Foundational Weapons For A Modern War
I’ve spent a lot of time on the range this year dialing in optics on various firearms. It’s not that difficult, but it’s time consuming and annoying. When you finally get some coveted range time, the last thing you want to do is stand around adjusting sights. Take a few shots, adjust
“Remember.” – God (like, everywhere in the Bible) Remembering is one of those things the Lord commands us repeatedly. Like many things a parent teaches His kids, He repeats it because He knows we’re going to have a hard time doing it. A few days or years go by, and we so
Continue readingMemorial Stones: Remembering The Victories God Has Given Us
I had a dream a few nights ago. I was running along with a crowd of people up a grassy hill. An earthquake or flood or something of that nature was causing us to seek higher ground. As we scrambled for our lives I managed to get to the summit of the
“Raise your hand if God just healed you,” the visiting pastor said. Now I was in a faith pickle. My heart started beating and I slowly raised my hand, tepid, and with a bent elbow. He looked at the room full of raised hands. “All of you who were healed, come to
Continue readingAssaulting The Strongholds: An Old Tactic For Modern Times
For the last sixteen years I’ve had a recurring dream. I call it my hockey dream and while the specifics change every time, the overall dream is the same: I’m getting ready to play hockey, and something always prevents me from getting on the ice – I can’t find my stick, I
Continue readingDivine Downloads: How God Is Speaking To Us Through Dreams
“Since tyranny is satanic, not to resist is to resist God. To resist tyranny is to honor God.” – Francis Schaeffer: A Christian Manifesto The bummer about clichés is that they’re almost always true. It feels trite to say, “Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it,” but that’s
Continue readingHistory On Repeat: Why The Church Must Confront The State
In the early 90s, if the church wanted this guy *points thumbs at my own chest* they were going to need to up their worship game to compete. My sister and I were splitting our time between divorced parents each weekend. My mom dragged us to church on her weeks, and perhaps
Continue readingTalent Shows: The Struggle to Keep God At the Center Of Our Worship