A HEAVY HEART Charlie Kirk has been martyred. Many of us have been listening to him for a long time… so this is shocking. Heartbreaking. Overwhelming. What it does is it pulls back the curtain of evil, revealing there are people in this world who really want to win, not listen or understand. There is… Read More Charlie Kirk: A Fearless Vessel for Christ
A WORLD IN DISARRAY Lots of us are overwhelmed by what’s going on in the world today. There’s war between Israel and Iran, and between Russia and Ukraine. Syria recently had a massacre of Christians reported. Related Christian atrocities are happening in other parts of the world. There’s the conversation about the “Globalists” or the… Read More End Times, AI & Works-Based Salvation: How Faith Fights a Darkening World
PROMINENT RELIGION ARGUMENT A weak argument I’ve heard against Christianity is how it’s just a Western religion, that in other parts of the world there are different prominent religions, and basically, depending on where you’re born and raised, you might be invited or even pressured to join whatever religion is most practiced in that particular… Read More Christianity’s Global War: The Threat of Faith in a Jesus-Hating World
WILLFUL NEGLIGENCE It’s far too easy to live a non-challenging life. Let me be clear about what I mean by this. As humans created in the image of God, we have a responsibility to make use of every gift and skill set we’ve been blessed with to nourish, enhance, and uplift the lives of others… Read More The Challenged Life: Where Joy Coexists With Consequences
“EMERGENCY BY RED“ In this article, I’d really like to tackle the song titled, “Emergency,” by the band Red on their most recent album released back in September, “Rated R”. And by tackle, what I mean is I want to share some thoughts on why I feel this song is so important. If you haven’t… Read More An Urgent Song for Every Heart: “Emergency” by Red
THE CLAIM AND THE TRUTH Claiming to be a Christian isn’t the same as being a Christian. Let’s not get this wrong. Claiming to be Christian is really easy, but being a Christ-follower looks very specific from the outside looking in. This isn’t new news. The same way a hypocrite looks and sounds a specific… Read More The Line Between Belief & Repentance: Putting on Christ
HOT AND LUKEWARM FAITH How hot is your faith in Christ? Remember in Revelations 3:16, Jesus says that He will spit out the lukewarm. Lukewarm Christians call themselves Christians but they haven’t consciously surrendered every part of who they are, and they aren’t really trying to put on their new self in Christ (Ephesians 4:22-24).… Read More Hot, Lukewarm, or Cold? The Narrow Gate
THOSE WHO HAVEN’T HEARD OR ACCEPTED HIS CALL Wherever I go, I witness the majority of people do not display the love of God in their actions. In the majority of voices and words I hear from them, God’s love is not projected from their hearts. I sense God’s absence, His distance; not because He… Read More Rampant Spiritual Warfare: Don’t Be Deceived, Be the Church
LIFE-CHANGING THOUGHTS If today was your last day, what would you use it for? Who would you talk to, and what would you say? Where would you go, and what would you do with your last few hours? Which people would you call out to? How many people would you want to remind that you… Read More Time Is Short: Living & Loving Like Never Before
DEEP, SUBCONSCIOUS LAYERS OF RESISTANCE Some have heard the Good News of Jesus Christ presented to them in a manner that felt like judgement upon their lives, and their pre-existing guilt or shame caused them to throw away the invitation in that moment. That pre-existing guilt or shame is, for many us still—a subconscious reality:… Read More Spreading the Best Good News There is in a Hurting World
