By Simon Presland Occult movies like The Rite and The Priest have enjoyed immense popularity. Dan Brown’s Angels and Demons was a runaway best seller. A recent survey showed more than 70 percent of Americans believe in angels and nearly that many believe in the reality of Hell and the devil. A quick survey […]
What the Bible Says about Demons
By Terry MacCabe We’re strangely fascinated by the supernatural. Over the past decade a number of television programs have been produced depicting beneficial relationships between angels and humans. Hollywood has also given us several glimpses into mankind’s perspective on what we would hope angels are like. Sometimes these angels are on earth to serve […]
A Purity Primer
By Eva Juliuson My heart goes out to people who have been wounded by sexual sin. It’s maddening to watch how Satan can turn an exquisite gift from God into something vile. Satan has corrupted the gift of sex in many ways: through selfishness that abuses others for personal gratification, through a cultural mind-set […]
Does Sexual Purity Still Make Sense?
By Steve Wyatt Our Creator has never succumbed to cultural pressure, not even when lonely Adam was checking out birds, elephants, and orangutans looking for relationship. Adam’s task was to name the animals, but evidently he was also screening for a potential mate. We know that because “no suitable helper was found” (Genesis 2:20). […]
Missing the Point on Purity
By T.R. Robertson Purity is a frequent topic of discussion in prison ministry. Our “captive audience” knows full well they need to learn the secret to “staying on the path of purity” (Psalm 119:9). They’ve been there, and failed, in ways and to degrees most of us can’t imagine. Or can we? If there’s […]