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 …
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 …
“God’s Gestapo”
“Our Religion Can Beat Up Your Religion!” isn’t the best header for your church sign. Argumentative mode usually does more harm than good. We might just be derailing them rather than putting them on the right track that leads to Jesus. Plus, just when we think we’ve locked the argument down with our bullet-point logic, …
The Best Apologetic
I don’t know about you, but Jesus won my heart, not by force but by fascination. Note to self. Do what Jesus did! Healing people is always a better gospeling technique than hurting them. Peter showed what he could do with a sword and Jesus showed what he could do with a touch. Definitely an …
Sinners in the Hands of Angry Christians
“And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear." — LUKE 22:49-51 This is a case of a “sinner in the hands of an angry Christian”! Not good. A lot of people think Jesus is pretty cool, but his Church––not so much. Go figure! Could their aversion have anything …
