by James H Boyd | Nov 6, 2025 | Christian Living
A certain well-known minister once shocked his audience by stating that “…millions of people are starving to death, and most of you don’t give a —-!” He went on to rebuke them by saying that “The sad thing is, most of you are more...
by James H Boyd | Nov 6, 2025 | Jesus and the Gospel
One would think this would be old news by now, but a twenty year old television clip continues to make waves today. More specifically, this scene from the critically acclaimed TV show “The West Wing” is still frequently used in an attempt to discredit both the...
by James H Boyd | Nov 6, 2025 | Charismatic Studies
I want the whole Christ for my Savior, the whole Bible for my book, the whole Church for my fellowship, and the whole world for my mission field.-John Wesley, Founder of the Methodist denomination ¹ My mother and I moved to Knoxville TN in spring of 1984 during my...
by James H Boyd | Nov 6, 2025 | Misc Writings
My hometown of Rogersville, Tennessee was a classic example of a “buckle of the Bible belt” community with churches on practically every corner. The bells at First Baptist would chime at the top and bottom of each hour. Old time preachers played a key role...
by James H Boyd | Oct 11, 2025 | Christian Living
But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.—Matthew 24:36 (KJV) Jesus is coming! While all Christians believe this, the logistics of how and when it will happen have been hotly debated throughout Christian history. My...
by James H Boyd | Jun 21, 2025 | Charismatic Studies
My view of church history is that for about nineteen centuries men have tried to find a system that would work without the Holy Spirit and they never have come up with one. There are plenty of people coming up with systems in our time but there is no system, no set of...
by James H Boyd | Jun 21, 2025 | Charismatic Studies
Genuine spiritual fullness is bridge building. To be fully Pentecostal means being open to the fullness and breadth of the church. If you have a commitment to building the kingdom of God, you have to be committed to the church beyond the sector you’re in.- Jack...
by James H Boyd | Jun 19, 2025 | Charismatic Studies
All I can believe is our spiritual beings are not wired for God’s full power, and when we plug into that power, we just cannot survive it. We are wired for low voltage; God is high voltage through the Holy Spirit!-Kathryn Kuhlman ¹ Once I was in a meeting with a well...
by James H Boyd | Jun 19, 2025 | Charismatic Studies
And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ. (Ephesians 4:11-12, NKJV) Among modern Christians, there is...
by James H Boyd | Jun 19, 2025 | Misc Writings
I was inspired to write this post after seeing the above meme. Of course, this statement is ridiculous. First of all, there is the fact that this same US Constitution is based on British Common Law which drew heavily from the Bible. Furthermore, you could just as...
James H Boyd is an interdenominational Bible teacher, blogger and multimedia content creator based in Clinton, Tennessee