Recently I had the opportunity to interview Dr. Arnold L. Frank about his new book called The Fear of God: A Forgotten Doctrine and if you’re interested in a great conversation about The Fear of God, you’ll really enjoy our show.

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My blogging buddy Christine over at Talk Wisdom pointed out this absolutely top notch excellent sermon given by Pastor Miles McPherson from The Rock Church in San Diego California a few weeks ago.

The sermon is titled Marriage: The Image of God and it is a must hear/see for anyone who seriously cares about the God-ordained covenant of marriage. Pastor McPherson pulls no punches in this message and he is not only standing firm biblically, but he understands and is fully aware of the spiritual battle that is waging and showing itself through the homosexual agenda and government.

At the end of the sermon he even tells about how he has been personally threatened because of this type of biblical stand.

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Click here if you want to download his sermons as a video or audio podcast.

And join me in keeping this bold pastor in your prayers.

This morning I happened to find out that Oprah has a page on You Tube that promotes some of what is going on with her show, and the latest video she has up is the one below. I’m posting it here because I’d like my Christian readers to watch it and look at the New Age teachings that she is promoting on her show. We know this is nothing new, as Oprah has been teaching New Age beliefs for years, however this year she is going full force, as she teams up with the New Age guru Eckhart Tolle and also by promoting The Case in Miracles with Marianne Williamson.

This video is compelling as the music is relaxing and the imagery is beautiful. However, the message being promoted is straight from the pit of hell. Watch it and note the following…

“It can only AWAKEN those who are READY”

“If the shutters are closed, the sunlight cannot come in.” “YOU are that light.”

“I AM AWARE” - “Only by AWAKENING can you know the TRUE MEANING of that word”

“The source of all ENERGY is within you”

“Only the TRUTH of who you are, if realized, will set you FREE”

The problem with these messages is that it simply isn’t the truth. This is New Age teaching at its best, and the masses are being led astray.

The Bible teaches that Jesus is the LIGHT, and that if you are a follower of Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, who came to convict the world of sin, to comfort and to counsel us according the the words in the Bible. Not that the source of all energy is within us.

The Bible also teaches that Jesus is the Truth, and that no one comes to the Father except through Him. And Jesus said of Himself, you shall know the Truth, and the Truth shall set you free.

Recently You Tube yanked a video from the American Life League, and after much outrage from bloggers and others in media, You Tube apologized. Now the American Life League has a new video and I encourage you to watch it and tell a few friends. They are doing great work.

If you’re like many women and even some men, then occasionally you may find yourself tuning into Oprah’s daily talkshow. I like others, at times tune in just so I can see exactly what it is that she is promoting to the masses. A few days ago she had on a panel of women who were talking about “the law of attraction” and telling their stories of success from the book The Secret. Which in my opinion is a bunch of new age hooey. That’s just me though. Maybe you don’t think it’s new age hooey, but I do.

That aside, Oprah’s newest book selection is A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle, and besides encouraging people to get this book, Oprah is even having a ten week online free course to go through this book. That got my attention because if she thinks this book is THAT great, then I wanted to know why.

So like 250,000 other readers, I decided to sign up for her class, mainly because it’s free and I can watch the archived shows. And I did something that in a million years, I didn’t think I’d ever do - I bought the book. Yup, a treasure 8.00 went to the purchase of this book so that I could see firsthand the contents of this book, and exactly what type of spirituality Oprah is serving up. And since Oprah is asking people to share their insights and opinions about this book, I thought I’d begin here.

So won’t you follow me, on my journey with Oprah, with Tolle’s book in one hand and the bible in the other. As we sift and weigh the ideas in Tolle’s book to see exactly how they measure up to a biblical worldview.

Here’s how the book begins in Chapter One called “The Flowering of Human Consciousness” (and I have to admit that I laughed reading the first line) Here it is…

“Earth, 114 million years ago, one morning just after sunrise: The first flower ever to appear on the planet opens up to receive the rays of the sun.”

Did you see what I laughed at? If the phrase 114 million years ago was your answer, then circle gets the square. I laughed at this phrase because not only is there absolutely no basis in fact for this claim, but it already shows us part of the worldview of the author. He believes in evolution.

This should be an interesting work of fiction. Stay tuned.