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  • STAY ON MISSION

    STAY ON MISSION2 Timothy 3:1; 4:1–5 We instinctively respond to danger by seeking safety. But when Paul warned Timothy that “perilous times” were coming, he didn’t tell him to hide, retreat, or wait for better days. He told him to… Continue reading

    STAY ON MISSION
  • THE GREATEST DANGER

    “This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come” (2 Timothy 3:1). The greatest danger of living in a dangerous culture may not be what surrounds us, but what slowly influences us. Influence rarely announces itself. It… Continue reading

    THE GREATEST DANGER
  • LIGHT FOR OVERCAST DAYS

    Life often hits us with cloudy days. Not dangerous storms—just overcast. Blah days. Annie sang it to us, “The sun will come out tomorrow,” and Jessi Colter reminded us, “Storms never last.” Scripture tells us something even better. “Weeping may… Continue reading

    LIGHT FOR OVERCAST DAYS
  • Walking in the Light You Have

    “Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because God took him.” — Genesis 5:24 One of the questions that has always intrigued me is this: What did Enoch know? He lived before Moses wrote the Law. He lived… Continue reading

    Walking in the Light You Have
  • When the Law Reached My Heart

    Scripture: “…as to the righteousness which is in the Law, found blameless.” — Philippians 3:6 At first glance, Paul’s words seem difficult to reconcile with his testimony in Romans 7. How could the man who described himself as “blameless” also… Continue reading

    When the Law Reached My Heart
  • NOTHING BURIED ALIVE DIES (Pt. 1)

    NOTHING BURIED ALIVE DIES (Pt. 1) “See to it that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.” — Hebrews 12:15 There is an old saying that rings true: Nothing buried alive dies. Many of us think… Continue reading

    NOTHING BURIED ALIVE DIES (Pt. 1)
  • NOTHING BURIED ALIVE DIES (Pt. 2)

    NOTHING BURIED ALIVE DIES (Pt. 2) The Voice Within Unresolved sin has a loud voice. Its name is guilt. Like buried wounds, unconfessed sin never remains silent. We may suppress it, excuse it, or convince ourselves we’ve moved beyond it,… Continue reading

    NOTHING BURIED ALIVE DIES (Pt. 2)
  • NOTHING BURIED ALIVE DIES (Pt. 3)

    NOTHING BURIED ALIVE DIES (Pt. 3) The Remedy Hidden wounds need healing. Hidden sin needs forgiveness. John gives us God’s remedy: “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us… Continue reading

    NOTHING BURIED ALIVE DIES (Pt. 3)
  • PEACE IS SOURCED IN CONFIDENT TRUST

    Trials do not test our peace; they test our faith. Peace is not an independent spiritual quality we somehow manufacture when life becomes difficult. Peace is the fruit of confident trust in God. When our faith is tested, the condition… Continue reading

    PEACE IS SOURCED IN CONFIDENT TRUST
  • IS AI EVIL?

    A rifle can be used to put food on the table or to take innocent human life. The rifle itself is neither righteous nor wicked. It has no moral will of its own. Its moral significance is determined by the… Continue reading

    IS AI EVIL?