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There is a great enslavement taking place in our world. This kind of slavery is not because of our ethnicity, race, or where we were born. It's a slavery to the fear of dying. This fear enslaves all people. Only by faith in Jesus Christ can the chains of that...
We have many leaders, both in our nation and within the Church. Not all leaders act with godly intent. Some have been exposed as evil people. But while that evil is being revealed and takes the headlines, there are godly leaders we should affirm and recognize, or we...
In the last few weeks, we have seen what can happen when people don't want to talk, but instead, bring harm to those with whom they disagree. Having a conversation with people of another opinion can get you killed, as it did with Charlie Kirk. Both sides can have...
A significant migration is taking place within the ranks of the Church. Over the last several years, people are waking up to a new reality and in that personal awakening, they are becoming relationally and spiritually brave no longer willing to toe the line of other...
In the current stormy sea of human opinion, if our goal is to find answers for everything that’s taking place, our peace will be robbed. In a time of cultural storms like the one in which we now find ourselves, only what the Lord says can promise peace, not another...
The word “spectrum” is being used with increasing frequency to describe a wide variety of interpretations regarding human sexuality. An alphabet soup of choices on the sexual spectrum is being displayed, even encouraged, as valid choices for people to make. While the...
There are times when the Lord will ask us to step into a situation that, according to a natural interpretation of an outcome, would spell our doom. Those who take these steps of faith, steps that contradict conventional wisdom and human reasoning, will be the ones who...
During certain seasons of life, we will walk through a darkened landscape where it's difficult to see the way forward. In those moments, we need to slow down to ensure we are placing our feet on the solid ground of truth not assuming our next step. Before we take our...
This is not a warm and fuzzy prophetic word that will make us feel good. It is a somber warning. Unless we understand its reality, we will become unwitting victims of something we do not need to experience. A recent news report advised that a snapping turtle, an...
The Navy SEALS obstacle course is one of the most challenging tests of human endurance in the world. The first thing to go is a participant's grip strength. Climbing walls, shimmying up multiple ropes, and traversing walls pump so much blood and lactic acid into a...
We are living in a time like none that I have seen in my life. Wisdom and the word of God will be needed to navigate what is coming. A naïve “Que sera sera” attitude will become a dangerous stumbling block for many people of faith if certain precautions are not set in...
Recently, I wrote about the intersection of history we have entered where spiritual deception, emotional instability, and mental illness are colliding with truth. The unresolved issues creating these collisions are being celebrated in the news and within the social...
While the devil is a hungry devourer “prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for anyone he can devour” (I Peter 5:8), something far more profound is taking place. People who are living in prisons of deception and despair who are easy prey for the devil have been...
Increasingly, while looking up information to make a purchase, after reading the promotional material provided by the seller, I go to the comment section. It is there I can discover a customers real life experience and opinion about a product. I experienced this...
I once talked with a close friend battling an aggressive form of cancer. He had a loving wife and together they raised wonderful kids. Whatever happened in this life never robbed him of his love for God and family. What I noticed about my friend was his faith. It...