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 …
A Train Wreck!
Dear brothers and sisters, I appeal to you to jump off the Train of Trump before its inevitable crash! Whatever it was that motivated you to board it to begin with––the visual of another Clinton in the White House, a swamp draining, or a funny red hat––it’s time to de-board. It’s time to quit running …
“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, …
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