THE OBSTACLE COURSE OF FAITH

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...

FOR TO ME

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...

WHEN TRUTH INTERVENES

If the truth sets us free, then half-truths and outright lies will keep us in bondage. Jesus said, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” (John 8: 31-32). Knowing the truth is what helps us...

FIGHTING FOR OUR SPIRITUAL LIVES

During the years when I worked behind a badge, on a few occasions, I had people try to kill me. By God’s grace and good training, I was able to survive those situations. Since the days when I worked as a cop, the streets have become even more violent and unrestrained....

REMOVING THE PACIFIERS

Over the years, I’ve had conversations with believers that sounded more like a conversation with an unbeliever than someone who claims to know the Lord. The same doubts and deceptions were present in those conversations as a conversation taking place in the larger...