I Peter 4:14(TLB)Be happy if you are cursed and insulted for being a Christian, for when that happens the Spirit of God will come upon you with great glory. In light of the ramped up cultural opposition to the biblical beliefs held by a vast majority of Christians in America, it will serve us well…
Watch Your Words
Psalm 92:2(TPT)I will speak only what is right, guarding what I speak. Like a watchman guards against an attack of the enemy, I’ll guard and muzzle my mouth when the wicked are around me. The Church at large has yet to thoroughly grasp the power in our tongue to create our world. Our human ability…
Would Jesus Censor Us?
But He turned and rebuked and severely censored them. He said, “you do not know of what sort of spirit you are, for the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives but to save them from the penalty of eternal death.”Luke 9:55 -56 (AMP) The unrestrained emotional expressions of anger, hatred, slander, and vengeance…
Beholding God’s Face in the Darkness
It has nearly become a tradition for Christians in our nation and around the world to launch into the new calendar year with a time of prayer and fasting. Many churches even engage in a period of corporate fasting to receive fresh spiritual and strategic vision for the coming year. Then of course, if we…
Truth & The Hip Professor
“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…