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After covering some of today's news brought to us by the forces of darkness at the top of the second hour of On The Wall Radio, Stacy and I took some time to chat with Dr. David Johnson about his latest Web project, lessonsforus.com, that provides ex...

Yesterday, Dr. Fred DeRuvo (host of Study Grow Know) joined Stacy and I for the second hour of On The Wall Radio to consider if someone has to be just a bit crazy to believe in the Bible as the Word of God. We had a serious but fun discussion about ...

© 2012 by Stacy Lynn Harp, M.S.   A few days ago someone calling himself a pastor bought my Fiverr gig with the intention of promoting a website that discusses following Jesus and how difficult it is. I’m not going to name this “pastor” or ...

© 2012 - Stacy Lynn Harp, M.S. What would you do if I told you that you are a Christian prisoner in chains?  Well, hopefully you'd have a reaction and think of Hebrews 13:3 which says, "Remember the prisoners, as though in prison with them, and...

I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that...

© 2012 by Stacy Lynn Harp, M.S.   Recently I was thinking about a friend of mine that I attended church with over a dozen years ago.  His name was Dave and the reason I was thinking about him is because when I consider truly grateful ...

Is it ever Biblical not to be content? Randall briefly considers a lesson to be learned from the book of Joshua concerning the expansion of the children of Israel into the Promised Land. Listen to internet radio with acmedia on Blog Talk Radio...

Last night Randall and I continued our brand new weekly bible study in the book of Hebrews.  We covered the first chapter of Hebrews and compared the scriptures that mention how God sees angels versus how God sees Jesus. Click on the player and get ...

What do circumcision and the Commander of the army of the LORD in Joshua chapter 5 have in common? Randall sees a single simple lesson from both of these things in this 3-minute devotional. Listen to internet radio with acmedia on Blog Talk Radio...

by  Stacy Lynn Harp On a recent episode of Parks & Recreation, Leslie Knope (played by Amy Poehler), the Deputy Director of the Parks & Recreation department was told that her approval ratings had dipped to a the pathetic low of only one per...

by Stacy Lynn Harp I do not know what type of person you are, but I love to receive gifts and I love to give gifts.  Even more so, I love to surprise people who are completely unexpecting with a gift they would never have expected.  This week I had ...

Centuries before Israel petitioned the prophet Samuel for a king to rule over them, God predicted that day and set forth requirements for a king in Deuteronomy chapter 17. Randall briefly considers those requirements and what we can gain from them. ...

Deuteronomy chapter 1 contains a synopsis of the life of the children of Israel during the Exodus. Although the text is over 3000 years old, it could very well be a summary of our own spiritual journeys. Randall takes a few minutes to compare us with...

Recently as I've been reading through my daily bible reading plan I was struck by the boldness of Paul all through out 2Corinthians 11.  In my You Version bible, the title of the chapter is Paul Defends His Apostleship, which is very interesting when...

During the Exodus, the Levites both raised up and took down the elaborate Tabernacle of Meeting a number of times while they journeyed across the wilderness. Additionally, several hundred thousand (likely over one million) people had to pull-up stake...

How many times have you heard someone say, "You need to just forgive yourself for______"? If you're like me, you've heard this thought espoused numerous times. I've heard it on Oprah, I've heard it from new age guru's like Iyanla Vanzant, and worst...

It's not clear what “The Word” means to Nancy Pelosi, but it is amazing how the incarnate Word of God can be seen throughout the written Word of God. In this brief devotional, Randall considers the annual feasts of Israel in Leviticus chapter 23 and ...

Although teenagers usually come to mind when we think of peer pressure, the overflow of immorality in our culture can tempt all of us to compromise. Randall shares some thoughts from God's Law on the subject of cultural influences. Listen to intern...

by Stacy Lynn Harp   Recently I happened to check out this show called Parks and Recreation on Netflix.  Since we no longer have cable or DirectTV and get most of our news from the Internet, I use Netflix and occassionally I see something inter...

Randall takes a very brief look at Mount Sinai and the giving of the 10 commandments to contemplate the holiness of God. Listen to internet radio with acmedia on Blog Talk Radio...

From the time of the Exodus to the return from captivity and Babylon, the mixed multitude was a hindrance for the children of Israel. Could this be a lesson for the Church? Randall contemplates that notion in today's devotion. Don't forget to sign u...

In Exodus chapter 6, God makes a point of saying that He was not know by Name to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, but instructs Moses to tell the children of Israel His personal Name and that He is going to deliver them. Randall takes less than 3 minutes to...

Moses was called to a big task: Deliver the Israelites from slavery out of Egypt. Today Randall considers Moses' doubts and his dialog with the Almighty concerning this significant calling. Listen to internet radio with acmedia on Blog Talk Radio...

On this edition of ACM Live Tuesday, our guest is David Lowe who has written the book Deconstructing Lucifer. David will talk about his newest book Deconstructing Lucifer and he'll examine how we learned all about the story of Lucifer and whether or...

From Exodus chapter 1, Randall considers the circumstances that led to the growth of the Israelites in Egypt, and the lessons that we can draw for our own lives. Listen to internet radio with acmedia on Blog Talk Radio...

God's Word has quite a bit to tell us when we take the time to meditate upon it. Today, Randall contemplates one of his favorite Bible passages phrase-by-phrase. Listen to internet radio with acmedia on Blog Talk Radio...

Every Thursday night, Active Christian Media produces a 90 minute call in show with author and retired pastor John Claeys. John has written the book Apocalypse 2012: The Ticking of the End Time Clock, which you can buy at Amazon. Don't forget to vi...

Randall gleans a lesson from Genesis chapter 31, where we read that Rachel kept small idols as stowaways from the life that she left behind. Sign up for our daily podcast at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/acmedia Sign up for our daily email which wi...

Today I begin reading through the book of Numbers and also working my way through the end of Acts.  So let's start with the book of Numbers.  I bet some of you are wondering... why the name of the book of Numbers? I know, in the past I've thought tha...

I know it's hard to believe that someone would actually burn the bible in America, but unfortunately, that's not true.  We live in a day and age that the bible calls perverse, and I will go as far as saying, we live in wicked day and age. According ...

This is a wonderful prophetic update from Jimmy De Young of Prophecy Today. Jimmy DeYoung discusses current events, including the repealing of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell". The fact that so many things are coming into line with the Last Days prophecies...

by Stacy L. Harp In the early seventies, Leonard Ravenhill, a English Christian evangelist, wrote a book called Sodom Had No Bible. And in his book there is a chapter titled Sodom Had No Bible in which we read the following: Sodom had no Churches ...

I have a T-shirt that says Intolerance is a Beautiful Thing, and it's amazing because when I wear that shirt, the reaction of people is either a sneer or an affirming nod. Some would sneer because they either had not read the back of the shirt, or t...

by Stacy Lynn Harp Tonight I was flipping through the April 2011 issue of The Oprah Magazine and I came across an article that caused me to pause and say, "Hmm, interesting title and interesting what they are selling here...saving the environment". ...

Have you ever heard the little story about how if you put a little bit of poison in a cookie, but most of the cookie is the right ingredients, you wouldn't eat the cookie because you know the poison could kill you? If you haven't, I just told you th...

Share Recently I bought my cat Gideon a few DVD's from a website called Kitty Show.com and as I had actually found this site by accident, after reading all of the praises from fellow cat owners, I just had to buy these DVD's to see if my cat would r...

Well, I was planning on directly linking to this sermon by L.A. Marzulli, but it appears that the You Tube videos have been 'disabled by request' - so, all you have to do is just click here and you can watch on You Tube the sermon L.A. preached recen...

Stacy's guest a few days ago was L.A. Marzulli who joined us to talk about UFO's, aliens, the Supernatural, and prophecy. Here's L.A.'s biography: L. A. Marzulli is the author of the Nephilim Trilogy. The Nephilim Trilogy made the CBA best sellers...

I get a lot of books for review and to be honest, I skim most of them. Recently when I found out about Tom & Nita Horn's newest book Forbidden Gates, I knew I had to read it and I can tell you that I HAVE read it. It is very rare that I will actual...

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Here's today's devotional and don't forget you have a few more days to enter the contest for the Poodle and Doodle book that we will give away on Monday, October 11th....

I love my bible. I love reading the bible and I love giving out copies of the bible. So when I read stories like this, it just makes me sad. Inmate coughs up holy smoke: Hash-dipped Bible nets extra time An inmate who tried smoking drug-dippe...

On Monday I did a show that will help you to know that the bible is reliable, how Jesus has fulfilled prophecy, proof a biblical places really existing and so much more. For source material I went to one of my favorite apologetics ministries named...

On today's program I share some personal information about my health, and then jump into the news that I wanted to share with you today on the show. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW AND TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE FREE PODCAST NEWS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW T...

Yesterday I had the absolute blessing of talking to best selling author and conference speaker, Jan Silvious, about her upcoming book which will be released in January and all of her former books. I have to say that I've been so blessed to intervie...

“But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. Peacemakers who sow in peace raise a harvest of righteousness.”- James 3:17-18 Have you eve...

Yesterday I had a great conversation with Dr. Jim Spiegel (pronounced like beagle) about his new book The Making of an Atheist. I LOVED this book because it's the type of book that not only is apologetic in nature, but it is completely practical, fu...

Hello Everyone!! I hope you're all having a wonderful Monday, wherever you are and whomever you are :) My day has been extremely busy, but also very rewarding. This morning I took some time to talk about that aged saint Daniel, from Daniel 6, in t...

"If anyone turns a deaf ear to the law, even his prayers are detestable." What does this mean... simple, take time to read the Bible and not pray only because if you turn away from what the Scripture teach, then your prayers are detestable to God. ...

Today I really had it on my heart to discuss the question Are You Distracted by God? The reason I brought this up is because I know for me, I am distracted by, what seems like, ten million other things, other than Him. Being a Christian is not an e...

“If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”- 2 Chronicles 7:14...

Happy Monday Folks!I hope your day has been a good one, despite today being deemed BLUE MONDAY, THE MOST DEPRESSING DAY OF THE YEAR!  I had to laugh when I read that because I thought it was funny.  But here is the article for your reading pleasure.O...

Crossposted from the Persecution Blog Is Prayer Your Steering Wheel or Your Spare Tire?-- Corrie Ten Boom I needed another reason to use this very cute picture. So I thought I'd share with you some prayer quotes to motivate you in your time of pray...

For those of you who don't know, I came to a relationship with Christ when I was in high school in 1982. My mother wouldn't allow me to go to church for about the first year of my Christian life, and so the only place that I had fellowship and teach...

Jeremy Hooper's site Good As You and I had to share it with you, because even Jeremy is mocking this guy. And Jeremy is a very active homosexual activist, so that should tell you something. In today's podcast I read you the story and also give some ...