Tagged: spiritual warfare

Words are powerful. Not just the president’s words, the Pope’s, famous people’s, or writers. Your words make an impact on the world. We shouldn’t pretend words don’t wield tremendous influence on the planet. Especially, Christians. We know better. We follow the God who is the Word, the Word that became flesh, the Eternal Word, the …[ read more ]

Just another weekend worship service. Nothing special. Not Easter or Christmas or revival. We ask God to open our eyes, but what if He truly answered and we could suddenly see what happens when His people gather –the spiritual reality assembled weekly in the foxhole of our churches. Loved ones, there is no back pew …[ read more ]

We live in a rural area of Rhode Island, and during my father’s decades of firefighting, many of his rescues involved wildlife or domestic animals. One winter at dusk, he responded to a call for a cow stuck in the ice. It was snowing, and the firefighters racing over slick country roads in my dad’s …[ read more ]

Outside of this blog, I’m not very brave. It bothers me when people don’t like me or misunderstand something I’ve said or disapprove of my opinion. I know I have a high tolerance for pain, but if someone made me sit in an uncomfortable chair in a room with nothing to read or do and …[ read more ]

Dear Yazidi mother, I cannot imagine your pain. I’ve read reports of what you’ve endured and can hardly bear to read another. Your husbands and sons murdered, your daughters ripped from your arms and sold to men who tell them their god gives them permission to rape and to enslave. A world feasting on the …[ read more ]