“Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people. My object in life is to dethrone God and destroy capitalism.” -Karl Marx Scriptures are just not meant to be memorized. When God beckons us to love Him…
Voices & Opinions
However, there is a wisdom that we continually speak of when we are among the spiritually mature. It’s wisdom that didn’t originate in this present age, nor did it come from the rulers of this age who are in the process of being dethroned. …
Bringing Light To Our Dark World
Learn what it means to do what is good by seeking righteousness and justice! Rescue the oppressed. Uphold the rights of the fatherless and defend the widow’s cause. – Isaiah 1:17(TPT) The concept of justice is powerfully interwoven throughout the many bible narratives which describe man’s relationship to God, his neighbor, and even creation. As…
Speak Boldly
And he went into the synagogue and for three months spoke boldly, persuading and arguing and pleading about the kingdom of God. -Acts 19:8(AMPC) When we approach certain subjects regarding the expression of our faith, many believers take an either/or approach. The prevailing attitude especially amongst Charismatic believers is that reasoning with people about the…
Cultivating a Christian Worldview
“Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves” -Genesis 11:4(NIV) Recently, I looked back at a study completed by the Barna Research Group that sought to determine how an individuals’s worldview connected with their moral beliefs and actions. The…
Battle Ready Part 4
Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober.1 Thessalonians 5:6 (NKJV) “Woke” is popular phrase used in our culture to describe someone who is consciously aware and informed of the abundance of injustice that manifests in our fallen world. It is specifically most often used as a hashtag…
Battle Ready Part 3
The Eternal will fight on your behalf while you watch in silence.-Ex. 14:14(The Voice) One of the greatest expressions of faith in the heat of spiritual battle is silence. It may seem counterintuitive in the context of what war looks like, bloody and loud! But, we have learned that God’s ways often stand in stark…
Battle Ready Part 2
My Hero-God, you wrap yourself around me to protect me. For I’m surrounded by your presence in my day of battle.-Psalm 140:7(TPT) When the enemy comes to shake our world and our faith, standing on foundational timeless truths of Scripture is the surest remedy for our trembling hearts. Although we as New Covenant believers do…
Battle Ready
The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle, Lift up your heads O you gates-Psalm 24:8 With the onset of Covid 19, many commentators are noting that not since World War II has the United Stares of America been confronted with such an insidious enemy. It may not mesh with current popular theology,…
Praying In Times of Despair
With this faith I will go out and carve a tunnel of hope from a mountain of despair.” – Dr. Martin Luther King Without question our lives are in a Matthew 24 moment. Jesus warned us of the birth pangs our natural world would experience as it yearns with eager expectation to be free from…