Before feudal Japan was united under the Shogun in the 17th century, it was ruled over by three great samurai generals. They were Oda Nobunaga, Ieyasu Tokugawa, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi. There is a legendary story that people tell about them which is supposed to...

…one Lord, one faith, one baptism  (Ephesians 4:5)   What is Baptism in the Holy Spirit?  You may have heard this term before, and you may even use this term or know someone that does. What does it mean?  Is it Scriptural?  Is it something we should be using?  It’s a...

I’m a big fan of a television series called Supernatural. In it two brothers, Sam and Dean Winchester, hunt monsters.  The actor who plays Sam is a guy named Jared Padalecki.  Jared has struggled off and on throughout his life with depression. Through his success on...

Last week I was reading an article about relations between Roman Catholics and Protestants on Facebook, and a woman commented that “Catholics aren’t Christians.”  I always inwardly cringe whenever I hear someone refer to Christians and Roman Catholics as if they are...

The meme that I share with you here is taken from the Lord of the Rings movie The Return of the King. In the movie when Gondor calls for aid, the nation of Rohan gathers together all their fighting men and rides to battle to aid Gondor. The meme takes that moment and...