Tagged: spiritual warfare

It’s been about six months now that my latest book, The Art of Hard Conversations: Biblical Tools for the Tough Talks that Matter has been released and God is using it to release many believers to share their faith, speak truth into hard situations, and be present for others facing tough times. My prayer is that readers like you will be as convinced as I am that we …[ read more ]

When you were a child outside with friends on a late summer evening, did you ever play freeze tag? That’s the game of tag where the one child who is “it” tags others who then are frozen in place until another player tags to “unfreeze” them. Christians these days are engaging in a dangerous version …[ read more ]

You’re searching for someone to blame for your own anemic experience of faith. It’s the eroded culture chasing after idols. It’s the compromising church and the false church and the fearful church and those Christians who refuse to attend church or those who attend but don’t engage. It’s spiritual warfare. Cowardly leadership. The scoffers. Wolves …[ read more ]

Imagine these two scenarios: A soldier on the frontlines faces heavy enemy fire. She’s injured and she watches several in her squadron take direct hits. She radios for support. “We need reinforcements. We’re under heavy fire.” “Don’t panic, soldier. It’s just the enemy.” “I’m not panicked. I’m calling for air support and extra troops in …[ read more ]

“Why is this so hard?” the woman asked me. She’d been listening to me teach about God’s call on the life of the Christian writer and our responsibility to live that calling through faith. “I’m sorry?” I asked for clarification. “If God has truly called me to write for Him, why is it so hard?” …[ read more ]