W.D. Furioso 
What is the Church (Ekklesia) Supposed to Look Like? At the time of this writing – the closing of 2025 – America seems to be experiencing a change in its spiritual milieu. The following is what is reported to be taking place: “Revivals” taking place on college campuses. Increased interest in the Bible. Increased interest … Read more
Prefer a different christ than the One revealed in Scripture? Certainly, you can have that. There are plenty in stock.
This is a podcast I did with Austrian, Magnus Gautestad, host of “Beauthy and the Faith”. I was interviewed on the subject of “A Biblical Aesthetic of Art” with a particular focus on music. The foundation of that aesthetic is the reflection of the attributes of God through the various forms of art. The message … Read more
Gulain Mapendano Muissa and his family are a Congolese family living in a refugee settlement in Uganda. The purpose for my writing is to reach out to local churches, house churches, ministries, and other Christian groupings which may be led by the Lord to help Gulain travel overseas, apply for asylum, and eventually be able … Read more
In His prayer to the Father in John 17, Jesus said that both He and His people (the Ekklesia) are in the world, but not of the world. Throughout church history, it has been, and still is, very difficult for the Church to understand this paradox, and has been even more difficult for the Church … Read more
“Let’s not become discouraged in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we do not become weary. So then, while we have opportunity, let’s do good to all people, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith.” Galatians 6:9-10 We can conclude from a survey of the New … Read more
“Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and said of him, ‘Here is truly an Israelite, in whom there is no deceit!’” John 1:47 I can still picture in my mind, one particular morning in 1979, as I sat at the counter of a local diner in Fort Worth, Texas, reading this verse of scripture over … Read more
A live recording at the gathering of a baptismal event breifly explaining the meaning of baptism. (11 minutes)
Praise as a Spiritual Weapon “Speaking Truth to Power”. This has become a rhetorical stock phrase. To what extent are we aware of the Powers behind “the power”? “Praise the Lord.” Has this become just religious jargon? Do we truly understand what it means to praise the Lord? “Spiritual Warfare”. Do we know the nature … Read more
This article is about Experiencing Encounters with God and investigates the question: “Is Experience Prerequisite to Belief?” There is more than one answer to that question. The article will discuss these things in three different contexts of experience: Part 1: The not-yet Believer Part 2: The Believer Part 3: How God Chooses to Reveal Himself … Read more
