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From the Thames to the Throne Room Evaluating the Christian Conversion of Russell Brand On the final Sunday of April 2024, a man with a long history of provocation, promiscuity, and public spectacle waded into the River Thames in white linen and was lowered backward beneath the cold English water. Bear Grylls, the celebrated television…
Delivered by Evangelist & Pastor Terry Lewis East Valley International Church | Gilbert, Arizona Text: Genesis 3:9, Luke 19:10, 2 Corinthians 5, Matthew 27:46, Isaiah 6 In this sermon delivered at East Valley International Church in Gilbert, Arizona, Pastor Terry Lewis draws from Genesis 3:9, where God calls out after the Fall: “Where are you?”…
Delivered by Pastor Joey | East Valley International Church | Gilbert, Arizona Text: Luke 12:13-21 (ESV) In this sermon delivered at East Valley International Church in Gilbert, Arizona, Pastor Joey draws from Luke 12:13-21 to expose how greed interrupts eternal truth. In a teeming crowd hanging on Jesus’ words in Luke 12:13-21, a voice pierces…
Image: An AI-generated image shows a more appropriate venue for Paula White’s preaching: a graffiti-covered back alley. The markings on the wall—”Seed Faith,” “Name It & Claim It,” “Give to Get”—reflect the core tenets of her prosperity gospel. Critics argue this theology turns God into a vending machine, promises material wealth for financial “seeds,” and…
Image: An AI-generated image captures the visible sign and the invisible wall: A young man in worn-out sneakers and casual clothes sits in somber isolation on a bench under a “VISITORS WELCOME” sign, a stark contrast to the impeccably dressed and happy congregation walking past him. He feels the heavy burden of loneliness and the…
Delivered by Pastor David Jerome | East Valley International Church | Gilbert, Arizona Easter Sunday, April 5, 2026 He Is Not Here: The Resurrection That Changes Everything The stone was rolled away. The tomb was empty. And nothing — not death, not doubt, not the weight of human sin — would ever be the same…
Image: An AI-generated image imagines a large heavenly hand emerging from the clouds holding a stopwatch, and below a group of people gathered outside a local Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, looking up expectantly. The Unparalleled Organizational Architecture of LDS Sunday Worship — A Comparative Theological Inquiry Introduction: A Revelation Arrives with a…
Image: An AI-generated, photo-realistic reimagined image depicting John Wesley preaching at an open-air meeting, the Anglican reformer who helped launch a network of small groups known as the Connexion in the early to mid-18th century. These groups emphasized disciplined study, mutual accountability, and an orderly pattern of Christian life. Because of their highly methodical habits,…
The LDS Church claims to be the only true restoration of Christianity, Yet it can’t stop borrowing from the very traditions it condemns. Image: Side‑by‑side, it’s hard to miss! If this is a uniquely “restored” church, why does its official emblem look like a line‑drawing photocopy of a 19th‑century Lutheran statue? When your restored church…
When Doubt Becomes Dogma: A Response to Matthew Syed’s “We Should Put Less Faith in Religion and More in the Power of Doubt” Introduction: When Doubt Becomes Its Own Certainty Columnists who write about religion and politics rarely lack confidence. British sports columnist Matthew Syed is no exception. In a recent Sunday Times essay, he…