Published on September 18, 2020 in Blog by Mike Genung
In this new video, I look at the early church’s Holy Spirit-powered approach to evangelism in the book of Acts (it’s a bit different than many of our modern churches), and the man Jesus said was the greatest born up to that time—John the Baptist. Read More
Published on September 10, 2020 in Blog by Mike Genung
Since moving to Arizona, I had been looking forward to spending time alone with God in the desert. I had an amazing encounter with Him there in 2003, (which I’ve written about in The Rogue Christian and The Road to Grace) and was eager for Read More
Published on September 1, 2020 in Blog by Mike Genung
David Brainerd (1718-1747) was an American Missionary who ministered to Native Americans. He persevered through many trials, including sickness, to live a life that bore fruit for eternity. In the 1700s, there was no plumbing or electricity in homes. Women wove and sewed the fabrics Read More
Published on August 21, 2020 in Blog by Mike Genung
Let’s step back a moment and look at where we are. Today our way of life includes Covid, isolation, fear, an explosion of porn use, churches not meeting or doing livestream services, sports and entertainment industries closed or hobbled, 6 trillion dollars in new debt, Read More
Published on August 11, 2020 in Blog by Mike Genung
We often want God to give us His plan, don’t we? Especially when the bottom is dropping out of our lives, catastrophe strikes, or the outside world is on fire like it is now. The wife has had enough and leaves, the husband won’t get Read More
Published on June 4, 2020 in Blog by Mike Genung
O God, you have rejected us, broken our defenses; you have been angry; oh, restore us. You have made the land to quake; you have torn it open;repair its breaches, for it totters. You have made your people see hard things; you have given us Read More
Published on May 26, 2020 in Blog by Mike Genung
There’s a lot of hand-wringing going on as to why churches haven’t been opened. Many are asking, if liquor stores, Walmart, salons, and pot shops are allowed to open, why not churches? Fingers are pointed at the government. They must have a secret agenda against Read More
Published on May 13, 2020 in Blog by Mike Genung
Behold, an hour is coming, and has already come, for you to be scattered, each to his own home, and to leave Me alone; and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me. John 16:32 Saul was in hearty agreement with putting Read More
Published on April 22, 2020 in Blog by Mike Genung
Barna, the evangelical Christian polling firm, came out with a survey recently which revealed that 25 percent of Americans are practicing Christians, compared to 45 percent in 2000. Barna defines a “practicing Christian” as someone who identifies as a Christian, agrees strongly that faith is Read More
Published on April 7, 2020 in Blog by Mike Genung
There’s a lot of chatter on social media these days on how people are having a rough time being quarantined in their homes and coping with isolation. Due to the coronavirus, restaurants, café’s, sports leagues, movie theaters, schools, and even churches are closed, stripping people Read More