Blog Site Administration Update 1/5/24

This blog site has been intact for over ten years at this writing.  The first couple of years were spent getting use to the mechanics.  The blog author wrote all of the initial articles during the first years.  Now the author of the site still writes articles, but publishes many others from the innumerable Christian authors and sites throughout the World Wide Web (WWW).  The author often adds commentary to the articles from other websites and invites readers to do the same.

The site can be navigated through simply following the latest articles which appear when the site is reached, or by striking any of the 40 categories, and following until the topic is exhausted.  By continually striking “Older Posts” towards the end of every page, one will eventually reach the beginning (the first articles in each category).  There are currently 3004 articles published at this date, and 162 drafts that are all ready to go, making a grand total of 3166.  My original goal was to publish about two articles a week, but with the addition of information from many other Christian sites, the average is now probably three to six articles a week.  There is an emphasis on discernment ministry on this blog, revealing God’s truth, and exposing false prophets.  The goal on this site is to produce quality Christian teachings and doctrine, corelated to current events.  The truth in Jesus Christ is to be magnified, and the plan of salvation is mentioned often.

A Note Of Interest: There are many more hits than the stat counter at the bottom indicates, because the publisher, WordPress, within the past year two years, decided NOT to count e-mail strikes, which represent most of the people who read this blog. E-mail contacts are now only given to me and not listed in the Blog Stats.

Blessings, Pastor Steve  <><

PS  One of the great challenges of maintaining this site, is replacing You Tubes that time out.  If you see a You Tube that has been taken off the air, please let me know the name of the article and the You Tube, and I will replace it.

Blog Site Administration Update 4/20/22

This blog site has been intact for over eight years at this writing.  The first couple of years were spent getting use to the mechanics.  The blog author wrote all of the initial articles during the first years.  Now the author of the site still writes articles, but publishes many others from the innumerable Christian authors and sites throughout the World Wide Web (WWW).  The author often adds commentary to the articles from other websites and invites readers to do the same.

The site can be navigated through simply following the latest articles which appear when the site is reached, or by striking any of the 40 categories, and following until the topic is exhausted.  By continually striking “Older Posts” towards the end of every page, one will eventually reach the beginning (the first articles in each category).  There are currently 2583 articles published at this date, and 175 drafts that are all ready to go, making a grand total of 2758.  My original goal was to publish about two articles a week, but with the addition of information from many other Christian sites, the average is now probably six articles a week.  There is an emphasis on discernment ministry on this blog, revealing God’s truth, and exposing false prophets.  The goal on this site is to produce quality Christian teachings and doctrine, corelated to current events.  The truth in Jesus Christ is to be magnified, and the plan of salvation is mentioned often.

Blessings, Pastor Steve  <><

PS  One of the great challenges of maintaining this site, is replacing You Tubes that time out.  If you see a You Tube that has been taken off the air, please let me know the name of the article and the You Tube, and I will replace it.

Navigating And Understanding This Blog Site

As the articles on this site keep increasing, it only makes sense to occasionally explain the best ways to scroll through the material, and find the publications that are here.  The beauty of most of the Christian publications on this site, is that just like the Bible, they never get old.    Counting this article and entry, there are currently over 1300 published articles, and in addition, there are about 120 more that are ready and waiting, and I can place them on this site at will.  New publications are obviously the easiest to locate, and come up instantly on the home page.  There is a tremendous amount of overlap within the categories, since many articles are found in more than one (often several) category.  This site is obviously very prone to error, due to the very fallible author.  I usually leave minor errors on this site, and if need be, I explain the situation through comments.  Occasionally, I will delete an article, for example when I find a “Current Event” was entirely wrong.  Please feel free to advise me of mistakes in grammar and spelling.  I am forever editing.

A word about the category “Eschatology (End Times Prophecy).”  There are currently 220 entries under this category.  When I first started this site, I used a heading called Eschatology with a number following it.  The last entry under this heading is Eschatology 35, all written by the blog author.  Another heading includes the Orlando Prophecy Conference.  There is also another category for the 2015 Orlando Prophecy Conference topic as well.  There are 72 total entries installed.  Reading the 72 entries would cover the highlights of the entire conference!

WordPress does a tremendous job getting rid of the Spam.  Some Spam comments deal with esoteric teachings and other religious beliefs, often laced with tremendous anger.  WordPress also eliminates the plethora of comments that tell one how to improve their blog site.  [By the way, the goal of the author is not to go viral.  It is to write and distribute quality material that enhances and glorifies our Lord.  My goal was to average at least one hit an hour, and that has been achieved long ago.]  Amazingly, the only negative comments I receive are often from Catholics and Charismatics.  Their comments have ALWAYS been given in a Christ like spirit and in a positive manner and I welcome them.  We have had tremendous dialogue.  Thank you for visiting.

In Christ, Pastor Steve

See the #fireworks I created by blogging on #WordPressDotCom. My 2015 annual report.

I am thankful for the visitors to this blog site.  My goal was to utilize many “tags” on each posting, and receive an average of at least one hit per hour for the entire year.  Since there are 8,760 hours in a year, that goal was accomplished.  The articles that received the most visits, were articles quickly written after watching well publicized television media events such as Killing Jesus, and especially the two part Revelation Series on the History Channel.  Patterns Of Evidence, shown only once on Martin Luther King Day at selected theaters across the nation, was likewise a great drawing card.  I will keep blogging, eventually adding postings from mission trips taken long ago, as well as further articles on eschatology, theology, current events, etc., etc.  Due to time constraints, the postings may not be quite as frequent.

Because of Him, Pastor Steve

John 14:6

 

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Source: See the #fireworks I created by blogging on #WordPressDotCom. My 2015 annual report.

Blog Site Statement Of Faith

The following is a statement of faith from the author of this blog site.  I believe the Bible is the inerrant, immutable and perfect Word of God.  I believe that Jesus Christ is Lord and God Himself, and the Second Person of the Triune Godhead.   Jesus Christ is also the sole Author of salvation.  Below is a more comprehensive statement of faith, which is taken from the South West Florida Bible Institute, since I whole heartily concur with the statement in its entirety:

Statement of Faith We believe the Bible to be the inspired, and only inerrant, infallible, immutable, authoritative Word of God. We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three Persons: Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit. We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory. We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful man, regeneration of the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential. We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life. We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection of life and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation. We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.

In His Service, Pastor Steve

2014 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog.  It is truly a blessing to share insights from the Word of God with others.  I thank you folks for taking the time to read the postings.  I especially thank a Canadian who checked out five entries on the rapture of the church nearly every day since the middle of November!  I believe the Lord gave me excellent understanding when those postings were originally written about five years ago.  When I see others who are interested, it makes me very grateful and desirous to blog all the more.  In His Service,  Pastor Steve

Here’s an excerpt:

A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 2,100 times in 2014. If it were a cable car, it would take about 35 trips to carry that many people.

Click here to see the complete report.

About This Blog Site………………….

164 articles that were compiled over about two years, were moved to this site in August, 2013. The best way to navigate the articles, in order to find a specific teaching/theme/topic, is by scrolling through the categories located at the top of the home page.  Additionally, at the bottom of each page one can find archives by month and year, the  five most recent posts, the last three comments, and another listing of the categories.  Please note the “older posts” icon at the bottom of long pages, which indicates the category keeps on going and there are more postings.  New articles will be added from this date (August, 2013). Christians who are truly “born again (John 3:3),” and believe in the inerrancy of the scriptures, will concur with most of the doctrine in this blog. One possible exception could be within the theme of current events which covers my political opinions. In this category I believe we would usually agree in principle, but not in every detail. Like you, sometimes I learn more and change my opinion in politics and current events. The scriptures, however, are a constant and never change. We change our understanding of God’s truth ONLY when God gives us further revelation. In His Service, Pastor Steve