Do you believe there’s a spirit world out there? There is, you know, although it’s not exactly out there—it’s right here. It’s in the same room as you. You can’t see it, can’t taste it, …
Try the Spirits #3
Would it be easier for you to believe in God if he showed you a sign? Maybe if he did some miracle for you? What would you like him to do? Cause you to speak …
Try the Spirits #2
When people start speaking in unrecognizable languages, how do you know this is the spirit of God and not some other spirit? I don’t mean to put down anyone religious experience, but I think I …
Try the Spirits #1
How would you like to see God—to actually hear his voice? Yeah, I would too. At least, I think I would. Some people got close once. You remember the story from Exodus where Israel gathered …
The Testimony of John #17
An audio Bible study from Ronald L. Dart.
A Mask of Evil
Someone observed, not long ago, that the last redoubt of Marxism in the world was on the campuses of elite American universities. The statement did not come as a surprise, but it did make me …
Real Prophets #12
Jesus Christ was no fortune-teller. He didn’t go around giving people the answers to future Trivial Pursuit questions. Like all real prophets, he gave knowledge of the future for two reasons. One: so you could …
Real Prophets #11
If you’ve ever settled down to read the Old Testament prophets, and as you read you haven’t found anything that affects the way you live your life, you’re reading the prophets all wrong. I have …
Real Prophets #9
Real prophets are not always bad news. Oh, they have the unpleasant task of telling it like it is, telling us where we’re wrong, calling upon us to change, and telling us what is going …
The Testimony of John #16
An audio Bible study from Ronald L. Dart.
Shared Suffering
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One of the truly pivotal events of the New Testament church was a conference that took place some 18 years or so after the church began on the Day of Pentecost. It is often referred …
Real Prophets #8
How can you tell when an Old Testament prophet is writing about the end time? You know, there’s so much stuff in those prophecies, as you read through them, and a lot of it seems …
Real Prophets #7
Real prophets are not always nice people. As I read the Bible, I sometimes think that the prophets are like tools in God’s toolbox—when he wants a hammer, he picks up a prophet that’s sort …
Real Prophets #6
They say that history repeats itself; and I’ll have to admit it seems to be true. Actually, there are two perfectly good reasons why history would repeat. Number one: human nature doesn’t change. Number two: …
Real Prophets #5
Real prophets do not read tea leaves. They do not tell the future by looking at your palm. And you’ll never catch a real prophet studying astrological charts for insight. Well, then, how do they …
The Testimony of John #15
Love is a word we toss around so freely. With the realization that Jesus laid down everything he was going to be as a human being, and in the process suffered incredible shame, torment, torture, …
Endowed By Their Creator
I honestly don’t know what the founders of this nation believed about God. But I do have their words to go by. They signed their names—and pledged their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor—to a document …
Real Prophets #4
I suspect the months leading up to the year 2000 saw more prophecies than any comparable period since, well, the last time they moved into a new millennium. But they weren’t really prophecies; they were …
Real Prophets #3
We were eating in a Chinese restaurant some time ago, and I noticed something funny about my fortune cookie. On the back of the fortune (which, I think, said I was going to have a …