Posts tagged “Spiritual Warfare”
Grace teaches us
Grace has supernatural power to change people. Just ask that wee little man. If you grew up in church, you might have learned a…
How to Worship when War Hits Home: Stand firm in Jesus
Honestly, war doesn’t make sense to me. Today, as I open my phone and scroll through another round of gruesome headlines, my sense of…
The Lord will be your confidence
The Israelite army was afraid. In fact, King “Saul and all the Israelites were dismayed and terrified” (1 Samuel 17:11) because of the giant…
Mind your own dirt
The good news of Jesus that changes a person’s eternity also transforms a person’s earthly life. It’s impressive to see what God can do…
My worst enemy and my best friend
Back in 2001, pop star Pink released a hit song entitled, “Don’t Let Me Get Me.” She sang about the daily war she fought…
Be ready
A friend had his car broken into the night before his wedding rehearsal. Among the items stolen was his briefcase. Inside it were 1)…
Tap into your willpower
“Habits eat willpower for breakfast.”—John Ortberg I was 33 years old when I completely gave up on the concept of New Year’s resolutions. I…
Sleepless nights
You would think that David, the king of Israel, would have had it easy because he had servants and officials. (I’m pretty sure a…
The #1 reason people reject Jesus
When you were a teenager, did your mom ever rudely open the blinds in your room while you were still sleeping? Do you know…
Parental torment
It always tore me up inside to see my children sick, especially when they were small. Feeling their little foreheads burning with fever, cheeks…
Idolatry seems to work
It’s not too hard to mock the Israelites for their seemingly endless fascination with worshiping Baal, the storm god of the Canaanites, and his…
Why science might not be the best way to prove the Christian faith
I know quite a few parents whose adult children have renounced their faith recently. Their kids grew up in a Christian home, went to…