Not again! Another murder spree with semiautomatic weapons in the hands of a crazy person, and in this case a white supremacist crazy person.* Of course, no one in his or her right mind would be less than outraged by mass shootings proliferating around the world, whatever motive. First and foremost on our mourning minds …
A Lesser Known Way to Defeat Satan
Demons, whose boss is the most conceited being in the world, seem to feed on pride. “Pride,” wrote C.S. Lewis, “is the complete anti-God state of mind.” The devil’s way is the opposite of the way of Jesus, so the best way to defeat the wrong way and advance the right way is to supply …
Don’t Attack the Hostages!
Sometimes we Christians forget who the enemy is and we attack the hostages rather than the hostage takers with the sword of our mouths. The Spirit’s sword serves as a surgical scalpel to heal damaged souls as well as a weapon of war to defeat the enemy of our souls. It cuts through the most …
Problems with Unbridled Power and Privilege
Kings, Prophets, and Presidents: A Warning about Power Abuse (Part 4 of 4) “Christian faith is about truth, and whenever you try to mix power and truth, power usually wins. Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.” Cal Thomas Woe to those who plan iniquity, to those who plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they carry …
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Ready, Fire, Aim!
Witnessing angry is like giving someone a good kiss with bad breath! Ralph Moore said that our ability to reach people for Christ comes “in direct proportion to our ability to stop judging and to begin caring.” Surely you’ve heard the adage: “People don’t care how much we know until they know how much we …
