hope Iran just waits them out. That last part is what should disturb every American.”

(Matt Margolis – PJ Media) John Fetterman just handed his own party another brutal dose of reality — and you can bet Democrats won’t be happy about it.

Fetterman was on SiriusXM’s The Michael Smerconish Program on Monday and did something almost no one in his party can do anymore: He told the truth. Continue reading

Church shepherds must be reminded they are called to promote God’s truth as opposed to the world’s normalization of sin

“We live in a time in which your generation has grown up in a totally different environment from those of us who are older, who sought to remain knowledgeable of and true to over two thousand years of biblical understanding of the need to maintain the moral purity of the church by its shepherds and leadership.”

(Helen Louise Herndon) As most know, church members are considered flocks—flocks made up of shepherds and sheep, also called lambs.  Shepherds are males who are teaching and ruling elders.  They are called elders, as historically they were older rams…. Continue reading

Sheep and Goats

10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. 2 Corinthians 5:10 (LSB) 

12 So He said, “A nobleman went to a distant country to receive a kingdom for himself, and then return. 13 And he called ten of his slaves, and gave them ten minas and said to them, ‘Engage in business until I come back.’ 14 But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to reign over us.’ 15 And it happened that when he returned, after receiving the kingdom, he ordered that these slaves, to whom he had given the money, be called to him so that he might know how much they had made in business. Luke 19:12-15 (LSB) Read verses 26-27 on the site.

As we have been clarifying the Gospel over the last several days, months, years, I have had a deep conviction that I must address that element in Man’s heart that refuses to bow the knee to any god except one with whom it is comfortable…. Continue reading

Wesley Hill Says Unrepentant Homosexuality Does Not Endanger One’s Soul?

“Wesley Hill… 𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬 in a most twisted manner in his 2025 article, “Excluded from God’s Kingdom? (1 Cor. 6:9-10),” 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥-𝐮𝐧𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 (or any other grievous self-affirmed sins, for that matter) 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧’𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧.”

(Protestia Wesley Hill is a celibate, self-described “gay Christian” and Episcopal priest and professor who is perhaps best known for his book Washed and Waiting: Reflections on Christian Faithfulness and Homosexuality and for writing for such publications as Christianity Today and The Living Church.

A key figure and supporter of the controversial Revoice conference, we last wrote about him after he said he feels no need to oppose a lot of what he finds in queer theology. View article → Continue reading

A Stunning Admission From the Leader of the Phony Ukraine Trump Impeachment

“Ciaramella cited double or triple hearsay evidence and had no direct knowledge of the phone call but, like a game of telephone, was told about it afterward. Later, the Inspector General, who’s also been referred for prosecution, ignored the hearsay, took his whistleblower complaint form (there’s a suggestion that he swapped it) and never bothered to read the transcript of the actual conversation.”

(Victoria Taft – PJ Media) The Director of National Intelligence’s declassification of documents this week proved that the impeachment of President Donald Trump 45 for a phone call about Ukraine was an utterly fabricated put-up job. We all suspected it, but the released docs confirm it. And now we’re seeing stunning video of the lawyer in charge of the impeachment also confirming the gobsmacking reason behind it. Continue reading

Pope Calls Mosque a ‘Space Proper to God’ and Prays With Christ-denying Imam

“I find myself asking—quietly at first, then louder, then not quietly at all: What God? Because the answer to that question is not abstract. It is not philosophical. It is not negotiable. “No one who denies the Son has the Father. That’s not a rhetorical shibboleth. That’s a hard line in the sand.”

(The Dissenter) “Antichrists are the dissembled enemies of Christ, who every manner of way are against the doctrine of Christ, whose followers they profess themselves to be (1 John 2:18–224:32 John 7).” — Amandus Polanus

I keep coming back to that word, “dissembled.” Not open hostility. Not the snarling enemy at the gate. No, something far more unnerving. The kind that smiles. The kind that speaks the language. The kind that stands in familiar places, wears familiar garments, and says just enough of the right things to pass—until you actually listen. Continue reading

The Wounded Shepherd: The Abuse of Unrealistic Expectations

“Studies indicate that approximately 35 to 46 percent of pastors identify unrealistic expectations as one of the most challenging dynamics of ministry, with younger pastors reporting the highest levels of strain. Such pressures erode pastoral confidence and can subtly reshape ministry from faithful presence to anxious performance.”

(Mark Horne – Place for Truth) Throughout the history of the church, pastors have been burdened with expectations that exceed both biblical warrant and human capacity. While pastoral ministry has always carried weighty responsibility, the modern period, particularly in the post-industrial and post-consumerist West, has intensified these pressures…. Continue reading

Clarence Thomas Destroys ‘Progressivism’ in Ruthless Speech

“Thomas avoided naming specific politicians or referencing current events. He didn’t need to. The indictment was broad, clear, and landed with full force in a country that knows exactly who fits the description.”

If you’re here, you already love Justice Clarence Thomas for being a reliable defender of the Constitution. You’ve probably wished that we could clone him so that he could be on all nine seats of the Supreme Court. He never seems to disappoint. And during a speech on Wednesday at the University of Texas at Austin Law School, he definitely did not disappoint. Continue reading

Good works and works righteousness

36 And there was a Prophetess, one Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, which was of a great age, after she had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity: 37 And she was widow about fourscore, and four years, and went not out of the Temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day. 38 She then coming at the same instant upon them, confessed likewise the Lord, and spake of him to all that looked for redemption in Jerusalem. Luke 2:36-38 (1599 Geneva Bible) 
When I was a young man and even prior to that when I was a teenager before God had mercy on me, I was quite religious. I went to church with my family and tried to emulate what I saw my parents do in their devotion….

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Aragorn Is at the Black Gate, and We’re Debating Whether Merry and Pippin Are Gay

“Personally, I think the charge that “it is all about the Jews” is the most weapons-grade idiocy out there. It’s like saying J.R.R. Tolkien wrote The Lord of the Rings because it was all about protecting the Hobbits and the security of the Shire, but that “take” sells because it is attention-grabbing, conspiratorial, and it plays on hatred rather than intellect.”

(Michael Smith – The Patriot Post) People tend to reduce events to a level of simplicity they can comfortably explain to themselves, a lowest-common-denominator version of reality that fits inside their existing worldview. It is as much a coping mechanism as an intellectual shortcut…. Continue reading

That Moment When Paula ‘Jezebel’ White Compared Trump to Christ

“Franklin Graham. Robert Jeffress. Other so-called evangelical leaders. Men who know better. Men who, at least on paper, affirm the authority of Scripture and the uniqueness of Christ. And yet there they stood, shoulder to shoulder with a woman—Jezebel—who had just compared a man to the Risen Lord in language that should have set off every alarm in their theological framework.”

(The Dissenter) I thought I had heard it all.

I really did. Paula White has spent years building a reputation as one of the most brazen purveyors of prosperity nonsense in modern evangelicalism—name it, claim it, decree it, declare it, speak it into existence. The whole tired script. I’ve watched it, critiqued it, and frankly, gotten to the point where very little coming out of that camp still shocks me. Continue reading

Tech Company Creates AI Jesus Based On Jonathan Roumie

(Ray Fava – Evangelical Dark Web) On one hand, AI has the ability to drive great efficiency in the realm of business and even art. On the other, AI is being used for the creation of art with incredibly mixed results, proving to be only as quality as the creator. Most AI art is slop with occasional gems in the mix that give the impression Hollywood jobs will be on the chopping block. Furthermore, already society is seeing the rise of AI girlfriends, much like the movie Her, only far less sophisticated. Now, one company has decided that there needs to be an AI Jesus. Continue reading

Melania Trump just took down her first official criminal…

“Today marks the first conviction under the Take It Down Act – protecting victims from non-consensual AI-generated sexually explicit images, cyberstalking, and threats of violence,” the first lady wrote on the social platform X. “Thank you U.S. Attorney Dominick S. Gerace II for protecting Americans from cybercrimes in this new digital age.”

(Revolver) Melania Trump just bagged her first bad guy.

The bill was introduced by Ted Cruz and Democrat Amy Klobuchar, championed by First Lady Melania Trump, and signed into law by President Trump about a year ago. Melania pushed the Take It Down Act as a way to protect both kids and adults from digital abuse…. Continue reading

Genuine Christians are dead to sin while being alive to God

6 But the righteousness which is of faith, speaketh on this wise, ,Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is to bring Christ from above.) 7 Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is to bring Christ again from the dead.) 8 But what saith it? The word is near thee, even in thy mouth, and in thine heart. This is the word of faith which we preach. 9 For if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart, that God raised him up from the dead, thou shalt be saved: 10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness, and with the mouth man confesseth to salvation. Romans 10:6-10 (1599 Geneva Bible) 

Easter was just a few weeks ago as I write this. It’s over, but it seems like we are still in some sort of “Easter season.” Of all the markers we celebrate as Christians, Easter was the one I had the hardest time understanding when I was a small child. It seemed so wrapped up in chocolate bunnies and Easter baskets, Easter egg hunts, dressing up in new clothes for church, et cetera. My mother tried to help me see the Biblical connection with our Lord’s Resurrection, but I failed to make sense of it until I was older. I saw it as a teen and young adult, but did not really  “get it” until God had mercy on me, a sinner, and resurrected me unto new life as a Christian…. Continue reading

Pride Month Ain’t What It Used to Be: Many Events Cancelled, Scaled Back Nationwide

“New York City’s Pride event organizers have said they’ve seen a decline of $750,000 in sponsorship money. This represents a drop of roughly 20%. In San Francisco, of all places, its Pride organizations said they’ve lost sponsors that have included: Anheuser‑Busch, Comcast, Diageo, and Nissan, representing a loss of $200,000-$300,000.” 

(Tim O’Brien – PJ Media) If you were to celebrate the Tucson Pride Festival this past February, you were out of luck. Organizers of Tucson Pride had to dissolve their organization and cancel the annual festival, which for some reason wasn’t held during national Pride Month, which is in June. Continue reading

Trump Slams Pope Leo XIV: ‘Weak on Crime’ and ‘Terrible for Foreign Policy’

“Trump added that he also did not want a Pope who criticizes him because he was “doing exactly” what he was elected to do.”

(Elizabeth Weibel – Breitbart) President Donald Trump criticized Pope Leo XIV, labeling him as “WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy,” and added that he does not want a Pope who opposes the actions of the Trump administration.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump stated that he likes Pope Leo’s brother “much better” than he likes the Pope. Trump also noted he does not want a Pope “who thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon,” or who “thinks it’s terrible that America attacked Venezuela.” Continue reading

Mark Driscoll Preaching Main Session At Trump’s Upcoming ‘Rededicate 250’ Celebration

“We last covered Mark Driscoll in our article Fox News Driscoll, which we catalogued him openly lying to his congregants, and also after we commented on his bizarre porno-visions…”

(Protestia) Pastor Mark Driscoll of Trinity Church is slated to preach during the main session of the upcoming Rededicate 250 celebration, according to a recent newsletter sent out by his Real Faith ministry.

Rededicate 250 is a national faith event announced by President Donald Trump during this year’s National Prayer Breakfast…. Continue reading

God Accepts the Humble but Shuns the Proud

113 I hate those who are double-minded, But I love Your law. 114 You are my hiding place and my shield; I wait for Your word. 115 Depart from me, evildoers, That I may observe the commandments of my God. 116 Sustain me according to Your word, that I may live; And do not put me to shame because of my hope. 117 Uphold me that I may be saved, That I may have regard for Your statutes continually. 118 You have rejected all those who stray from Your statutes, For their deceitfulness is a lie. 119 You remove all the wicked of the earth like dross; Therefore I love Your testimonies. 120 My flesh quakes for dread of You, And I am afraid of Your judgments. Psalms 119:112-120 (LSB) 

There are really only two religions in the world. The first is God-based Christianity. The other includes all other religions in the world including all forms of Man-based Christianity. Man-based Christianity is heretical. What is the difference? All religions except God-based Christianity are false. The false religions’ focus is on Man’s performance in an attempt to do good works to attain salvation. Continue reading

How the occult has been fully integrated into many Christian lives and fellowships

“Bethel Church of Redding, CA is known for both the pastor’s wife and youth from the church doing what they call “grave soaking” meaning they lay on graves and try to get some kind of impartation from dead people Benny Hinn has the keys to Aimee Semple Macpherson’s grave site and also visits Kathryn Kuhlman’s grave where he has stated he gets a special impartation from their graves.”

(Sandy Simpson – Deception in the Church) The Bible is quite clear about occult practices.   Neither Israel nor the Church is to have anything to do with the way the world tries to gain secret knowledge.  The Gnostics were and are known for promoting new revelation that is either loosely tied to Scripture taken out of context or not at all.  The Israelites seeking information from the dead or in omens were judged harshly by the Lord who had warned them numerous times to stay away from that stuff. Continue reading