Devout Jews recite the Shema daily. Pronounced Shmah, it’s drawn from Deuteronomy 6:4–9, a foundational declaration of faith in Judaism. These verses emphasize wholehearted love and devotion to God, a...  Read More

How preposterous that still today we have idols. God gave Moses the command not to have idols and yet thousands of years later, in America, we have idols. We have movie stars that we idolize. Singers,...  Read More

Old MannaLike dry, moldy manna, are our experiences of the past, as wonderful as they may have been, yet they are useless to the heart that is out of fellowship with God.Judges 19 recounts one of the ...  Read More

Last week, while teaching discipleship training, something struck me—not in the mind, but deep in the heart:SIN = DEATH. We know this. We’ve read it. We’ve heard it preached. Scripture tells us that “...  Read More

The five major religions of the world—Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, and Buddhism—all affirm the sacred union of male and female in holy matrimony. While modern interpretations have introduce...  Read More

Rep. Mikie Sherrill, an accomplished woman in the worlds eyes, but unfortunately falls far short in God’s eyes; in fact, her public statement as to the murder of Charlie Kirk shows the depth of her ig...  Read More

So much cultural division. It’s always been there. Since Cain and Able fist approached God differently culture has been divided. I grew up in the old South. It was very different from what I later lea...  Read More

Did you know that Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, created his own version of the New Testament? He called it The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth. But in this version, ...  Read More

My friend recently saw a pink, light-up Halloween decoration that read, “Embrace Death.” It was meant to be cheeky, maybe even edgy—but it struck me as chillingly prophetic.I’ve heard that in the late...  Read More

Why Wonder?Have you ever wondered - why did John wonder?“And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great...  Read More

Effortless Change: When Desire Meets SurrenderI’ve been listening to Beckett Cook’s podcasts lately, and they’ve been deeply moving. Beckett, a former homosexual, invites others with similar backgroun...  Read More

We were on vacation while Charlie Kirk was martyred and I didn’t feel it appropriate to post any vacation pictures, nor desirous to post anything to call attention away from the situation.But watching...  Read More