Heads in the Sand

The end of the United States as we know it is becoming a very real possibility.  That end will bring a time of great sorrow, but also, a time of great opportunity for the Church to offer God’s love in very tangible ways.  To some in the Church, this...

THE IRREVOCABLE GIFTS AND CALLING OF GOD

 Scripture tells us “The gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable” (Romans 11:29).  That verse refers to God’s faithfulness to empower our unique gifts and fulfill our specific calling. On our end of the equation, our gifts and calling can...

EMBRACING THE UNEXPECTED

The Lord said, “I was found by people who were not looking for me. I showed myself to people who were not asking for me” (Isaiah 65:1). The transition between covenants did not change the fact that God is free to do the unexpected.  In a world awash in confusing...

SPIRITUAL SNAKE CHARMERS

While a charming personality is of some value when a person’s spiritual life is not threatened, it does little to protect those in our care or advance God’s Kingdom when evil slithers its way into our lives unnoticed. We cannot charm evil away. The authority of...

THE TRACTION OF TRUTH

The Gospel was meant to be lived out in a place of real-world application where people live, suffer, and try to figure things out. The point of contact where the Gospel engages the gut-level realities of life where truth encounters falsehoods, naivety, and deception...