If we did not have enough reasons for dreading Sharia law, Iran has given us another one; dog ownership is out. Iran banned all advertisements for pets on Friday, including ads for pet food, pet shops, and other pet products. Why? Because Iranian dog owners care entirely too much about Fido, and that infatuation could lead to "evil outcomes" of some mysterious nature, besides the fact that dogs are unclean animals in Islam.

Pastor Michael Hoggard exposes the spirit of Jezebel that permeates the Church and society today. Will this lead to Christian persecution in the United States? Learn the ancient origin of this spirit and how it is working iniquity to this very day.

Most of us are convinced we already "walk by faith." We teach these principles to others and we encourage our families and our friends to do likewise. But, if we are really honest with ourselves, we'd have to admit that most of the time, we don't walk by faith, but by what we see, think, feel and want to do. Unfortunately, these natural components of our makeup (seeing, thinking, and feeling) determine most aspects of our lives, even as believers.

Last Sunday, August 29, 2010, was the hardest day of my life. Even when my father made me promise that I would preach his funeral (which I did--twice: once in Indiana where he lived, and again in Florida where I live and where he is buried), that was not as difficult and gut wrenching as what I had to do last Sunday. Last Sunday, I retired as the pastor of the church that my wife and I founded 35 years ago: the Crossroad Baptist Church of Pensacola, Florida.

Some look at the writings of the Apostle John and assume that since he wrote, Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, that he meant that the antichrist rather than being an actual individual who would come is in reality a spirit that through the years has denied the deity of Christ. However, it is important to note that even in John’s writings he distinguished the spirit of the antichrist from the person of the Antichrist.

Over the last three years, syndicated radio and Fox News host Glenn Beck has morphed from a clever, funny political talk show performer into a clever, occasionally funny, and painfully sincere TV preacher who’s emerged as the de facto spokesman for America’s Christian right.

Everyone from such disparate groups as governments, research scientists, military officers, UFO organizations, New Age seekers, secret United Nations groups, and the Vatican are all talking about the possibility of an upcoming full disclosure of the presence of UFOs in our midst.  They all sincerely think that they know, but all are actually unwitting dupes in a great deception that they have no idea even exists. The very deceivers are being deceived.

OK – Nothing to worry about! It’s just another one of those pesky corp circles. Those guys with the boards and string really need to get a life! I, for one, can certainly think of more productive enterprises to conduct at 3:30 in the morning… like sleeping!

It's that time of year again, when moms can buy four boxes of crayons for a buck, and students around the country are starting to pile books into their lockers and desks.  If you are a proud parent, now is the perfect time to have a discussion with your children about their faith and some of the challenges they may face in the coming months.

The word antichrist was coined by the Apostle John and is found only in his epistles. It can mean “against Christ” or “instead of Christ.” W.E. Vine in his expository dictionary of New Testament words comments on this word, saying that by combining the words anti and Christ, it can mean “one who assumes the guise of Christ, or opposes Christ.”

A recent Pew Research Poll reports that as many as 20 percent of Americans - and as many as 31 percent of Republicans - consider President Barack Obama to be a Muslim. Only one-third of the populace thinks he is a Christian, and 43 percent do not know what religion Obama upholds. The doubts about Obama's Christianity have mounted since March 2009, when Pew estimated that 11 percent of Americans considered Obama a Muslim.

At some future point Michael and his angels will do battle with Satan and his angels. Where does this battle take place? In the second heaven. This is the domain of the Luciferian army. While we are not told how these entities fight, it would appear that this is not a mere skirmish but a battle in which the host of heaven essentially evict the hosts of hell!

This week Pastor Mike covers the ground zero Mosque, full body scanners, an end to citizen petition efforts, a revolt within the U.S. armed forces, embryonic stem cell research, micro chipping people, RFID tracking, Benny Hinn, the swastika, the Denver airport, and the Age of Aquarius.

While all of this is fascinating speculation, I obviously cannot attest to the author’s claims but I can attest to the reality of the Devil and of satanic possession because the Bible tells me so. Back in the 60’s I too was into the occult and mysticism and numerology as were many in the “Age of Aquarius” but while I was obviously influenced by the Devil, I never consciously made a pact with him.