Suzanne Schaffer

The truth isn't popular. But I'm not called to be popular. Popularity doesn't grant access to heaven. There are waves of teachings sweeping our country that are lessening the gospel. We are being misguided by an undercurrent of false teachers.  "And now I make one more appeal, my dear brothers and sisters. Watch out for people who cause divisions and upset people’s faith by teaching things contrary to what you have been taught. Stay away from them.   Such people are not serving Christ our Lord; they are serving their own personal interests. By smooth talk and glowing words they deceive innocent people."  Romans 16:17-18 We are seeing myriads of smooth talkers, drifting away from preaching the word to preaching their thoughts of the word. Searching for loopholes to make themselves feel better. Interpreting acts of Jesus into meanings He never meant and ignoring the black and white teachings of the Bible. There are no loopholes in the Bible. There is a

Too often I hear Christians use the phrase, "God told me," followed by something they desire. "God told me that house is supposed to be mine." "God told me I'm going to have twins." "God told me I should join this multi-level marketing work-from-home job." And so on. What they don't say is that it's their desire to have that house (that they can't afford). They want twins. They want a job that promises easy income.  Yet the house is sold to someone else. A single baby is born. The work-at-home job turns into much more work than thought (and they quit and jump into the next one). In planning for my daughter's tenth birthday party we invited a handful of her friends, just the girls she was closest to, for a day of shopping with limo transportation. One mother was upset because her daughter's best friend wasn't on the invite list. She asked me to invite Mallory, saying that Jesus told her I should and w