Certain that most Bishirblog readers have seen many videos and news reports of the massive Syrian-refugee crisis. Pictures like three-year-old Aylan washed up on the shore, drowned while escaping. Thousands upon thousands of people fleeing for their lives from their homeland. The picture above is of refugees crowding streets under the shells of bombed out buildings in thei...

There are few things a Christian should fear any more than spiritual apathy. Every Christian pastor, shepherd, mentor, leader should fear it creeping into those they lead and influence but most importantly fear it silently moving into their own lives. Each follower of Jesus Christ most diligently seek to have a burning passion for the Lord and His purposes.We must prevail ...

Today there is a strong emphasis in certain religious circles which insist that the follower of Christ should have a life which is one of unbroken joy, peace, prosperity and in general easy. Every day should be filled with miracles and constant supernatural manifestations of of God who delivers from disaster, disappointment, or any type of despair. And if one is struggling...

I have found that when those I lead and love are hurting, I hurt as well. I hurt for them, and I hurt with them. Whatever the reason for the hurt I often find myself identifying with their burden and in a real sense carrying the burden myself. I do not want to take credit for this but I want to give God the credit for His work in me producing this response. I think it has ...

​When we deal with adversity, each of us are prone to think wrong about the difficulties. If we think wrong we are more apt to believe that we are the only one who has these things that happen in life. Thinking like that will lead us to Self Pity , and bitterness toward God. The reality is that everyone has adversity at various times in life.No one is exempt! Everyone de...

The Apostle Paul was used of the Holy Spirit to write, "Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of truth."(II Tim. 2:15) I believe that a faithful pastor must with great passion seek to understand the Word of God! The call to preach is a call to study, understand, and ex positionally teach what they have ...

FEAR NOT!That instruction is given more than any other in the Scripture. I have to assume that it is because God who is all knowing and knew that fear would be a great obstacle everyone would face in life. Especially His children who He would give BIG vision and BIG assignments coupled with many adversaries and difficulties , ( 1st Corinthians 16:9). We don't like to admit...

Seems to me that as I study the holy scriptures and the history of man I find the same problem that continually travels in circles of repetition. I see those movements that are raised up by God and built on His Words found in the scripture. And I find movements that question God's Word that eventually bring the first movement to an end. This played out in Israel as God's p...

What Can A Christian Do When Our Nation Rebels Against God?1. Stand On Authority To Stand For Authority!God's Word the Bible is our Authority!Our first allegiance has always been and should remain to be to God and what He has declared as truth in the Bible. The Bible is our law, it is our justice and it is our judge. We will stand before the written and living Word one day...

It has been several weeks since the landmark5-4 rulingby ourUnited States Supreme Courtin favor of same-sex marriage.As a Christian husband, father, grandfather and pastor it is still very alarming and grieving to me because it reveals the modern Court is still choosing to act completely different than their predecessors did for nearly 200 years. Our Judicial system was fo...