Buyer’s Remorse

Buyer’s remorse is not limited to purchasing something and then later realizing the product was not all it promised. This remorse can be expanded to include the choices we make, the votes we cast, or the assumptions we were led to believe were true.  Just as it would...

Protecting the Borders of Our Fellowship

When I was a young pastor an older man attended our church. He was in the Air Force during the Cold War and part of an aircrew that would fly deep into enemy territory undetected. These flights took place during the early years of radar development. On one mission his...

When Hell Assaults a Promise

Every promise from God that offers any form of resurrection life will be challenged by hell in an attempt to thwart its fulfillment. That assault will be unrelenting until one of two things take place – the fulfillment of the promise occurs or the one carrying the...

Why Nations Fall

Throughout history, nations have fallen from their place of significance for the same reason – they rejected the word of the Lord. When those in places of leadership allow ungodly reasoning to form their worldview, and the Church aligns itself with such compromise,...

Confronting the Spirit of Suspicion

In times when we are separated from each other like we are now, the spirit of suspicion works overtime. The goal of this spirit is to divide people and destroy relationships. Long after the destruction has taken place and the sorrow of those choices is felt, those...