Month: June 2018

By now you’ve probably heard that television evangelist Jessie Duplantis, of New Orleans, wants a brand new $54 million jet for Jesus. He already has three other jets, but this new one has, he says, “fighter jet technology with an elegant, whisper-quiet executive cabin.” The secular and Christian press raised collective eyebrows of skepticism about the legitimacy of such a brash appeal. In response to the blowback, Duplantis countered that he wasn’t asking for money but just wanted his followers to “believe” for the jet.

I’m not going to analyze the pros and cons or the biblical legitimacy of Jessie’s appeal. What got my attention was a published defense by another preacher, who wrote, “Don’t let pride convince you that you have better ideas on how to use the money. Why is it any of your business?” Well, we’re all sailing on this gospel ship together and when something like this is amplified in the media, all Christians are affected. As to better ideas on how to use the money, we might start with battered women shelters, Christian rehab programs, Pro-Life pregnancy centers, human trafficking efforts and deliverance ministries.

Let’s be frank. There isn’t a single prosperity preacher in America who promotes deliverance. That’s not to say that these men and women are off-track entirely. As with Paul, I praise God wherever, and however Christ is preached (Phil. 1:18). But consider this. I meet many honorable men and women of God who minister week after week to those bound by Satan. Too often these deliverance ministers are treated like second-class citizens in God’s kingdom. They do in secret what their own pastors won’t allow in church. They fight the devil without the benefit of beautiful buildings and, yes, a private jet. It’s time to give honor to whom honor is due, and I salute all those brave warriors for Jesus who humbly and unheralded do exactly what Jesus did while He was here. Frankly, they don’t need a new jet. Just a Bible, a cross, some anointing oil, and spiritual determination to set the captives free.

An Encouraging word: The Name of Jesus

Evangelical Christians usually conclude prayers, “In the name of Jesus.” I personally like to express the full trinity, “In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.” Whichever one’s preference, Philippians 2:9 tells us that His name is “above every name.” Furthermore, all the universe must bow to that name. I’m concerned that Christians so often close a prayer in Jesus’ name without giving full reverence. At times it’s almost a coda, an addendum, an appendix to the prayer without fully giving honor to that name. The next time you end a prayer “in the name of Jesus,” pause to reflect about the awe of those words and the power in that name.  

By now the whole universe knows about Roseanne’s racist rant on twitter. It’s caused more consternation than wondering whether Trump and Kim Jong-un are going to avoid nuclear war. Barr tweeted that a former top aide to Obama, Valerie Jarrett (an African American) was a combination of the “Muslim brotherhood and planet of the apes had a baby.” Because her new sitcom was about a pro-Trump, middle-American family, liberals went nuts. ABC-TV immediately canceled the show, even though it was the network’s biggest source of revenue. Politicians and entertainment types thumped their self-righteous chests for having taken the high road to railroad Roseanne. FACT: If she were using a real comparison of Jarrett to a monkey, a hateful, old stereotype, she deserved censure. That’s disgusting. But I’ve got another take on this. Perhaps Roseanne didn’t really say it. It was her tweet, but not her words.

What do I mean? As far back as 1994, Barr acknowledged suffering from Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). Roseanne has MPD—Multiple Personality Disorder. Two decades ago, through therapy, she identified at least seven alter personalities. One was called “Somebody” and the another “Nobody.” Others included Baby, Cindy, Joey and Heather. Students of our International School of Exorcism (to enroll CLICK HERE.) understand the magnitude of this disorder. If an individual has DID, it’s possible for an alter personality to say and do things that the core person would never do or say. They might not even know what was said and done. From what has been published in the past about Roseanne’s disorder, it’s possible that the racist rant was the work of an inner identity.

Roseanne’s DID came from her sexual abuse of being incested as a child, information she has publicly revealed. Roseanne says that her mother abused her about the age of 6. She also says her father sexually molested her until she left home at age 17. If that is true, as a counselor and an exorcist I can deduce this much. Roseanne is a multiple, that’s how she has survived. She also has demons from the incest, and they have been working for decades to humiliate and destroy her. In no way do I excuse her racist rant, but it’s possible she has a hateful, self-destructive alter, driven by demons, who tweeted things that the real Roseanne did not say. If so, I condemn what was said, but I pray for her alters who felt driven to say it. Roseanne, you tried therapy which only partially fixed the problem. Now, try Jesus, your Jewish Messiah. He can heal you and your alters so you won’t live in fear of saying something like this racist rant again.

An Encouraging word: GOD’S WAYS

One of the most difficult lessons we must learn as Christians is that God’s ways are not our ways. Psalm 25:4-5 puts it this way: Show me your way, O Lord, teach me your paths, guide me in your truth. Successful Christian living is discovering the ways, paths, and truths of God, His will for our lives. New Christians quickly learn that spiritual accomplishments are seldom achieved by human logic. If you try to let your rational mind make all your important decisions, many of your plans will fail. Pray David’s prayer, and find HIS leading in your life.

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