Unapologetically Apostolic

Have you ever had an a-ha moment just hit you out of nowhere? You know, something you are not even thinking about in that moment and a word gets said or something happens and the light bulb goes off to make the connection. Well, I had that light bulb shining bright today. Let me try to explain what happened. I work in an office space where I answer phones all day. This is a shared space with usually 2-3 other agents answering calls as well. Our goal is to never sound like one of those packed call centers where all you can hear is all the other voices in the background.  I'll be honest, I have been admonished on more than one occasion that I need to lower my voice because I am too loud. I know I have a loud voice and try to be mindful of it, especially while I'm working. For certain accounts that we have, we do line checks to ensure that the client has forwarded their lines for us to answer. Usually, when this call comes in from another agent you can tell because the caller ID w...

I was scrolling on Facebook the other day and came across a post on the "I Am Apostolic" Facebook page. I am going to post that message here: "Please Assist once and for all. Holy Trinity or “JESUS ONLY”? Is it wrong to believe in the Holy Trinity? Is there scripture that can back up anything regarding such beliefs?" Well, as my inclination is as of late, I couldn't let this question pass me by without giving a response.My answer was as follows: "Start from the beginning, Genesis 1:1 says In the beginning God...move to John 1:1 and we get another In the beginning was the Word (God), and the Word (God) was with God and the Word was God. John 1:14 says that the Word (God) became flesh (Jesus) and dwelt among us. Revelation 22:13 are words written in red, Jesus speaking and it begins with the same words which God spoke to the children of Israel in Exodus 20, "I AM"". Here He declares He is the Alpha and the Omega, beginning and the end, the firs...

In some ways, this is a revisit of a blog I wrote back on April 15, 2023 entitled Beauty in the Broken. I will repost that here before going on into this new season. "All throughout scripture, we as human beings are likened to pottery. We are as earthen vessels created by a master potter. Jeremiah 18:2-6 says, "Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.  3  Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels.  4  And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.  5  Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,  6  O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the Lord. Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel." Knowing that God is our Potter, however, does not always negate those feelings of hel...

Looking back on the memories of...wait a minute! I'm not writing out the lyrics of a Garth Brooks song here. What's a different way that I can start this? Once upon a time? No, thats been done. In the beginning--nah it doesn't go back that far. Well, seems like all the good starting lines are taken. So I guess I'll just jump right on in head first.   I guess it starts about 9 years ago when I was in a different church. I found a passion for writing and looking at things from a deeper spiritual level. Because of that, I started working on writing my life's story. I wrote and wrote all while reliving moments from my past that I truly never wanted to remember again. But, I felt as if I had to share these things because they had all been a part of shaping my life. From the time of my birth until then, each moment had been shaped and defined by each of these moments that I shared. The "scraps," as I called them, had been pieced together to form something beauti...

Hell, hades, sheol, lake of fire, eternal damnation-- all of these are used to describe the place which was created for Satan and the other fallen angels. But it will also be the place for those who refuse or reject Jesus Christ and the free gift of salvation which He has provided for them.  In older times, you had men who would stand in pulpits across the nation proclaiming that heaven was real and hell was hot. In 1741, American theologian Jonathan Edward's preached a sermon entitled "Sinners in the hands of an angry God", which ushered in the First Great Awakening. This message was so full of illustrations that much of what he taught brought about fear within the congregation.  While he preached about those who were in sin and how God dealt with them severely, he utilized the eternal torment of hell as illustration. One of the analogies he used in this was that of a spider dangling from a web over an open flame. If you were to try that with a spider and web large enoug...

Yeah the title might throw you for a loop for a moment, but it's not what you think. It would be a bit creepy if we all walked around with our muscles and organs visible to the world outside of the flesh that houses them. But in the spiritual realm, that is exactly what we are called to do. We, my church that is, have started having Bible study on Thursday evenings as a way for us to gain a deeper understanding of God's Word. The topic for our latest study was that of holiness within and holiness without. As with most of my writings, I'm going to get a bit personal with what I am going to say.  Five years ago next month, I stepped foot into an Apostolic church for the first time. Prior to that, I attended Southern Baptist and non-denominational churches, but spent time in other churches as I traveled around following a southern gospel group that I liked. From one location to another, there wasn't a lot that had to change from the outside or even the inside to be honest....