EMERGING COMMON SENSE

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are being replaced by the common sense of Competence, Skill, and Merit. The latter is what keeps us safe. The former puts us in a place of jeopardy. This is true not only for the culture and its institutions, but it’s also true for...

PASSIVE-AGRESSIVE BELIEVERS

I’ve noticed some followers of Christ exhibit a passive-aggressive attitude when they attempt to bring correction to those who hold an opposing view. Passive aggression is an indirect expression of resistance toward another person.  They want to look and sound...

STAY ENGAGED

It has become hip in some circles to struggle with God’s word, the Church, and matters of faith. These struggles aren’t struggles with God’s word, abusive people in the Church, or matters of faith that require we take a stand to uphold the truth. They have become a...

TRUTH TEACHERS

Many pulpits preach without the kind of clarity that is needed to strengthen the Church. They do not address what is contrary to God’s truth. Their teaching will compromise the truth and teach things that will weaken the Church. If a person has been called to teach,...

SIMPLE AND TRUE

The deeper our faith moves the simpler it must become. All our theories and presumptions must fall away if we are to believe the simple truths of God and His word. Those who have an explanation for everything and form rigid religious formulas will become the most...

NO SURPRISES

The Lord’s return has been described as coming like a thief in the night. His surprise arrival will affect those who have rejected Him, not those who have waited for Him aware of His immediate return. When Paul described Jesus’s return, he wrote, “The Lord...