Here is something I haven’t grown up talking a lot about, demons. While I grew up  in the church, I struggle to remember thinking too much about them. If anything, the classic cartoon image comes to mind with the devil on one shoulder and an angel on the other. I’m starting to think we haven’t given the power of the devil enough concern. Granted, you don’t want to give him too much either. Jesus was definitely aware of the spiritual world. Here is one exchange where He casts

People often talk about "cultural wars”. Google gave me this description, A "culture war" is a profound social and political conflict between groups with opposing values, beliefs, and lifestyles. It typically manifests as a struggle for dominance over a nation's "public culture"—the symbols, meanings, and laws that define its identity and future. Often this rhetoric is used to push back against beliefs they disagree with. It’s merely a “cultural war” and why should your way o

Do you ever try to make sense of the world? I do, and I’m pretty sure I try too hard most of the time. I have this belief that if I can see how everything fits together, then I’ll know better what to do. Scripture is clear, as it would be better for me to spend more time talking to God, then trying to figure out the world. In John 17, Jesus has a wonderful prayer where He prays for the followers He had when He was walking on earth, and for all of us who would believe the trut

I remember hearing years ago, a simple message shared by Andy Stanley, from the familiar verse John 3:16, God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him won’t perish but will have eternal life. God gave you a gift! That’s the message. That’s the Gospel! The Gospel is a gift to be received. Unfortunately, there are confusing messages. Sometimes passages, such as this one from Matthew 25, will be lifted up and presented as “the Gospel.” 3