by Christopher Gudmundsson | Apr 19, 2023 | The Beacon, Thoughts
The Ten Commandments (“t10C” for short) are for everyone. There are some modern believers who insist that t10C were given only to the ancient nation of Israel, and apply only to the ancient nation of Israel. Christians in particular, they say, are no longer bound to...
by Christopher Gudmundsson | Feb 21, 2023 | The Beacon, Thoughts
There was a new movie in the “Left Behind” series being shown in theaters a couple of weeks ago. The movie was called Left Behind: the Rise of the Antichrist. It actually was the tenth-best-attended movie in America the week that it was in theaters. However, that was...
by Christopher Gudmundsson | May 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
Simply put, because just about every excuse ever made for abortion is a lie. They often use a part of the truth, and sometimes even good people are deceived by them, I know. But that doesn’t make the lies less false; it only makes them more deceptive. THE LIE: “A...
by Christopher Gudmundsson | Jan 23, 2022 | Thoughts
Over the years, I have heard story after story from person after person who have had an unforgettable, life-changing experience that they have called “the baptism of the Holy Spirit.” Sadly, I have also seen more than a little disagreement, confusion, and hurt...
by Christopher Gudmundsson | Nov 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
“Thou shalt not bear false witness.” Everybody agrees with God that lying is wrong. But what’s wrong about it, anyway? Did God just forbid it because he took a notion to, for no particular reason? Or is lying actually contrary to God’s will and...
by Christopher Gudmundsson | Aug 28, 2021 | The Beacon, Thoughts
In the New Testament, there are only two kinds of church leaders. The first is deacons, mature believers appointed to lead a specific practical ministry in the church. Just one Greek word is used for this office: diakonos. It’s a very basic word for a servant, an...
by Christopher Gudmundsson | Feb 25, 2021 | The Beacon, Thoughts
Those of us who grew up with old-fashioned ideas about sexual behavior and misbehavior often feel like we have fallen down Alice’s rabbit hole. What was widely considered immoral when we were younger is now often considered perfectly acceptable. What is more – and...
by Christopher Gudmundsson | Dec 22, 2020 | The Beacon, Thoughts
In 1993, Bill Murray starred in a cute little movie called Groundhog Day. The premise of the movie was simple, and hilarious: a newscaster wakes up every morning to find out that he’s living Groundhog Day, February 2, all over again, which means that he can...
by Christopher Gudmundsson | Oct 28, 2020 | The Beacon, Thoughts
This has been a year unlike any that we’ve ever seen. A tiny half-alive machine with a diabolical ability to profoundly damage the blood and lungs of a human being has swept across the world and changed our society in profound ways. Most of those changes have...
by Christopher Gudmundsson | Jun 17, 2020 | The Beacon
How we praise the Lord that he has preserved, protected, and provided for us so faithfully during this COVID-19 emergency! God has graciously enabled us to go on preaching the gospel of Jesus even when we were not able to gather and has even increased our ability to...
