by Billy Burns | Aug 29, 2025 | New Testament Christianity, The Holy Spirit, Walk of the Spirit
Perhaps you know this about me — I love, love, love to eat a good, juicy hamburger. In fact, I’ve concluded that any day of the week whose name ends with the letter “y” is an excellent day for a hamburger — e.g., Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday…...
by Billy Burns | Aug 22, 2025 | Holy Spirit Filled Believers, The Holy Spirit, Walk of the Spirit
Many of this blog’s readers only know me by my weekly blog postings, from hearing me speak at our conferences, and/or hearing me preach in a local church service. But there’s another side of me that you don’t know about. I love practical jokes. Here’s a great example....
by Billy Burns | Aug 8, 2025 | Children's Ministry, God's Supernatural Power, New Testament Christianity, The Holy Spirit, The Word, Walk of the Spirit, Youth Ministry
Many years ago, I heard the story of a group of pastors who were debating the merits of different Bible translations. One pastor told his peers that he always used the King James Version in his preaching because of its richness in conveying God’s Word. Another pastor...
by Billy Burns | Jul 25, 2025 | New Testament Christianity, The Holy Spirit, The Word, Walk of the Spirit
In recently reading Dr. Lester Sumrall’s Pioneers of Faith, I discovered a statement that is so, so, so, so (should I continue?) powerful. Here it is … “The majority of people throughout Church history never move beyond their first blessing from God – the salvation...
by Billy Burns | Jul 18, 2025 | Book of Acts, New Testament Christianity, The Holy Spirit, Walk of the Spirit
Some time ago, I came across a book that quickly became a much-welcomed addition to my library, J.B. Phillips’ The Young Church in Action. This book, published in 1955, is a translation of the Book of Acts and is a forerunner to his New Testament in Modern English....
by Billy Burns | Jul 11, 2025 | The Holy Spirit, Walk of the Spirit
For many, it seems logical to think that a bottle of Wite-Out is always in close proximity when reading their Bible. (Wite-Out is a white liquid product sold for users to smear over mistakes or things that they don’t want to see or have seen.) You know what...
