There is much talk about the “culture wars”. This is very real. Yet, the battles raging in our nation do not start with culture. They are a manifestation of warfare in the spiritual realm. For many of us who have Christian hearts but materialistic minds, this idea is offensive or
When we say, as we did in the last post, that we live in a culture of death, we cannot stay on the surface. We must pull back the curtain on the spiritual realities driving cultural conflict. When a society rejects the living God, the universe becomes “disenchanted” — stripped
In the last three blogs we examined two symbols that should help provide the current context for our lives, The Wilderness and the Evil Dwelling in the Wilderness. In the last blog, we further explored the effects of the demonic realm on society and individuals. Now we will examine Nathan
On October 7, 2023, Hamas and other terrorist organizations carried out a surprise raid on the nation of Israel. More Jews were killed on this day than at any time since the Holocaust during WWII. It is estimated that 1000 Hamas fighters systematically attacked 50 Israeli sites including military bases,
In the last post we saw that we are living in the context of a cultural wasteland. Next, we will examine the second symbol Nathan Stone presents. We must realize that the wasteland is in fact inhabited by the Evil One. Working from an atheistic framework and recognizing only half
School closings have forced parents to be more involved in their children’s education. As a result, they are seeing what is being taught in public education. Much of it is more dangerous than the CPP virus, which impacts physical and emotional health. But the CSE virus can kill the soul,
Years ago, singing “Joy to the World,” I had a “revelation.” The third stanza startled me; it included an imperative: “No more let sins and sorrows grow!” And the imperative is elaborated as to scope. How far are we to “no more let sins and sorrows grow”? “As far as
Social justice has become all the rage, in more ways than one. As we watch the riots in the United States, the impact of BLM and Antifa in our country and other places, it is vital to understand the ideology driving these movements. Many in the church are confused. Many
Racism is alive in America. When it rears its ugly head it needs to be challenged, where it has harmed people we need to walk beside them, they need to know our compassion. There are racist whites, Asians and blacks. Some whites and Asians are racist toward blacks. Some blacks
Our world is in turmoil, nations in lock down, economies tanking, schools closed in the age of Coronavirus. The United States also reels with spreading anarchy and growing tyranny. The world is changing rapidly; perhaps “devolving” is a better word. How did we get here? Rod Dreher has written a
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