Basileia Ministries

Let me begin by saying that I believe in the continuation of the gifts of the Holy Spirit listed in First Corinthians 12:8-10, including ...

“For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living waters, to hew for themselves cisterns, broken cis...

I represent a growing segment of charismatics who have embraced reformed theology, but maintain a non-cessationist view regarding the gif...

There are three categories of people who find themselves in opposition to human governments. Their opposition may be to the local city or...

There are historically four approaches to the interpretation of the prophetic texts. It is important that we understand these methods of ...

For the first 500 years of the Church many controversies centered around understanding the nature of Christ. They were well aware of the ...

The United States has been a nation of religious tolerance. We have accepted people of various religious within our borders and given the...

For the past 150 years or more, there has been increasing speculation on the identity of the "Beast" found in the book of the Revelation....

The New Testament teaches that the believer is both perfect, and in the process of being perfected, simultanously (Phil 1:6, 3:12,15; Heb...

There is a commercial for Southern New Hampshire University. You may have seen it. This particular commercial was of a graduation ceremon...

In the pages of the Old Testament we encounter numerous heroes. The stories of some are given a great deal of coverage. For instance, Abr...

The evangelical world has had numerous men and women who have been influential in shaping its perspective over the past fifty years. Many...

One of the things I have learned over the years is this simple truth: “We don’t change because we want to, we change because we have to.”...

“When Joshua was by Jericho, he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a man was standing before him with a drawn sword in his hand. ...

I consider myself to be a faithful citizen of the United States. I pay my taxes (though I must confess not always cheerfully), I vote in ...

I originally wrote this in 2003, but the message is relevant to the moment in which we presently live. In our current social climate the ...

Jesus told his disciples in Luke 22:36 to do an interesting thing. He said “Whoever has no sword is to sell his coat and buy one.” This f...

Why have Christians seemingly lost the culture war in America? Why does the evangelical church in America have so little influence in sha...

Dietrich Bonhoeffer stands as one the great heroes of the faith in the twentieth century. He was not only a widely respected and influent...

The Kiss of Betrayal Jesus tells us to love our enemies (Matt. 5:44) and this would obviously include those who would betray us. Jesus pr...