ANOTHER COFFEE BREAK: 40 YEARS BELOW ZERO, Part 17
Last week's Coffee Break apparently hit a nerve with a few folks, so let me begin by saying that it was not my intention to offend any of my Russian Orthodox friends or readers by my remarks.
ANOTHER COFFEE BREAK: 40 YEARS BELOW ZERO, Part 16
Eight times in Jesus' ministry He says, "Let him that hath ears to hear, hear......," and then again in Revelation 2 & 3, (in the seven letters) He repeats the statement after each of the letters, "He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith...."
ANOTHER COFFEE BREAK: 40 YEARS BELOW ZERO, Part 15
As noted last week, Rosa Frankson's death as a direct result of persecution for her faith in Jesus Christ had a dramatic impact on the village of Point Hope -- and for that matter, Kotzebue.
ANOTHER COFFEE BREAK: 40 YEARS BELOW ZERO, Part 14
In II Timothy 3:11-13, Paul writes the following: Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me.
ANOTHER COFFEE BREAK: 40 YEARS BELOW ZERO, Part 13
During the first and second centuries, Christians were persecuted, tortured, burned at the stake, thrown to the lions, used for target practice in the “games” and a whole lot more because they wouldn’t give up their relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ and they wouldn’t bow down to other gods.
ANOTHER COFFEE BREAK: 40 YEARS BELOW ZERO, Part 12
Thinking about centuries of tradition within the church world, you understand that the terms, “apostle” or “prophet,” were neglected and even frowned upon when referring to certain leaders who were particularly anointed by the Lord to accomplish things and lay foundations in areas where there were none.
ANOTHER COFFEE BREAK: 40 YEARS BELOW ZERO, Part 11
Talking last week about the expressions you get from folks when they ask you how you are doing, I neglected to mention one other funny that I use on folks.
ANOTHER COFFEE BREAK: 40 YEARS BELOW ZERO, Part 10
Invariably some store clerk or business person will ask me how I'm doing when I walk into their place of business. When I answer them that "I'm Supercalifragilistic," I get this double-take.
ANOTHER COFFEE BREAK: 40 YEARS BELOW ZERO, Part 9
Last week’s Coffee Break was perhaps a bit of a “rabbit trail,” but I felt that it was really important for folks to understand that there is often a great price that is paid and deep foundations laid when God sends you into relatively untouched areas to bring the demonstrable message of His Kingdom.
ANOTHER COFFEE BREAK: 40 YEARS BELOW ZERO, Part 8
I need to shift gears today to share the tale of a man whose role in the outpouring of Holy Spirit in the arctic was so integral. Last week I talked about Paul Patkotak, his son Steven, who saw the pillar of light/fire that drew him from some 20 miles away to respond to the Lord, as well as his other two sons, Simeon and Billy.