A total of 525 people, many of them pastors and wives, registered for last week’s 94th Annual IFCA International Convention. My wife and I were...
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Joys and Challenges of Being a Guest Speaker: Part 3 :: By Paul J. Scharf
It’s always a great privilege to speak in a new church, but it’s a privilege that also requires precise preparation! As I have written previously in...
An Honest Evaluation of a Year :: By Paul J. Scharf
If I had it to do over again…. How many times have we thought that way? If you’re like me, probably more than you would like to count. If we had it...
Prepare Your Heart for Thanksgiving :: By Paul J. Scharf
I was driving home late at night during these early days of November, and all across the radio dial, I heard … Christmas songs! Now, on the one...
Signs of the Times: Part 2 – Signs of the Second Coming :: By Paul J. Scharf
It will be here before we know it! December 25th, that is…. But long before that big day, we’ll sense the sights, sounds, and smells. Christmas, in...
“I Will Come Again” :: By Paul J. Scharf
This week, the Western world pauses to remember the birth of the One who divided time and all of history by His first coming—our Savior and the...
Facing Replacement Theology: Part 1 :: By Paul J. Scharf
Have the blessings God promised to the Chosen People of Israel been redirected to all believers in the church? Will the church receive the prophetic...
Suddenly, A Burden for Israel :: By Paul J. Scharf
On Shabbat morning, following the conclusion of the Feast of Tabernacles, on Simchat Torah—a day set aside to commemorate the joy that flows from...
Faith and Providence :: By Paul J. Scharf
This week, I made my annual journey back to Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary in Ankeny, Iowa, for the Refresh Conference. It was...