THE SCAFFOLDING OF OUR ILLUSION

As I read through the book of Isaiah, blessings are surrounded by warnings for the continuance of people’s sins. They are buried within the text. God’s blessings require engagement on His terms to receive the blessing. This isn’t an Old Testament thing we...

DO NOT BE SURPRISED

When weakness and incompetence rule and the prospect of strength and competence is on the near horizon, hell will enter that place to seize a deeper grip on control while it still has time to exercise its will. This is not only true for a nation. It’s true in...

THE WHOLE TRUTH

While one studies through the Old Testament, in the middle of all the texts that can offend our sensitivities in an isolated 21st-century representation of our faith, the more we will see the love of God. Some cannot move through the difficult sections of Scripture...

BECOMING AWARE

Awareness is very different from suspicion. Suspicion is a leash attached to our thoughts and emotions leading us to places where fear is in control. Awareness is an awakened state of preparedness. It wisely helps us see into the depths of what is happening in the...

HEADS ON A SWIVEL

For the last few days, I’ve experienced emotions like the ones I felt on the morning of 9/11. When that attack took place, my mind went back to my days on SWAT duty. I found myself preparing emotionally and tactically for what might follow the attack. The same thing...